Geoffrey Lyon

Achievements

• $50+ million awarded in settlements and verdicts for clients
• 95+% success rate
• 35+ Years Experience
• Several #1 Employment Law Settlements in California
• Numerous Top 50 and 100 Employment Law Verdicts and Settlements in California
• 1,000+ lawsuits against Fortune 500 and large corporations
• 3,000+ court appearances
• 80+ trials and arbitrations
• 3,000+ depositions
• Clerked for judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (covering Florida, Alabama & Georgia), the Idaho Supreme Court and the Minnesota Court of Appeals
• Taught legal writing at LSU Law School
• Worked and trained at national law firm and statewide firm
• Former multi-engine, instrument and commercial flight instructor
• Married 20+ years, 3 children, 3 dogs
• When had time, mountain climbing around the world, skiing, tennis, hockey, kayaking, running, travel

Awards & Recognitions

• SuperLawyer in Employment Law - Awarded to Top 5% of California Employment Lawyers by Thomson Reuters Westlaw and Peer Reviews
• Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney - Certification held by less than 1% of attorneys nationwide - National Board of Trial Advocacy

Work Experience

• Managing and Lead Trial Attorney; Lyon Law PC; 1992-present
• Small Claims Court Judge; Los Angeles County Superior Court; 2000-2004
• Litigation Associate; Morgan Lewis & Bockius; 1989-1992
• Litigation Associate; Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison; 1988-1989
• Judicial Law Clerk to Judge Joseph W. Hatchett; United States Court Of Appeals, 11th Circuit (Covering Florida, Alabama & Georgia); 1987-1988
• Legal Writing Instructor at LSU Law School; 1986
• Judicial Law Clerk to Justice Robert S. Huntley; Idaho Supreme Court; 1985-1986
• Judicial Extern to Judge David R. Leslie; Minnesota Court Of Appeals; 1984-1985
• Student Director, Federal Income Tax Clinic, University of Minnesota Law School, 1984-1985
• Research Assistant to Professor Stephen B. Scallen; University of Minnesota Law School; 1984-1985
• Flight Instructor at Jenny Beechcraft; Hanscom Field; Bedford, Mass.; 1979-1980
• Flight Instructor at Executive Flyers Aviation; Hanscom Field; Bedford, Mass.; 1977-1978

Education

• Trial Lawyers University; Several Trial Practice Seminars; 2020-2021
• Trojan Horse Trial Practice Seminars; 2019
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Trial Lawyers College; 2018
• Jerry Spence's Trial Lawyers College; 2016
• California Employment Lawyers Association Trial Lawyers College, 2014 & 2015
• National Institute for Trial Advocacy Trial Lawyers College
• University of Minnesota Law School; J.D. Law Degree; 1985
• University of Massachusetts; Bachelor's Degree in Political Science; 1982
• Northeastern University - Associates Degree in Aviation Technology; 1979

Licenses

• State Bar of California 1987-present

Memberships - Periodic

• National Board of Trial Advocacy
• Trial Lawyers University
• American Bar Association
• National Employment Lawyers Association
• California Employment Lawyers Association
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
• American Association for Justice
• Orange County Bar Association
• Beverly Hills Bar Association
• Burbank Bar Association
• Long Beach Bar Association
• San Fernando Valley Bar Association
• Los Angeles County Bar Association
• California State Bar