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Kevin M.
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Kevin M. Lyons practices in the areas of
commercial and residential real estate, business law, estate planning and
probate. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from
Iona College, New Rochelle, New York 1959, and his Juris Doctorate, from the
University of Notre Dame College of Law in 1962. Kevin has been a member of
the New York State Bar since 1962 and The Florida Bar since 1965.
At the University Of Notre Dame, Kevin was a participant in the Notre Dame Law
School Moot Court program. During his senior year he was elected the Director of
the Moot Court program.
After graduation from the University of Notre Dame Law School, Kevin became
associated with a law firm in the New York Wall Street area. During his four
years with the New York firm Kevin’s primary work was in the area of banking
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Kevin moved to southeast Florida in January of
1966 and was associated with a Fort Lauderdale law firm for two years
representing Florida Savings and Loan Association. Shortly after leaving
the firm, Kevin started his own law firm with four other attorneys. Kevin’s
responsibility was to be in charge of all real estate matters that came into
the firm. One of the primary clients of the firm was the School Board of
Broward County, Florida. For about ten years the School Board acquired and
built fifteen schools a year which was in the area of Kevin’s
responsibility. The law firm remained in existence for 25 years. Thereafter,
Kevin opened an office for solo practice of law with his emphases in the
same areas. In February of 2003, Kevin had the privilege of opening the new
firm of Lyons & Lyons, P.A. with his son Richard.
You can e-mail Mr. Lyons at:
klyons@lyons-law.com |
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Richard D. Lyons |
Richard D. Lyons practices in the areas of
commercial and residential real estate, corporate, estate planning and
probate. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree, cum laude, from Florida
State University in 1991, his Master of Business from the University of
Florida’s Warrington School of Business in 1995, and his Juris Doctorate, with
honors, from the University of Florida’s College of Law in 1995. Richard has
been a member of the Florida Bar since 1995.
At the University of Florida, Richard was the editor-in-chief of
the Florida Journal of International Law. This Journal placed a
significant emphasis on commerce and transactions and the issues
arising under the framework of international laws and treaties.
Richard’s article on the issues surrounding the conflicts between
the European Union Charter, World Trade Organization and the
separate treaties between some European countries and their former
colonies due to significant market for bananas in the European
Union was chosen for publication.
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This article, entitled the European Union Banana
Controversy was published in the Florida Journal of Law in 1995.
Richard served as general counsel, to George M. Steinbrenner, III, who
besides being the principal owner of Major League Baseball’s New York
Yankees, has significant business interests in many areas including shipping,
hospitality industry, horse racing, and entertainment. Richard’s two years
of employment with Mr. Steinbrenner was in essence a ‘clerkship’ on
business. From this valuable experience, Richard has developed a strong
understanding of how attorneys can best serve their business clients.
Richard moved to southwest Florida in January of 1998. During that time, he
was associated with Cummings & Lockwood and Bond, Schoeneck & King, with his
primary emphasis being in real estate. In February of 2003, Richard was able
to realize a dream when he and his father, Kevin M. Lyons, opened the doors
to their new firm, Lyons & Lyons, P.A., with offices on both the east and
west coasts of Florida.
You can e-mail Mr. Lyons at:
rlyons@lyons-law.com |
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Monica V. Lyons |
Monica A. Vondruska is board certified in Wills, Trusts and Estates. She practices primarily in the areas
of estate and charitable tax planning, probate and trust administration, asset protection, and corporate
and partnership taxation.
She received her Bachelor of Science degree in accounting, magna cum laude, from the University of Central
Florida in 1992, where she also completed the honors program. Monica received her Juris Doctorate, with
honors, from the University of Florida in 1995 where she received the book award in Fiduciary Administration,
Children’s Law and Alternate Dispute Resolution and was consistently on the dean’s list for honors or high
honors. She received her LL.M. in taxation from the University of Florida in 1996. |
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Monica has extensive experience working with high net worth families and creating or integrating
their business succession documents, such as partnership and shareholder agreements, with their estate
plans. Monica strongly believes that a successful estate plan involves working with the client’s other
professional advisors to ensure effective results. She also realizes the importance of insulating family
wealth from exposure to predatory claimants. When preparing estate tax returns and administering trusts
and estates, Monica incorporates post-mortem tax strategies and elections to fully implement the estate
plan or to salvage wealth when a proper plan was not in place.
Monica served as in-house counsel at Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc. and has formed and represented
a number of exempt organizations, including private foundations, supporting organizations and public charities.
She has served on the boards of various charitable organizations, including Agape Village and the Shepherd’s
Center and is the former chairman of the Easter Seals Advisory Council for Altrusa House.
Monica frequently lectures in the area of estate planning, asset protection and exempt organizations.
She currently lives in Naples, Florida.
You can e-mail Mrs. Lyons at: mvondruska@lyons-law.com |
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