James L. Lyons

Background

Lyons, James L. was born on June 26, 1937 in South Bend, Indiana, United States.

Education

Wheeling Jesuit College (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1962). Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1967).

Career

Worked at Kellogg, Williams & Lyons. Admitted to the bar, 1968, District of Columbia. 1975, United States. Supreme Court.

Alpha Sigma Nu.

Company-Author: "Strategy and Tactics in the Prosecution and Defense of Complex Wire-Interception Cases," National Wiretap Commission Report, 1976. Law Clerk to the Honorable Edmund T. Daly, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1966-1967. Trial Attorney, District of Columbia Public Defender Service, 1968-1969.

Assistant United States.

Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1969-1972. Member, Judicial Conference for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1975-1978, 1982-1983.

President, Assistant United States. Attorney"s Association of the District of Columbia, 1977.

Lecturer, George Washington University, 1978.

Faculty Member, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1980-1981. Member: Bar Association of the District of Columbia. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, District of Columbia The Counselors.

Military: United States. Marine Corps, 1956-1959.

Achievements

• James L. Lyons has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Judicial Conference for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1975-1978, 1982-1983. President, Assistant United States. Attorney"s Association of the District of Columbia, 1977.

Lecturer, George Washington University, 1978.

Faculty Member, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1980-1981. Member: Bar Association of the District of Columbia.

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, District of Columbia The Counselors.

Military: United States.

Marine Corps, 1956-1959.