Lyons & Simmons Among Best Law Firms’ Leading Personal Injury Firms

Trial firm honored for dedication to plaintiff representation

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Consistently recognized among the nation’s leading plaintiff litigation firms, Lyons & Simmons has again earned Best Law Firms honors for its personal injury and commercial litigation work.

The firm earned the coveted Tier 1 Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan rankings based on its track record of success in life-altering personal injury and wrongful death cases, as well as its work in high-stakes business disputes.

Dedicated to representing victims of catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death, Lyons & Simmons has a proven track record of securing significant verdicts and settlements for its clients.

Name partner Michael Lyons was a member of the trial team that included Jason Itkin of Arnold & Itkin that secured an $860 million jury award for the family of a woman killed when a construction tower crane collapsed onto a downtown Dallas apartment building. The verdict was recognized as the sixth-largest verdict in the country in 2023 by TopVerdict.com.

In 2022, the firm obtained an eight-figure jury verdict on behalf of a woman left a paraplegic due to significant emergency room delays. It was recognized among the top 30 verdicts nationally by TopVerdict.com and as the second-largest medical malpractice verdict for the year by Texas Lawyer. It was also one of the Top 10 “Most Impressive Plaintiffs Verdicts of 2022” by Courtroom View Network, which live streamed the trial.

In 2021, the firm obtained the largest wrongful death verdict in the history of Midland County, recognized by Texas Lawyer as the year’s third-largest worker/workplace negligence verdict and overall 41st-largest Texas verdict.

Best Law Firms selection is based on client and attorney feedback, practice-specific peer review and extensive Best Lawyers editorial evaluation. To be eligible for consideration, a firm must have at least one lawyer recognized in the annual Best Lawyers guide. Lyons & Simmons had six selected to the 2025 listing.

Lyons was recognized in five unique practice areas for his representation of plaintiffs in personal injury, product liability, medical malpractice, mass tort/class action and commercial litigation.

Name partner Chris Simmons was honored for his successful representation of plaintiffs in his principal area of focus, personal injury litigation, as well as commercial litigation.

Partner Christopher Carr was selected based on his personal injury litigation work, and partner P. Wesley Black was honored for his appellate practice.

Partner Stephen Higdon and associate Michael Fechner were named to the companion Ones to Watch list for their personal injury litigation practices. Higdon earned additional recognition for commercial litigation.

About Lyons & Simmons LLP

Dallas-based Lyons & Simmons, LLP, is a trial firm representing clients in wrongful death, personal injury, products liability and complex “bet-the-company” business litigation matters across the country. Since 2023, the firm has secured more than $1 billion in verdicts and settlements in a variety of catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases.