Robert H. Lyons - West Chester, OH
Attorney at Lyons & Lyons, Attorneys at Law
Criminal Defense Lawyers in West Chester, OH
8310 Princeton-Glendale Rd. West Chester, OH 45069
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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46
Years
Experience
West Chester Criminal Defense Lawyer
Updated: 04/27/2026
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Defense
- DUI
- Traffic cases
- Personal Injury
- Auto Accidents
- Probate
- Estate
- Financial Planning
Attorney Information
Overview
Main areas of practice is criminal defense with a concentration in the areas of D.U.I. and traffic cases, personal injury, auto accidents, probate, estate and financial planning.
Rob received a B.S. degree in business from Miami University, Oxford, in 1977, and a J.D. degree from Chase College of Law, North Kentucky University in 1980. He has served as Judge in the Butler County Area I Court since 1999. He has been a business law and a criminal law instructor at Miami University. Rob began practicing law in 1980. In 1983 he opened a law office in West Chester and in 1991 Rob founded Lyons & Lyons Co., L.P.A. He has been obtaining successful outcomes for his clients in State and Federal courts for decades.
Rob is a frequent speaker at legal seminars that are attended by judges, magistrates, defense attorneys, and prosecutors. The seminar topics include commercial driver's license law, traffic law, OVI/DUI, sentencing, and the view from the bench. Judge Lyons has attended, on scholarship, the prestigious National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada. Rob was named the Greater Cincinnati Leading DUI Lawyer by Cincy Magazine. (This honor was determined by a vote taken of members of the Bar in the Greater Cincinnati area), and has also been rated as Super Lawyer.
The president of the Ohio State Bar Association appointed Rob to be the chairman of the Ohio State Bar Association Traffic Law Committee in 2011 and again in 2012.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- American Jurisprudence Award
- Greater Cincinnati Leading DUI Lawyer, Cincy Magazine
- Super Lawyer
Other Sources of Feedback About Robert H. Lyons
Included on the 2026 Ohio Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Ohio Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law,
Highland Heights,
Kentucky, 1980
J.D.
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Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law,
Highland Heights,
Kentucky, 1980
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Non Legal Education
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Miami University,
Oxford,
Ohio, 1977
B.S.
Major: Business -
National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada
Honors: Scholarship
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Miami University,
Oxford,
Ohio, 1977
Current Employment Position(s)
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Founder, since 1991
Past Positions
- Butler County Area I Court, Judge, 1999 - Present
Classes and Seminars
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Miami University, Business law and criminal law instructor
- Adjunct Professor, Northern Kentucky University's Chase College of Law
Bar Admissions
- Ohio, 1980
- Florida, 1981
- U.S. Tax Court, 1992
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1980
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1980
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1980
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association (Member)
- American Judges Association (Member)
- Butler County Association of County & Municipal Court Judges (Member)
- Butler County Bar Association (Member)
- Cincinnati Bar Association (Member)
- Ohio Association of County & Municipal Court Judges, (Member)
- Ohio Bar Association (Member)
- National Association of Tax Practitioners (Member)
- Ohio State Bar Association Traffic Law Committee, 2011 - 2012 (Chairman)
Fraternities and Sororities
- Delta Tau Delta
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Contact
8310 Princeton-Glendale Rd.
West Chester, OH 45069
Phone: 513-777-2222
Email: Send a message
Hours: Monday – Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Evenings and weekend by appointment
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