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Michael P. Lyons

Lyons & Simmons
  • Recognized Since:
    2019
  • Recognized in:
    Commercial Litigation
  • Law School:
    South Texas College of Law
  • Lawyer Page:
    https://www.lyons-simmons.com/...
  • Website:
    https://www.lyons-simmons.com
  • E-mail:
    mlyons@lyons-simmons.com
  • Location:
    Rosewood Court
    2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 1900
    Dallas, TX 75201

Michael Lyons is one of the founding partners of Lyons & Simmons and concentrates his practice on complex civil litigation, representing plaintiffs and defendants. Lyons has a reputation for achieving outstanding results for his clients by displaying a mastery of the facts and law while utilizing creativity, tenacity and cutting edge technology. Lyons has represented individuals, small businesses, and Fortune 1000 corporations in a diverse array of civil litigation matters in Texas and across the country. He has tried cases before juries, judges and arbitrators involving complex business disputes, wrongful death, catastrophic personal injuries, construction defects, professional liability and product liability. Lyons has handled a wide array of complex products liability cases ranging from automotive design and manufacturing defect claims to complex aviation cases involving airplane and helicopter disasters. Lyons has recovered hundreds of millions in judgments and settlements on behalf of his clients and successfully defended complex business and tort cases where his clients were being sued for hundreds of millions of dollars.

Lyons has earned the respect of his peers through tireless efforts to help his clients. He has been recognized among The Best Lawyers in America (2019-2020), named to Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters (2005, 2008-2019), honored among the “Best Lawyers in Dallas” by D Magazine (2011, 2013, 2015 to 2019) and as a “Best Lawyer Under 40” by D Magazine (2005). Lyons has been recognized as a member of the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forums, was named a Lifetime Achievement member of America’s Top 100 Attorneys for Texas and was named as America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators in 2017 for North Texas. He has attained an AV Preeminent peer-review rating from Martindale-Hubbell, signifying the highest level of professional excellence based upon peer review evaluation from lawyers and judges who have observed his legal skill and ethical standards.

AREAS OF PRACTICE:

  • Business Disputes and Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Litigation
  • Personal Injury
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Wrongful Death

 

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Lawyer Bio

Michael Lyons is one of the founding partners of Lyons & Simmons and concentrates his practice on complex civil litigation, representing plaintiffs and defendants. Lyons has a reputation for achieving outstanding results for his clients by displaying a mastery of the facts and law while utilizing creativity, tenacity and cutting edge technology. Lyons has represented individuals, small businesses, and Fortune 1000 corporations in a diverse array of civil litigation matters in Texas and across the country. He has tried cases before juries, judges and arbitrators involving complex business disputes, wrongful death, catastrophic personal injuries, construction defects, professional liability and product liability. Lyons has handled a wide array of complex products liability cases ranging from automotive design and manufacturing defect claims to complex aviation cases involving airplane and helicopter disasters. Lyons has recovered hundreds of millions in judgments and settlements on behalf of his clients and successfully defended complex business and tort cases where his clients were being sued for hundreds of millions of dollars.

Lyons has earned the respect of his peers through tireless efforts to help his clients. He has been recognized among The Best Lawyers in America (2019-2020), named to Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters (2005, 2008-2019), honored among the “Best Lawyers in Dallas” by D Magazine (2011, 2013, 2015 to 2019) and as a “Best Lawyer Under 40” by D Magazine (2005). Lyons has been recognized as a member of the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forums, was named a Lifetime Achievement member of America’s Top 100 Attorneys for Texas and was named as America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators in 2017 for North Texas. He has attained an AV Preeminent peer-review rating from Martindale-Hubbell, signifying the highest level of professional excellence based upon peer review evaluation from lawyers and judges who have observed his legal skill and ethical standards.

AREAS OF PRACTICE:

  • Business Disputes and Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Litigation
  • Personal Injury
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Wrongful Death

 

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Education:

  • South Texas College of Law , J.D., cum laude, graduated 1999
  • University of Texas, B.A., graduated 1995

Bar Admissions:

  • Texas, 1999
 

Court Admissions:

  • Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
  • New Mexico

Affiliations:

  • College of the State Bar of Texas - Member
  • Bench Bar Committee - Member
  • State Bar of Texas - Member
  • Texas Exes, Dallas Chapter - Board of Directors, 2001 – 2007
  • American Association of Justice - Leadership Forum Member
  • Law Day Committee - Chair
  • Texas Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • Dallas Bar Association - Member
  • Texas Trial Lawyers Association - Allied Attorney Membership
  • Judiciary Committee - Co-Chair
  • American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Section - Member
  • The Chancellor’s Council of The University of Texas System - Member
  • North American Brain Injury Society - Member
  • Dallas Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators - Member

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Commercial Litigation
 

Awards:

  • Best Lawyers in America, 2019-2021
  • Top 100 Super Lawyers in Dallas/Fort Worth by Thomson Reuters, 2018-2020
  • Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2005, 2008-2020
  • Best Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
  • Top 100 Lawyers in America, Lifetime Achievement Member
  • Best Lawyers Under 40 by D Magazine, 2005
  • Top 100 High Stakes Litigators in America for North Texas
  • Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Additional Information:

Leader in the Community
In addition to pursuing outstanding results on behalf of clients, Lyons has invested significant time in service of his community as a leader within the Dallas Bar Association. Lyons has served as a member for the Courthouse Committee, Law in the Schools and Community Committee, and Bench Bar Committee for the Dallas Bar Association. He is a current Co-Chair for the Judiciary Committee and past chair for the Law Day Committee for the Dallas Bar Association. Lyons is a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and was elected as a Fellow of the Dallas Bar Foundation. In 2008 Lyons was recognized by Dallas CBS affiliate KTVT Channel 11 as a "Texan with Character" for his philanthropic work in the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex with children who were victims of abuse or neglect.
 

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Lyons & Simmons
https://www.lyons-simmons.com
 
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2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 1900

Dallas, TX 75201

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