Texas license and practice

Ted Lyon is admitted to practice law in Texas and is Eligible to Practice in Texas (State Bar of Texas #12741500). Verify the current individual Bar record at State Bar of Texas record before hiring an attorney.

Ted Lyon is a civil litigation attorney with Ted B. Lyon & Associates in Mesquite, where his practice is devoted entirely to litigation. He earned his law degree from SMU School of Law in 1975 and was admitted to practice in Texas in 1976. Before becoming a lawyer, he served as a police officer. He has represented clients in complex litigation for more than 49 years, including personal injury, wrongful death, products liability and business disputes, and has tried more than 200 jury cases, with verdicts ranked among the national top ten on three occasions. He served in the Texas Legislature as a State Representative from 1979 to 1983 and as a State Senator from 1983 to 1993, and has been named a Texas Super Lawyer from 2003 to 2025.

Matters this legal field covers

Civil litigation legal work may cover business disputes, contract claims, personal injury matters and related court proceedings.

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