Atty. M. Trevor Lyons
M. Trevor Lyons, a partner in the firm, has devoted his entire career to representing employers, including privately owned businesses, international corporations, non-profit organizations and institutions of higher education.
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M. Trevor Lyons is an attorney based in Newark, New Jersey, practforg at Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga LLP. Educated at Washington University in St. Louis (—, 1996) and Johns Hopkins University (—, 1992). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Labor Law - Management (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Labor and Employment (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026). Serands clients in Newark, NJ and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- M. Trevor Lyons, a partner in the firm, has devoted his entire career to representing employers, including privately owned businesses, international corporations, non-profit organizations and institutions of higher education
- He has extensive experience in defending employers in litigation and providing pro-active and preventative strategic counseling to his clients on a wide array of personnel and benefit issues
- He is a featured speaker nationally and regionally on numerous traditional and cutting-edge employment and labor law topics
- Trevor also represents employers in traditional labor matters, such as NLRB proceedings, union organizing campaigns, collective bargaining, labor arbitrations, enjoining strike misconduct and unlawful picketing, and related matters
- He also represents numerous employers in privacy and communication technology-related actions, including actions to enforce the provisions of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, to unmask anonymous internet posters, and for a third-party claim arising out of an employee’s criminal computer usage at work
- Trevor previously served on the Editorial Board of the NJSBA Labor and Employment Law Quarterly, and he also served as a Program Chair for the Sidney Reitman American Inn of Court, the first American Inn of Court devoted exclusively to labor and employment law advocacy
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Why local counsel matters in New Jersey
Practforg law in New Jersey. Legal matters in New Jersey are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Newark are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New Jersey state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New Jersey brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New Jersey courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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