Meet Our Team

CHRISTOPHER LYONS

Christopher Lyons received a B.A. with departmental honors, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, at the University of California, San Diego. He received his J.D. at Seattle University School of Law.

Mr. Lyons has litigated in Superior Courts in Washington State, Federal District Court, the Washington State Court of Appeals, and the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. He has also served as a pro tem judge and court commissioner.

Mr. Lyons is accredited by the Department of Veterans Affairs and an attorney claimant representative to handle veterans' disability compensation claims. He has done work for the Veterans Pro Bono Consortium.
DEBORAH TRUITT

A native of Washington D.C., Deborah Truitt received a B.A. with general and departmental honors, Phi Kappa Phi, at the University of Maryland, College Park. She relocated as a single mother to attend law school in Washington State in 1993, and received her J.D. at Seattle University School of Law in 1996.
She was selected by Supreme Court Justice Charles Johnson to receive a CALI Award in State Constitutional Law as a result of her work in his seminar.

Ms. Truitt has extensive experience in the areas of Family Law, Personal Injury Law, Criminal Law and Juvenile Law. She has served as a guardian ad litem in Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Jefferson counties for children in custody, dependency, and injury cases.

Ms. Truitt was on the founding board of the Volunteer Lawyers Program of Island County. She is also a court approved mediator for Island County.

CLARE TRUITT LYONS

Ms. Truitt Lyons was born and raised on Whidbey Island, Washington. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Humanities degree, magna cum laude, from Seattle University. She later graduated with her Juris Doctor from Seattle University.


Ms. Truitt Lyons is an associate attorney with Truitt & Lyons. In addition, she does conflict work for both the Island and Skagit County public defense offices as a public defense attorney for their District and Superior Courts. She is a member of the Washington Defender Association and the Washington State Bar Association's Criminal Law and Juvenile Law sections.