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Lyon Law represents only employees in claims of wrongful termination, sex and race harassment, disability and medical leave discrimination and whistleblower retaliation.
Lyon Law and attorney Geoffrey Lyon have 4 of the top employment discrimination settlements in California in 2022, and several top 50 and 100 jury verdicts and settlements in California and the United States in recent years. In over 35 years Lyon Law has litigated thousands of cases and dozens of trials, including wrongful termination trials against Fortune 500 companies. Attorney Lyon is named a SuperLawyer by Thomson-Reuters-Westlaw limited to the top 5% of attorneys, and a Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney, a certification held by less than 1% of attorneys. Lyon did six jury trials in 2022 including a $1.2 million verdict for a one-year employee making less than $20 per hour. (Results vary depending on the unique facts of a given case.)
Attorney Lyon has attended trial colleges of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, California Employment Lawyers Association, Jerry Spence, Trojan Horse, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, and Trial Lawyers University. He previously worked for a nationwide law firm, taught legal writing at LSU Law School, clerked for judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (covering Florida, Alabama and Georgia), and the Idaho Supreme Court, including death penalty cases, interned with the Minnesota Court of Appeals, was Student Director of the Federal Income Tax Clinic at the University of Minnesota Law School, and was previously a single and multi-engine, instrument and commercial flight instructor.
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Practice Areas
25 years | 1,000 cases
25 years | 1,000 cases
25 years | 200 cases
40%-40%
State: California
Acquired: 1987
No misconduct found
State: Florida
Acquired: 1986
No misconduct found
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3605 Long Beach Blvd, Ste 311, Long Beach, CA, 90807
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Posted by Aldo M CH | March 29, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Wrongful Termination
We won thank you god for sending your best warrior to help me.
My name is Aldo M CH and I hired Lyon Law PC to handle an employment matter against my former employer the L.A County Sanitation Districts which is a government agency. I was wrongfully terminated after ten years of service, so I had to call my infantry which was commanded by Geoff Lyon and Lyon Law ...
Posted by Armando C. | March 25, 2015 | Lawsuits & Disputes
Job well done!
Very grateful to have worked with Lyon Law. They never left my side through the most difficult parts of my case and the staff was excellent. In particular, Diana Gonzalez was very patient and understanding.
Posted by Geovanna | June 21, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Discrimination
Corruption Needed Help
Attorney Geoffrey Lyon got my case just to have fun. He was informed by my ex~employer, the LAUSD, that I did not have knowledge regarding legal matters so he just had fun making me believe that he was helping me with a Civil Case. He missed deadlines, changed the complaint in favor of my employer, a...
"Geoff is a very experienced attorney with a great depth of knowledge in employment law. He is a vigorous litigator and accomplished trial attorney. I wholeheartedly endorse him."
"Geoff fights for his clients and prioritizes getting the resolution that is in the client's best interests."
"Geoff is a brilliant lawyer and litigator. His understanding of the law is astonishing. I would recommend Geoff to anyone who needs powerful representation."
"Geoff is one of the hardest working attorney's I've ever seen. I think anyone who is fighting the uphill battle against an employer should have someone who works as hard as Geoff."
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2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
SuperLawyer - Top 5% of California Employment Lawyers, Thomson West Publishing
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney, National Board of Trial Advocacy
1992 - Present
Managing and Lead Trial Attorney, Lyon Law PC
2000 - 2004
Small Claims Court Judge, Los Angeles County Superior Court
1989 - 1992
Litigation Associate, Morgan Lewis & Bockius
1988 - 1989
Litigation Associate, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison
1987 - 1988
Judicial Law Clerk, United States Court Of Appeals, 11th Circuit, Judge Joseph W. Hatchett
1986 - 1986
Legal Writing Instructor, LSU Law School
1985 - 1986
Judicial Law Clerk, Idaho Supreme Court for Justice Robert S. Huntley
1984 - 1985
Judicial Extern, Minnesota Court Of Appeals
1979 - 1980
Flight Instructor, Jenny Beachcraft
1977 - 1978
Flight Instructor, Executive Flyers
2008 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
2005 - Present
California Employment Lawyers AssociationMember
2005 - Present
National Employment Lawyers AssociationMember
2004 - Present
American Association for JusticeMember
1998 - Present
Long Beach Bar AssociationMember
1998 - Present
Burbank Bar AssociationMember
1998 - Present
San Fernando Valley Bar AssociationMember
1998 - Present
Orange County Bar AssociationMember
1995 - Present
Beverly Hills Bar AssociationMember
1988 - Present
Los Angeles County Bar AssociationMember
1987 - Present
California State BarAttorney
$768,000 jury verdict, fees and costs for sexual harassment and wrongful termination
$500,000 for whistleblower retaliation
$1.3 million jury verdict, fees & costs for wrongful termination in retaliation for opposing race discrimination
$1 million jury verdict, fees, costs and interest for whistleblower retaliation and wrongful termination
$860,000 jury verdict, punitive damages, fees and costs for race harassment and constructive wrongful termination
$1.4 million jury verdict, punitive damages, fees, costs and interest
$1 million
1985
JD - Juris Doctor
1982
BA - Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
1979
A.S. - Associates Degree in Aviation Technology
1998
Civil Rights; Excessive Force; Wrongful Death
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