Michael P. Lyons

One of the founding partners of the Dallas-based trial firm Lyons & Simmons, Michael P. Lyons focuses primarily on representing plaintiffs in complex catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases.  He also handles large, "bet the company" type business disputes for businesses and individuals.  He is licensed to practice before both state and federal courts in Texas and New Mexico, and has handled a wide range of personal injury and wrongful death matters that include motor vehicle crashes, aviation disasters, oilfield accidents, drilling rig fires, pipeline explosions, defective products, and electrocutions.  Lyons has represented clients involved in high-stakes commercial litigation that have ranged from half a billion dollar disputes with multi-national corporations to multi-million dollar contractual disputes on behalf of college football coaches against large institutions.  With over 20+ years experience, Lyons has been recognized as one of the top plaintiffs' lawyers in the US by a variety of publications that include US News & World Report, National Law Journal, Courtroom View Network, VerdictSearch, The Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, D Magazine and Lawdragon.Lyons has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of his clients and his tried cases in Texas and all over the United States before judges, juries, and arbitrators. He is a member of the million dollar and multi-million dollar advocates forum, achieved lifetime achievement status from America's Top 100 Attorneys and has been recognized as one of the top 100 attorneys in the state of Texas by Super Lawyers.