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Richard Lyons
Richard D. Lyons
Richard Lyons comes from a long line of Arizona trial attorneys, giving him great insight into a successful resolution for your case. He has won millions of dollars for his clients in settlements and jury verdicts in injury and wrongful death cases, in both state and federal courts.
Richard Lyons also litigates commercial and civil torts for individuals and businesses, such as fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract.
Richard is a lifelong Arizona native, attending Saguaro and Mountain View high schools, Arizona State University, and the University of Arizona law school. When not at the office, he spends time with his wife and two young children.
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury and Wrongful Death – Plaintiff
- Civil Litigation
- Professional Malpractice
Successful Verdicts and Settlements
- Wrongful police pursuit/DUI: $11.5 million
- Birth trauma: $4.5 million
- Negligent post-anesthesia care/wrongful death: $1.6 million
- Negligent nursing care/alteration of medical records/amputation infection: $1 million
- Radiology/negligent post-anesthesia care /wrongful death: $975,000
- Teacher/student sexual assault: $925,000
- VA/wrongful death: $750,000
- Negligent healthcare administration/wrongful death: $750,000
- Trip-and-fall: $725,000
- Wrongful death/private prison/civil rights: $700,000
- Failure to diagnose/wrongful death: $425,000
- Failure to treat/arm dysfunction: $425,000
- Negligent physical therapy supervision/hip fracture: $250,00
- Negligent lighting/drowning: $200,000
Professional Memberships
- State Bar of Arizona
- Maricopa County Bar Association
- Arizona Association of Justice
Bar and Court Admissions
- Arizona, 2000
- U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2000
Education
- J.D., University of Arizona College of Law, 2000
- B.A., English, Arizona State University, 1994
Community Involvement
- Boy Scouts of America
Birthplace
- Scottsdale, Arizona