Background
Lawson, Michael J. was born on May 9, 1950 in San Mateo, California, United States.
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Michael J. Lawson
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Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts, 1972). Columbia University; Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1975). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif.
Member, 1973-1975 and Research Editor, 1974-1975, California Law Review.
Career
Worked at Steefel, Levitt & Weiss, A Professional Corporation (San Francisco, California) specializing in Broker-Dealer Practice and Regulation, Business Law, Securities, Labor and Employment, Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1975, California. Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif.
Member, 1973-1975 and Research Editor, 1974-1975, California Law Review.
Author: "Exercise of Option Effective on Mailing," 63 California Law Review 112, January 1975. "Reverse Stock Splits: The Fiduciary"s Obligation Under State Law," 63 California Law Review 1226, September 1975.
"Litigating Churning Claims," 8 California Lawyer 71, July 1988. Contributing Author: "Current Issues in Employment Law, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1989.
"Current Issues in Employment Law," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1990.
"Handling Wrongful Discharge Litigation," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1984. "Current Issues in Employment Law," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1991. "Employment Law Practice: Recent Developments," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1992.
"Employment Law Practice: Recent Developments," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997.
Lecturer: "Investment Advisors Financial Planners and Broker/Dealers: Developing Theories of Liability: California Continuing Education of the Bar," 1987. "Current Issues in Employment Law," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1989.
"Handling Wrongful Discharge Litigation," "Basics of Wrongful Employment Termination," "Trying a Wrongful Termination Case," and "Fundamentals of Civil Litigation Before Trial," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1981-1988. Judge Pro-Tem, San Francisco Municipal Court, 1981.
Member, Board of Arbitrators, National Association of Securities Dealers.
Judicial Arbitrator, San Francisco Superior Court, 1981. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco. State Bar of California.
American Bar Association.
Securities Industry Association (Member, Legal and Compliance Division).
Achievements
Membership
Member American Bar Association, National Association Securities Dealers (board arbitrators), State Bar California, Bar Association San Francsico, Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa.
