Our Attorneys
Michael Lyon joined Walsh Pancio in May of 2018. With more than fifteen years of experience, his trial practice focuses on the representation of individuals, corporations, and entities in personal injury, premises and motor vehicle liability, commercial tort, and contract cases. He also regularly practices in the areas of estate planning and drafting, contract negotiation, business formation, and gaming law, with a particular emphasis on sports gambling legalization and regulation in Pennsylvania. He has represented clients in all aspects of litigation, from pleadings through trial and appeal.
Mike has successfully represented clients in state and federal courts throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as in appellate matters in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, and the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. He is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and all state and federal courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He has also been admitted pro hac vice to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Mike is an active and enthusiastic member of the Montgomery Bar Association (MBA). He served as Chair of the Young Lawyers’ Section of the MBA in 2019, and on the MBA’s Board of Directors from 2020-2022. He will serve as the MBA’s Trial Lawyer’s Section in 2025He is a graduate of the MBA’s prestigious Leadership Academy and was selected for the Academy’s inaugural 2.0 class in 2020. He is also an active member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA), where he was selected as a member of the PBA’s Bar Leadership Institute for 2017-18. He serves as a Zone 9 Delegate to the PBA’s House of Delegates. He is the Vice Chair of the PBA’s Gaming Law Committee and also serves on the PBA’s Law Related Education and Federal Practice Committees.
In his community, Mike serves as the Chair of the Zoning Hearing Board of Montgomery Township, after serving as a commissioner on the Township’s Planning Commission. He serves on the Board of Directors of Manna on Main Street, a nonprofit food distribution and supply organization in Lansdale, PA, and was elected Secretary of the Board in 2023. He also serves as the Secretary of the Montgomery Township Baseball and Softball Association (MTBSA) and on the Board of Directors at Kanna for All, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing exercise instruction and training to underprivileged youth in Montgomery County, PA. He has been an adjunct professor at Villanova University School of Law, where he coached Villanova’s well-renowned National Trial Team. He has also represented low-income tenants pro bono in the MBA’s EPIC (Eviction Prevention & Intervention Coalition) program.
Mike is a 2006 graduate, cum laude, of Villanova University, and a 2009 graduate, cum laude, of Villanova University School of Law. He served as Managing Editor of Research and Writing for the Villanova Law Review and was a member of the winning trial team at the Lone Star Classic in San Antonio, Texas in 2008. He received the David E. Worby Scholarship at Villanova in 2008, presented for excellence in Trial Advocacy, and was also a co-recipient of the Center for Forensic Economic Studies Excellence in Litigation Award in May of 2009.
Mike resides with his wife and two children in Montgomery Township, Pennsylvania. He is an avid golfer and a fan of all sports (especially his beloved Villanova Wildcats), CrossFit, travel, and history.
