Gary S. Lawson

Abraham & Lillian Benton Scholar
Professor of Law
B.A., summa cum laude, Claremont Men's College
J.D., Yale Law School

Interests: constitutional theory; administrative law; jurisprudence

Gary Lawson came to Boston University in January 2000 from Northwestern University School of Law, where he earned three of the School's most prestigious teaching awards. At BU Law, he teaches courses in administrative law, property law, and evidence.

Professor Lawson twice clerked for Justice Antonin Scalia, first at the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and then at the United States Supreme Court. He has authored five editions of a textbook on administrative law, co-authored two books on aspects of constitutional history, and authored or co-authored more than sixty scholarly articles.  He is a founding member, and serves on the Board of Directors, of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies.