We have not found any cost information for this lawyer
PRO
Thomas W. Lyons
also known as Thomas W. Lyons III
About Thomas
Biography
Practice Areas
7
Practice Areas
Business
16%
Defective and Dangerous Products
16%
Lawsuits and Disputes
16%
Litigation
16%
42 years | 2,000 cases
Fees and Rates
Awards
Licenses
Licensed in Massachusetts for 30 years
State: Massachusetts
Acquired: 1996
No misconduct found
Licensed in Rhode Island for 42 years
State: Rhode Island
Acquired: 1983
No misconduct found
Location
Gallery
Thomas W. Lyons's Reviews
Avvo Review Score
Not Yet Reviewed
Thomas W. Lyons's Lawyer Endorsements
"I endorse this lawyer. He, and his firm, are honest and trustworthy."
Thomas Briody
Criminal defense lawyer
Jennifer Fitzgerald
Criminal defense lawyer
Experience
Honors
2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
Super Lawyer Products Liability Defense, Thomson Reuters
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2011
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2010
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2009
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2008
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2007
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
N/A
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
1995 - Present
partner, Strauss, Factor, Laing & Lyons
1900 - Present
Member, Strauss, Factor, Laing & Lyons
1983 - 1995
Partner, Vetter & White
Associations
2010 - Present
International Association of Defense CounselMember
1993 - Present
Defense Research InstitutePast Committee Chair
1983 - Present
Rhode Island Bar AssociationPast President
2007 - 2010
National Conference of Bar PresidentsExecutive Committee Member
Sample of Legal Cases
DiPalma v. Westinghouse Electric Corporation, 938 F.2d 1463 (1st Cir. 1999)
directed verdict affirmed on appeal
Gray v. Derderian, 472 F.Supp.2d 172 (D.R.I. 2007)
settled
Lessard v. Tyco Electronics Corp., 2009 WL 3319784 (D.R.I. Oct. 13, 2009)
Settled
Boyer v. Bedrosian
Family Court issued administrative order addressing claims. Supreme Court recognized plaintiffs' rights but held administrative order mooted claims
National Credit Union Administration Board v. Regine, 749 F.Supp. 401 (D.R.I. 1990); 795 F.Supp. 59 (D.R.I. 1992)
Settled
Harodite Industries, Inc. v. Warren Electric Corp.
still pending
Qualitex v. Coventry Realty Corp., 557 A.2d 850 (R.I. 1989)
Obtained summary judgment for client based on statutes of repose
Providence Journal Co. v. Kane, 577 A.2d 661 (R.I. 1990)
R.I. Supreme Court decided case
Dextraze v. Florida Flame, Inc., 692 A.2d 338 (R.I. 1997)
Obtained dismissal of claims against client based on lack of personal jurisdiction
Education
1983
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
J.D.
1979
Colgate University
A.B.
1979
Colgate University
BA
Speaking Engagements
2008
Western States Bar Conference
The Future of the Practice of Law
2004
How to Litigate Your First Civil Trial in Rhode Island
How to Litigate Your First Civil Trial in Rhode Island
2004
Advanced Expert Witness Depositions
Advanced Expert Witness Depositions
2003
Direct and Cross-examination in Rhode Island
Direct and Cross-examination in Rhode Island
Publications
2010
AAA Handbook on Commercial Arbitration
Specs and the Single Arbitration Clause
2009
Rhode Island Bar Journal
Receivers, Ethics, Conflicts and Confidentiality
2007
DRI Compendium of Products Liability Defenses
Rhode Island Chapter
1997
DRI Trials & Tribulations
Convincing a Reluctant Judge to Hold a Pretrial Daubert Hearing
1997
Rhode Island Bar Journal
Frye, Daubert and Where Do We Go From Here
1988
Rhode Island Bar Journal
Rule 56 Reborn