Donald Laws
Donald Laws 
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 United States
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| birthday | May 30, 1929 |
| place of birth | Washington, DC |
| date of death | 2nd December 2014 |
| Place of death | Sandy Spring |
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| discipline | Single run |
| Trainer | Osborne Colson |
Donald "Don" Laws (born May 30, 1929 in Washington, DC , † December 2, 2014 in Sandy Spring , Maryland ) was an American figure skater and figure skating coach.
As a figure skater Laws took part as a single skater in the 1951 World Cup in Milan and finished seventh as the fifth-best American. His coach was the Canadian Osborne Colson .
After completing his competitive career, Laws became a figure skating coach. His students included Scott Hamilton , Michael Weiss, and Patrick Chan .
Laws was a member of the ISU Individual and Pair Skating Committee . He was involved in the development of the new evaluation system in figure skating .
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| SURNAME | Laws, Donald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Laws, Don |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American figure skater and figure skating coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 30, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd December 2014 |
| Place of death | Sandy Spring , Maryland |