Andrea C. Lyons

Associate

Andrea C. Lyons joined Emmanuel, Sheppard & Condon in January 2011 as an associate attorney in the commercial litigation department. Andrea earned her Juris Doctorate in 2008 from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University.

Practice Areas

Corporate

Personal

Andrea C. Lyons joined Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon in January 2011 as an associate attorney in the commercial litigation department. Andrea earned her Juris Doctorate in 2008 from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. Before joining Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon, Andrea practiced at Dumas & McPhail, LLC for 2 years as an associate attorney in Mobile, Alabama, primarily representing creditors in bankruptcy court, foreclosure actions and collection work in Alabama and Florida. While in law school, Andrea interned for the Honorable Judge J. Michael Joiner, Presiding Judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit of Alabama. Before law school, Andrea attended Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she was a varsity cheerleader and spent a semester interning in London, England at an employment and health consulting law firm. She was selected as Rising Star in 2013 by the Independent News and recently received the William S. Meador award for 2015. 

At Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon, Andrea represents business entities, lenders and financial institutions in her commercial litigation practice and individual clients in the firm’s family law matters.

Experience

  • Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon,
    • Associate, 2011 – Present
  • Professional Studies Department at University of West Florida
    • Adjunct Professor, 2014
  • Dumas & McPhail, LLC, Mobile, AL
    • Associate, 2008 – 2010

Education

  • Juris Doctorate, (J.D.), Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, Birmingham, AL, 2008
  • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and History, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN, 2004

Court Admissions

  • Admitted to all Alabama State Courts, 2008
  • Admitted to all Florida State Courts, 2010
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
  • U.S. District Court, Middle  District of Florida

Professional & Community Affiliations

  • The Florida Bar
    • Member
  • The Alabama Bar Association
    • Member
  • American Bar Association
    • Member
  • Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association
    • Member
  • Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
    • Board Member
  • Northwest Florida Association of Women Lawyers (FAWL)
    • President
  • Leadership Pensacola
    • Class of 2015
  • Impact 100 Pensacola Bay Area
    • Member, 2013 – 2015
  • Junior League of Pensacola
    • Chair of Membership Development Committee, 2014 – 2015
  • Northwest Florida Learn to Read
    • Executive Board Member, 2014 – 2015
  • Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon Loaned Executive for United Way of Escambia County
    • 2011 and 2012 Campaigns
  • 2012 American Cancer Society Relay For Life
    • Executive Committee Member
  • Distinguished Alliance Board, Distinguished Young Women (formerly known as America’s Junior Miss Scholarship Organization)
    • Vice President
  • Junior Chamber of Commerce, Jaycees, Azalea Trail Maids
    • Former Member 
  • Junior League of North Virginia
    • Chair, 2016 – 2 017
  • Impact 100 Chesapeake Bay
    •  President Elect, 2016 – 2017

Recognition & Awards

  • AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Independent News Rising Star Recipient 2013 
  • William S. Meador Award 2015