Background
Lawson, Gary B. was born on October 5, 1945 in New York City. Son of Dave and Rose Helen (Shapiro) Levy.
Lawson, Gary B. was born on October 5, 1945 in New York City. Son of Dave and Rose Helen (Shapiro) Levy.
Queens College (Associate of Arts, 1967). St. John's University (Juris Doctor, 1970). New York University (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1974).
Attorney Mutual Life Insurance Company, New York City, 1970—1972. Associate Hoyt, Greene, Meissner and Walsh, Milwaukee, 1972—1974, Walsh & Simon, Milwaukee, 1974—1976. Partner Katten, Muchin, Zavis, Pearl & Galler, Chicago, 1976—1981.
Of counsel Haas, Holland, Lipshutz, Levison & Gilbert, Atlanta, 1981—1982, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, Professional Corporation, Boston, 1982—1984, Jenkens & Gilchrist, Dallas, 1987—1993, Godwin & Carlton, 1987—1993, Lawson & Fields Professional Corporation, 1993—2002, Lawson, Fields, McCue & Campbell Professional Corporation, Addison, Texas, 2002—2003, Lawson, Fields & Calhoun Professional Corporation, 2004—2005, Goodwin, Pappas, Langley & Ronquillo, LLP, Dallas, 2005—2008, Strasburger Price LLP, since 2008. Instructor University Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1975.
"New Payroll Credit ESOP," Taxation for Lawyers, January, 1982. ” A Lure for Talented Employees, Incentive Stock Options," National Underwriter, September, 1982. "Forefeiture-for-Cause ‘Bad Boy’ Clauses: Is There Any Life Left After ERISA? - Confusion in the Arena," TAXES, November, 1982.
"Incentive Stock Options: An Area of Change and Opportunity," Taxation for Lawyers, July, 1983. The Lure of the Paysop," The Pension Actuary, January, 1984. "The Accounting Standards Board Proposal and the Demise of the Defined Benefit Pension Plan,” The Pension Actuary, March, 1984.
"Post-retirement Health Benefits and the Courts," Pension World, January, 1988. Director, New England Employee Benefits Council, 1983-1985.
Dallas (Chairman, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Section, 1989-1990), Boston and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia. State Bar of Texas (Vice Chairman, Employee Benefits Committee, 1989-1990.
Chairman, Employee Benefits Executive Compensation Section, 1988-1989). Southwest Pension Conference (Director, 1986-1988). ERISA /Employee Benefits and Corporate Law.
Married Marcia Krauss, June 19, 1981.