Law Office of Richard
L. Lyon
Estate and Trust Litigation, Estate and Trust
Administration, Estate Planning and Taxation
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Richard L. Lyon has engaged in the practice of law for over 30 years. He is admitted to practice in Maryland, the District of Columbia and the Federal Courts in those jurisdictions with a concentration in Estate and Trust matters.
Mr. Lyon is AV rated and is the past chairman of the Estates and Trusts Section of the Montgomery County Bar Association, a former member of the Section Council of the Estates and Trusts Section of the Maryland State Bar Association and a member of the Maryland State, Montgomery County, Prince Georges County and District of Columbia Bar Associations.
Mr. Lyon was named in the 2011 Washingtonian Magazine Best Lawyers, Marylands SuperLawyers , Washington DC's SuperLawyers and the Best Lawyers In America in the area of Estates and Trusts, as he was in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.
He is a frequent lecturer, panel chairman and member and co-author of several MICPEL and MSBA publications including:
• Chairman: Contesting Wills 1994
• Panel Member: Fiduciary Duties and Liabilities 1996
• Chairman: Will Contests and Related Litigation 1997
• Panel Member Trusts and Estates Practice: Professional and Ethical Issues, 1998
• Chairman: Will Contests and Related Litigation, 2002
• Panel Member: The 2003 Advanced Estate Planning Institute
• Chairman: Contesting and Defending Wills, Revocable Trusts and Inter Vivos Transfers, 2006
• Chairman: Orphans' Courts Matter: Tips, Traps and Time, Maryland State Bar Association Convention, June 2007
• Maryland Bar Journal "Trust Wars - Clashes Between Trustees and Beneficiaries", published September 2009
• Panel Member: The 2011 Advanced Estate Planning Institute
His reported cases include Flat Iron Mac v. Foley, 600 A.2d 1156 (Md. App. 1992); Krouse v. Krouse, 617 A.2d 1098 (Md. App. 1993); Hegmon v. Novak, 747 A.2d 772 (Md. App. 2000) and Perry v. Sera, 623 A.2d 1210 (DC App. 1993)
A graduate of Georgetown University (cum laude 1973) and University of Maryland School of Law (JD 1976), Mr. Lyon and his family currently reside in Rockville.
Serving
the Greater Washington Metro Area, including
Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Potomac, Rockville and Silver Spring
The information contained in this website is for information purposes only and is not intended to constitute legal advice or solicitation of clients. It does not create an attorney client relationship between the reader and the law office of Richard L. Lyon.
The information contained in this website is for information purposes only and is not intended to constitute legal advice or solicitation of clients. It does not create an attorney client relationship between the reader and the law office of Richard L. Lyon.
Richard L.
Lyon, Esquire8120 Woodmont
Avenue, Suite 650
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: 301-770-2200
Fax: 301-770-7732
Email: rll@richardlyonlaw.com