Education
Westmont College, B.S. Magna Cum Laude, 1995U.C. Davis, J.D. (Editor-in-Chief, Environs: Journal of Environmental Law and Policy), 1999
Distinctions
Graham was recently named one of the “Top 40 Under 40” and listed as a “Who’s Who in Professional Services” by the Pacific Coast Business Times.Memberships
State Bar of CaliforniaSanta Barbara County Bar Association
Community Involvement
Graham currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County and is actively involved with the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity.Graham M Lyons
Graham’s practice is focused primarily on real estate transactions and real property development. He has a broad range of experience advising clients in the acquisition, entitlement, financing, leasing, construction and sale of residential, mixed use, and commercial developments. Graham represents clients in all aspects of the land use entitlement process, including project feasibility analysis, zoning, subdivision, title, and environmental issues. He regularly appears before local and state agencies on behalf of his clients and their development projects. Graham has extensive experience representing low-income and "work force" housing providers, including low income tax credit financing projects, employer-sponsored housing assistance programs, and non-profit housing developments, developers, public agencies, non-profit housing providers, property owners, commercial landlords and tenants.