W. Lawton Tufts
- Director of Public Service and Alumni Advising
As a law student, Tufts served on the boards of the Public Service Fund and Lawyers Helping Lawyers, and worked as a summer intern at both the Charlottesville and Fredericksburg Public Defender’s Offices. After graduation, he litigated criminal and family law cases at a small firm in western Virginia. He also served as a guardian ad litem for children.
Tufts then worked as an assistant public defender for the Charlottesville-Albemarle Public Defender’s Office. He represented hundreds of indigent defendants in misdemeanor and felony trials, while also assisting in hiring and supervising interns for the office.
Tufts serves on the board of directors for the OAR-Jefferson Area Community Corrections program and is a member of the Thomas Jefferson Inn of Court and the Charlottesville Albemarle Bar Association.
Education
- J.D.College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law2012
- B.S.James Madison University2006
Faculty in the News
Ashley S. Deeks, The Cybersecurity 202: Trump Team Isn't Doing Enough To Deter Russian Cyberattacks, According to Our Panel of Security Experts (The Washington Post)
Douglas Laycock, Douglas Laycock Outlined the Parameters of Religious Freedom (The Chautauqua Daily)
Douglas Laycock, University of Virginia’s Douglas Laycock To Trace Complex History of Religious Liberty in Interfaith Lecture (The Chautauqua Daily)
J. H. Verkerke, Fredericksburg Schools Superintendent Has Highest Salary in Region (The Free Lance-Star)
