Lawyers Gone Ethical

Kenneth Lawson went from running a successful practice in Ohio to having his license revoked because of misconduct while addicted to prescription painkillers. He joins us to share his remarkable journey to redemption. Ken Lawson is the Co-Director of the Hawai‘i Innocence Project and an Associate Faculty Specialist at the William S. Richardson Law School where he teaches Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law, Professional Responsibility, Evidence, and Hawai‘i Innocence Project. What Kenneth Shares in This Episode: His lack of self-esteem as a child, where that stemmed from, and how it affected his beliefs about himself How he became the first African American lawyer at one of the largest firms in Cincinnati Why fear of personal insecurity, failure, economic insecurity, and other fears held him back  What finally led him to leave his corporate position to open his own law practice How he acquired Deion Sanders as a client Despite being happier as a solo practitioner, Kenneth still felt like “something was missing”