Clem Lyons was born in Kings Park, Long Island, New York. He first came to San Antonio as a licensed pharmacist training as an army medic at Fort Sam Houston. He earned a law degree from St. Mary’s University while filling prescriptions as a pharmacist and then served as a Bexar County assistant district attorney. Clem built a legendary reputation as a medical malpractice trial lawyer.
Memberships, Honors
• Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi
• First Recipient: Pat Maloney, Sr. Courage Award, 2007
• Recipient: Joe Frazier Brown, Sr. Award of Excellence, San Antonio Bar Association, 2014
• Distinguished Law Graduate Award, Law Alumni Association, St. Mary’s University, 2014
• Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, 1994-2013
• Named in: Texas Super Lawyers®, 2003 to present
• President: St. Mary’s Law Alumni Association, 2008
• San Antonio Bar Association
• American Bar Associations
• State Bar of Texas
• College of the State Bar of Texas
• San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• American Association for Justice
• American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (Diplomat)
• American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate; President, San Antonio Chapter, 1988)
• American Society for Pharmacy Law
• Fellows: Texas Bar Foundation
• International Academy of Trial Lawyers
• International Society of Barristers
