Ridout & Lyon, LLP
Attorneys at law
Ridout & Lyon, LLP
555 E. Ocean Blvd.
Suite 500
Long Beach, CA 90802
United States
ph: 562-216-7380
fax: 562-216-7385
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Our Partners
Christopher P. Ridout
Mr. Ridout attended Harvard University where he received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1986. While focusing on his major of American History, Mr. Ridout was a member of the Harvard Varsity Football Team and played in the historic 100th Harvard-Yale match-up commonly referred to as "The Game." In his senior year, he was awarded the "William Payne LeCroix Memorial Award" given to that team member exhibiting the most loyalty and dedication to the Harvard Varsity Football Team.
Mr. Ridout next attended the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law where he received his Doctorate of Jurisprudence in 1989. While attending McGeorge, Mr. Ridout began representing underprivileged individuals in connection with housing and domestic disputes as a member, and later a student supervisor, of McGeorge’s Community Legal Services. It was during this tenure that Mr. Ridout learned the significance of aggressive, yet pragmatic, legal representation.
Mr. Ridout’s characteristics of loyalty and pragmatism have remained the lynchpin of his philosophy in practicing law since passing the California Bar Examination in 1989. His unique legal experience has contributed to this philosophy. From 1989 until 1997, Mr. Ridout associated with such prestigious law firms as Shield & Smith; Janik, Lester & Dunn; and Bonne, Bridges, Mueler, O’Keefe & Nichols, with which he was mentored by some of the most gifted trial attorneys in the Nation. During this period, Mr. Ridout defended a myriad of cases involving numerous parties and complex issues.
In 1997, Mr. Ridout was offered an associate position by the law firm of Rose, Klein & Marias LLP. Having faced Rose, Klein & Marias LLP on many prior matters, and having had the opportunity to observe the high quality of representation it provided to its clients, Mr. Ridout was honored to join Rose, Klein & Marias LLP and altered his focus of representation to the prosecution of actions on behalf of corporations, individuals and consumers. Mr. Ridout and his legal philosophy were a perfect match with Rose, Klein & Marrias LLP which is demonstrated by the results of numerous successes on behalf of thousands of clients involving extremely complex issues. Within three years, Mr. Ridout became a Partner and, by the age of 40, he was elected as one of the Firm’s Managing Partners.
In founding the law firm of Ridout & Lyon LLP, Mr. Ridout seeks to continue his legal philosophy of loyalty and pragmatism in the aggressive representation of his clients. He and his wife, Donna, are hopeful that they may instill the same characteristics in their 3 children.
Devon M. Lyon
Originally from Southern California, Devon M. Lyon attended Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon, where she received her degree in Sociology in 1998. While at Linfield, Ms. Lyon enjoyed a successful athletic career as a member of the Linfield cross-country, track, soccer, and lacrosse teams. She captained the lacrosse team her senior year and was invited to the United States Lacrosse National Team Training Camp in Pennsylvania in 1998. She also graduated from the South Bay Police Reserve Academy.
Ms. Lyon returned to Southern California to attend Whittier Law School and received her doctorate in 2001. While at Whittier Law School, Ms. Lyon accepted a grant from the Women’s Law Foundation and assisted Girl’s Inc., a non-profit Orange County based organization, in starting a summer program for underprivileged Latina youth. Ms. Lyon also attended a summer program in Dublin, Ireland focusing on international business litigation. In her third year of law school, Ms. Lyon participated in an Independent Study lead by Constitutional Law Professor Mary Ellen Gale, researching the changing legislation of Title IX, more commonly known as the "Women’s Sports Legislation." She thereafter passed the California Bar Examination in 2001.
Ms. Lyon accepted her first associate position with the law firm of Demler, Armstrong & Rowland, LLP, in Long Beach, California, where she practiced insurance defense litigation and defended insurance bad faith lawsuits arising out of insurance claims relating to the 1994 Northridge Earthquake.
In 2002, Ms. Lyon became an associate with the Law Offices of Timothy C. Cronin, Esq., a San Francisco, California based law firm, and was tasked with opening its Tustin, California branch office. While at the Law Offices of Timothy C. Cronin, Esq., Ms. Lyon gained experience litigating large scale CERCLA actions, and insurance bad faith and commercial claims. She also represented foreign based companies doing business in California in the areas of corporate governance and employment law. Ms. Lyon embraced a philosophy she learned while at the Law Offices of Timothy C. Cronin, Esq. - the Client comes first, and good results stem from hard work as well as a harmonious relationship between a lawyer and her Client. In following this philosophy, Ms. Lyon experienced numerous successes.
Ms. Lyon brings this philosophy to Ridout & Lyon, LLP, and will continue to focus her attention on the needs of the Client while aggressively representing their interests. While not practicing law, Ms. Lyon enjoys the outdoors and is an active surfer in Huntington Beach, California.
Ridout & Lyon, LLP
555 E. Ocean Blvd.
Suite 500
Long Beach, CA 90802
United States
ph: 562-216-7380
fax: 562-216-7385
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