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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001179110-09-014760.txt : 20091027
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001179110-09-014760
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20091020
FILED AS OF DATE:		20091027
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20091027

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LAWSON PRODUCTS INC/NEW/DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000703604
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES [5080]
		IRS NUMBER:				362229304
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1666 E TOUHY AVE
		CITY:			DES PLAINES
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60018-3640
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7088279666

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1666 EAST TOUHY AVENUE
		CITY:			DES PLAINES
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60018-3640

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ALBERT ANDREW B
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001198364

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-10546
		FILM NUMBER:		091138462

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O NASHUA CORP
		STREET 2:		11 TRAFALGAR SQUARE 2ND FL
		CITY:			NASHUA
		STATE:			NH
		ZIP:			03063
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      <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.45in;text-align:center;'><font COLOR="#727476"><B><font SIZE=2>POWER OF ATTORNEY</font></B></font></p>

      <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.45in;text-align:center;'><font color="#727476"><b><font size=2>For </font></b><font size=2>&sect; </font><b><font size=2>16 Compliance</font></b></font></p>

      <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:18pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:justify;'><font color="#727476"><font size=2>Know </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>all by </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>these presents, </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>that </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Neil E. Jenkins, Thomas J. Neri, and Frank J. Ziegler as </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>the </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:</font></font></p>

      <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:7.2pt; text-indent:0.45in;text-align:justify;'><font color="#727476"><font size=2>(1)</font></font><font size=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>execute for and </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>on </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>behalf of the undersigned, </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>in the </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>undersigned's capacity as an executive officer of Lawson Products, Inc. </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>(the "Company") all </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>Forms 3, </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>4, </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>the </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934
      </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>and </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>the </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>rules thereunder;</font></font></p>

      <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:9pt; text-indent:0.45in;text-align:justify;'><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;do and </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>perform any </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>and all </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>acts </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>for </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>and on </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>behalf </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>to </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>complete </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>and </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>execute any </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>such Form </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>3, 4, or 5 and timely file such </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font
      size=2>forms </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>with </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>the </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>United States Securities </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>and Exchange Commission </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>and </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>any </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>stock exchange or similar authority; and</font></font></p>

      <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:7.2pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:justify;'><font color="#727476"><font size=2>(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>with the </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>foregoing which. </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>in </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>the </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>opinion </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>of </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>such attorney-in-fact, may be </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>of benefit to, in </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>the best </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>interest </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>of, </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>or legally required by, the </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>undersigned, </font></font><font
      color="#727476"><font size=2>it </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>being understood </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>that </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>the documents </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>executed </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>by such </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>attorney-in-fact on behalf of the </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>undersigned pursuant </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>to this Power </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>of </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>Attorney shall be in such </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>form and </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>shall contain such terms </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>such </font></font><font
      color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>attorney-in-fact's </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>discretion.</font></font></p>

      <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:7.2pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:justify;'><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>The undersigned hereby grants to each such </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>attorney-in-fact full power </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>and </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>authority to do </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>and </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>perform any </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>or </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>proper to be done in the exercise of any </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>of </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, </font></font><font color="#727476"><font
      size=2>with </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each such attorney-in-fact, or </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>each </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>such </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>of </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>this Power </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>of </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>Attorney </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>and the </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>rights </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>and powers herein </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>granted. The undersigned acknowledges </font></font><font
      color="#727476"><font size=2>that </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>in </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>serving </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>in such capacity </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>at the request of the undersigned, </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>are </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</font></font></p>

      <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:7.2pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:justify;'><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>effect </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>until </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>the </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>undersigned </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>is </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>of </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>earlier </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>revoked by the undersigned in </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>a </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>signed
      writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.</font></font></p>

      <p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:18pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'><font color="#5A5F60"><B><font SIZE=2>IN, WITNESS WHEREOF, </font></B><font size=2>the undersigned has caused this Power </font></font><font color="#727476"><font size=2>of Attorney to be executed </font></font><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>as of the 22 day of October, 2009.</font></font></p>

      <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:3.7in;text-align:left;line-height:82.91666%;'><font color="#5A5F60"><u><font size=2>/s/ Andrew B. Albert</font></u></font></p>

      <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:3.7in;text-align:left;line-height:82.91666%;'><font color="#5A5F60"><font size=2>Name: Andrew B. Albert</font></font></p>

      <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>

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