Whitney True Lawson

Whitney True Lawson is a Kentucky attorney with a broad and established practice, representing clients across a range of complex legal matters in both state and federal courts. Based in Frankfort, she has developed a reputation for guiding clients through challenging situations with steady advocacy and practical judgment.

Whitney’s practice encompasses domestic relations matters as a core focus, alongside significant experience in state and federal criminal law, disability law, and administrative law. She has represented clients throughout all stages of the judicial process, including jury trials, and has appeared before the Kentucky Court of Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Her experience includes high-profile litigation, notably her representation of Toby Curtsinger in the widely publicized “Pappy-gate” case before the Franklin Circuit Court. She is also appointed to the Criminal Justice Act Panel for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, a select group of private attorneys entrusted to represent indigent defendants in federal criminal proceedings.

Whitney was born in Frankfort, Kentucky and graduated from Western Hills High School with a 4.0 GPA. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in German, cum laude, from Transylvania University, where she was an active member of Phi Mu sorority. During her studies, she interned with former United States Representative A.B. Chandler in Washington, D.C., an experience that inspired her to pursue a career in law.

She went on to earn her Juris Doctor from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, where she was a member of the Law Review and Moot Court Board. Whitney competed in several moot court competitions focused on trademark law, reaching the semi-finals of the Pirtle-Washer Oral Argument Trademark Competition in 2011 and winning the national Saul Lefkowitz Trademark Moot Court Competition in Washington, D.C.

Following law school, Whitney returned to Frankfort to practice with her father, J. Guthrie True, at the firm, where she continues to build her practice.