Alan Lawson is a founding shareholder of Lawson Huck Gonzalez, PLLC and a retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida. Over a thirty-five-year legal and judicial career, he served at every level of Florida’s courts: as a circuit trial judge, an appellate judge, and ultimately a Justice of the state’s highest court; before co-founding the firm with his partners in early 2023.

Judicial service

Justice Lawson was appointed to the Supreme Court of Florida in 2016 by Governor Rick Scott and served until his retirement from the bench in late 2022. Earlier, Governor Jeb Bush appointed him to the Fifth District Court of Appeal, where he served for eleven years, including a term as Chief Judge. He began his judicial career on the Ninth Judicial Circuit, to which Governor Bush appointed him in 2002, presiding over more than one hundred jury trials during four years on the trial bench.

Practice background

Before taking the bench, Alan practiced as an associate and partner with Steel Hector & Davis — then one of Florida’s major law firms — and with the Orange County Attorney’s Office. His practice spanned state and federal courts and administrative agencies in matters including construction, government procurement, eminent domain, contract claims, public-utility regulatory proceedings, business disputes, and class action defense. During his years in practice, he earned Martindale-Hubbell’s “AV” rating, the peer-review designation’s highest mark for legal ability and ethical standards.

Drawing on that judicial and trial experience, Alan today guides clients through high-stakes appeals, critical motions, and complex litigation in Florida’s state and federal courts.