Senior Counsel

Overview

Dick Lyons primarily works in the Government Practice Group specializing in the representation of governmental entities. He works closely with elected boards and executive officers regarding a wide range of issues, including policy formulation and administration, personnel matters, constitutional issues, contracts, public utility law, construction law, financing and taxation issues, administrative hearings, and election laws. His practice also includes land use planning and related issues involving local government regulation.

• Education & Past Positions

  Dick graduated from the University of Colorado-Boulder with his B.A. in Political Science in 1969. After service in the U.S. Army, he earned his law degree from the University of Missouri – Kansas City in 1977.

  Prior to joining the firm, he served as a law clerk to the Hon. Russell G. Clark, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri.

• Representative Matters

  Dick has testified before numerous committees of the Colorado General Assembly regarding proposed legislation and has been a frequent guest speaker at conferences of the Colorado Special Districts Association, the Colorado Association of School Boards, and seminars of the Colorado Division of Local Governments.

  In recognition of his work, he has received the highest rating given by a premier national lawyers’ referral agency based upon evaluations by his peers, the courts, and regulatory bodies before which he practices.

  A Sampling of Current Clients Include:

  • St. Vrain Valley School District RE-IJ
  • Eagle County School District
  • Summit School District
  • West Metro Fire Protection District
  • Left Hand Water District
  • St. Vrain Sanitation District
  • Mountain View Fire Protection District
  • Estes Valley Park and Recreation District
  • Thompson Valley Emergency Medical Services

• Organizations & Community Involvement

  Dick is a past president of the Boulder County Bar Foundation, a former member of the Colorado Bar Association’s Board of Governors, and is a fellow of the Colorado Bar Foundation.

  He has served on boards of numerous civic, religious, and community organizations, including Rotary and St. Stephen’s Church, and recently completed three terms on the board of Longmont United Hospital of which he also served as Chair.

  Dick has also served as a volunteer international election observer and has monitored elections in Serbia, Ukraine, Belarus, Tajikistan, Georgia, Moldova, and Kyrgyzstan.

  Additional involvement includes:

  • Urban, State and Local Government Law Section of the American Bar Association
  • Attorneys’ Section of the Colorado Association of School Boards
  • Colorado Special Districts Association (Associate Member)
  • Boulder County Election Commission (chairperson)