Lyons and Lyons Attorneys
Experienced - Aggressive - Professional

Robert Hagen Lyons

Main area of practice is criminal defense with a concentration in the areas of D.U.I. and traffic cases.

He received his B.S. degree from Miami University, Oxford and his J.D. degree from Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University. Robert Lyons has served as a Judge of the Butler County Area 1 Court, Oxford, Ohio since 1999. He is a business law professor at Miami University. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Ohio Bar Association, the Cincinnati Bar Association, the Butler County Bar Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Cincinnati Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Ohio Association of County and Municipal Judges and the Butler County Association of County and Municipal Judges.

Jeffrey C. Meadows

J.D. - University of Miami School of Law,
Coral Gables, Florida (1996)

B.A. - University of Cincinnati,
Cincinnati, Ohio (1992)

Private Practice of Law (1997 - Present)
Practice is limited to D.U.I. defense and Alcohol Related offenses (Agg. Vehicular Assault / Homicide).

Member of: National College for D.U.I. Defense, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Greater Cincinnati Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Butler County Bar Association, Hamilton County Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association

Jeffrey A. Dehner

J.D. - UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF LAW, Cincinnati, Ohio (1990)
Member, Law Review

B.A. - UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, Cincinnati, Ohio (1983)

Private Practice of Law (1990-Present)
Main areas of practice currently include personal injury, estate planning, probate, real estate, and domestic relations.

Admitted to practice before all courts of the State of Ohio, as well as the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Member of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Cincinnati Bar Association, and the Butler County Bar Association.

Jonathan N. Fox

Areas of practice - Criminal defense in State, local and Federal Courts; DUI/OVI, traffic offenses; Personal injury, auto accident cases, Civil litigation and Probate.

Jonathan Fox is a 1984 graduate of Capital University (B.A.) and the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1988. (J.D.) He is admitted to practice in Ohio, Federal District Court and the United States Supreme Court. Prior to entering law school he was a Trooper with the Ohio State Highway Patrol and a police officer for the City of Monroe. He received training in technical accident investigation and reconstruction, ADAP and NHTSA certification in standardized field sobriety test and held a senior operators permit for the BAC Datamaster.

Mr. Fox was an Assistant Prosecutor for Franklin Municipal Court, Butler County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, and Assistant Law Director/Prosecuting Attorney for the City of Hamilton. He has served as an Acting Judge in all three Butler County Area Courts for the past ten years. His twelve years as a law enforcement officer and nineteen years as a practicing attorney provide him with unique experience to represent in all areas of criminal, traffic and DUI/OVI cases.

Richard R. Brooks

Areas of practice – Probate, estate planning, corporate, civil litigation

Richard R. Brooks received a B.A. degree in Political Science from Ohio State University; a M.Ed. degree in college administration from Kent State University and a J.D. degree from the University of Akron. He was employed by the U.S.Treasury Department prior to entering private practice. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, Butler County Bar Association and Cincinnati Bar Association. He is admitted to practice in Ohio and South Carolina along with admission to the U.S. Tax Court, U.S. District Court for Northern and Southern Ohio and U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

Courtney N. Caparella, Esq.

J.D. – University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton, Ohio (2003)

Vice President of University of Dayton School of Law Women's Caucus, 2002-2003
Winner of the CALI Award, Land Use Planning and Development, University of Dayton School of Law, 2002-2003
University of Dayton School of Law, Academic Scholarship Award, 2000-2001, 2002-2003

B.A. – Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (2000)

Private Practice of Law (2003 – Present)
Main area of practice is Family Law, Child Custody, Divorce, and Child Support. Additional areas of practice include Consumer Law and Lemon Law.

Member of: Cincinnati Bar Association, Butler County Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association and the Butler County Republican Central Committee

News Articles & Publications:

HomeOwners for Better Building - Spending money and time in court
The family, represented by Courtney Caparella of Lyons & Lyons in West Chester, is asking Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Dennis Helmick to rescind the ...

As the Wheel Turns, Assistive Device Lemon Law, MDA Publications

Divorce is without a doubt one of the most life-changing events that can happen to a person. The financial and emotional impact of divorce can be devastating without sound legal advice to guide you through the process. When the welfare of your children and financial future are at stake, it is understandable that most people are apprehensive. Understanding the law, the divorce process (both legally and emotionally), and having realistic expectations of the outcome is the most important function a family law attorney provides to his or her clients. Equally as important is achieving those goals for the client. Friends and family with good intentions will be quick to give you their own opinions and personal experiences on the process, but rarely are they going to give you good or accurate advice. Each divorce is as different as the individuals that go through it – and sound legal advice is a necessity.

Robert D. Lyons

J.D. - University of Cincinnati, 1959

B.A. - University of Cincinnati, 1955

Private practice of law, concentrating in estate planning, probate, Real Estate and corporate law.

Member of Ohio Bar Association, Cincinnati Bar Association, Butler County Bar Association