Alec Lawton is a public interest attorney and adjunct professor at the Randall O. Sorrels Legal Clinics at South Texas College of Law Houston. He leads the Veterans Clinic, in which second- and third-year law students assist veterans with VA claims and applications for discharge upgrades. He previously led the Family Law Basic, Guardianship, and Public Benefits Clinics. Alec is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law.