About Boyd Lyons
Mr.
Lyons has been a practicing attorney in Atlanta since
1970, conducting a general
civil practice. He has experience in representing individuals and insurers
in personal injury and property damage cases, including settlement negotiations
and trial of cases. He has extensive experience in representing clients
in domestic relations cases, including the settlement and trial of cases
involving divorce, child custody, modifications of divorce decrees,
and family violence. He has represented a number of small businesses,
serving as general counsel and representing them in the settlement and
trial of business litigation in state and federal courts.
In 1994 Mr. Lyons began service as the Executive Director
of a large nonprofit organization operating in 50 countries. Later he
served as President of a foundation associated with that organization
and as general counsel. Mr. Lyons has experience in representing clients
in residential and commercial real estate matters, including title examinations,
closings, negotiation of leases, negotiations with lenders, handling
environmental matters, and handling related litigation. Mr. Lyons also
has experience in the drafting of wills and trust instruments, probate,
guardianships, and litigation in the probate courts.
Mr. Lyons is a registered mediator with the Georgia Office
of Dispute Resolution as a general mediator and a domestic relations
mediator. He is also certified as a collaborative law attorney. He is
a member of the Georgia Chapter of the State Bar of Georgia, the Association
for Conflict Resolution and the International Academy of Collaborative
Professionals.
Mr. Lyons has mediated several hundred cases, involving
the following areas of dispute: personal injury, automobile property
damage, fire damage, construction, contracts, real estate titles, real
estate contracts, partnership and shareholder relations, landlord-tenant,
employment relations including EEOC claims, employment contracts, divorce,
child custody, modification of child support, modification of visitation
rights, contested wills, guardianships, and family issues.
