Robert G. Lawson

Robert "Bob" G. Lawson
Born	Logan County, West Virginia
Education	Berea College (BA) University of Kentucky College of Law (JD)
Occupation(s)	Lawyer, author, and professor.
Website	UK College of Law

Robert Gene Lawson is a professor at the University of Kentucky College of Law, Kentucky, United States.

Lawson holds the position of the principal drafter to both the Kentucky Penal Code and the Kentucky Rules of Evidence. He has also served as Dean of the College of Law from 1971 to 1973 and 1982 to 1988, and is a member of the University of Kentucky College of Law Hall of Fame, having been inducted in 1996. ^{[1] [2]} He is also a member of the University of Kentucky Hall of Distinguished Alumni. ^[3] The Bob Lawson Society is named after him, and grants membership to all individuals who annually donate $1,000 or more to UK Law. ^[4]

Lawson taught his final class on December 4, 2014.

In 2021, fellow UK Law professor William Fortune published, "The Man from Whitman Creek: A Biography of Robert G. Lawson." ^[5]

References

1. "Robert Lawson Faculty Information". uky.edu. University of Kentucky. Archived from the original on June 26, 2004. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
2. "Past Hall of Fame Inductees". uky.edu. University of Kentucky. Archived from the original on June 26, 2004. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
3. "Robert Lawson Enter's UK's Hall of Distinguished Alumit". University of Kentucky. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
4. "Lawson Society | J. David Rosenberg College of Law". law.uky.edu. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
5. "Limited Quantities of "The Man from Whitman Creek" Available Now | J. David Rosenberg College of Law". law.uky.edu. Retrieved August 19, 2025.