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
Douglas Laycock, This Nonprofit Is Fighting To Give Nonreligious Couples More Choice in Who Marries Them. Texas Just Dealt Them a Setback. (The Washington Post)
Richard C. Schragger, City Sues To Remove Confederate Monument, Citing Free Speech (The Associated Press)
Richard J. Bonnie, Spotlight Exclusive Interview: Richard Bonnie on Fulfilling the Promise of Adolescence (Spotlight on Poverty & Opportunity)
Alex M. Johnson, Jr., Salem Struggles To Recover Land Sold for Failed Hotel Project (The Roanoke Times)
