Michael E. Lyons

Michael E. Lyons is the Managing Attorney and co-founder of Patriots Law Group, a veteran-owned law firm serving businesses, executives, service members, veterans, and federal employees throughout Maryland, Virginia, and nationwide.

A decorated Air Force officer, accomplished trial attorney, entrepreneur, and business owner, Mr. Lyons brings a rare combination of legal experience, military leadership, and real-world business insight to every client engagement. Having served as both legal counsel and business owner, he understands the practical realities clients face when navigating litigation, employment disputes, government compliance issues, military obligations, and organizational growth.

Today, Mr. Lyons focuses his practice on federal employment law, security clearance matters, military law, military administrative proceedings, USERRA compliance, SCRA protections, veteran-owned business representation, government contractor issues, military pension and disability benefits, and complex civil litigation.

Attorneys throughout Maryland and Virginia regularly retain Mr. Lyons to consult on complex military pension, disability, and military benefits issues arising in divorce and post-judgment proceedings.

Mr. Lyons graduated Magna Cum Laude from Towson University with a Bachelor of Science in Economics (2003) before earning his Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore School of Law (2007), where he concentrated his studies in Litigation and Business Law.

Following law school, he trained under highly-respected Maryland trial attorney Ralph W. Powers, Jr., handling complex litigation involving construction disputes, commercial litigation, contract claims, business conflicts, and high-value civil matters. On September 11, 2010, Mr. Lyons was commissioned into the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps.

As an Air Force JAG officer, he served at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, and deployed to Herat, Afghanistan in support of military operations. While deployed, he worked on rule-of-law initiatives and evidence-based operations, conducting numerous outside-the-wire missions and key leader engagements with U.S. and foreign military and civilian officials. For his service and leadership during deployment, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.

Mr. Lyons continues to serve as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force Reserve, where he advises military leaders on personnel actions, military discipline, investigations, ethics, contracts, employment issues, and organizational leadership.

In addition to his legal career, Mr. Lyons is a successful entrepreneur and investor.

He founded a solo practice in 2014 that grew into Patriots Law Group and has grown the firm into a respected regional practice serving clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic and beyond. He has also founded, acquired, and managed multiple businesses and commercial real estate investments.

Because he has personally navigated the challenges of hiring employees, managing payroll, obtaining financing, leasing commercial property, mitigating risk, and growing organizations, he offers clients practical advice grounded in real-world business experience—not simply legal theory.

This perspective has made him a trusted advisor to business owners, executives, veteran entrepreneurs, and government contractors facing complex legal and operational challenges.