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Glenn M. Lyon
glyon@macgregorlyon.com
Glenn. M. Lyon focuses his practice on providing legal services to small and medium-sized
privately-held companies and start-up businesses, including transactional services and
commercial litigation. Mr. Lyon also handles corporate mergers and acquisitions of
various small businesses, and also manages business contracts such as buy-sell
agreements, franchise agreements, beta and licensing agreements, and employment/
independent contractor agreements. Mr. Lyon also has experience in alternate dispute
resolution, both as a participant and arbitrator, and a variety of landlord-tenant issues.
Mr. Lyon was previously employed as general corporate counsel for Cedar Consulting
Group, an international information technology consulting company based in the United
Kingdom and nationally in Baltimore, Maryland. Prior to opening MacGregor Lyon, LLC,
Mr. Lyon practiced commercial litigation at King & Spalding, LLP in Atlanta.
Mr. Lyon attended Wake Forest University where he received a Bachelor of Arts in History
and a minor in Psychology. He obtained his Juris Doctorate from Mercer University
School of Law, where he graduated in the top of his class, was conferred The Faculty
Award for Outstanding Achievement in Legal Writing and served as Vice President and
co-founder of the Mercer Legal Aid Clinic.
Mr. Lyon is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and a member of the Board of Directors
of the Atlanta Bar Association, as well as the Immediate Past Chair of the SP/SF Section of
the Atlanta Bar. He is also a member of the Intellectual Property, Tort and Insurance, and
Business Law sections of the Georgia Bar and the Litigation, Business and Finance
sections of the Atlanta Bar Association. Mr. Lyon is admitted to practice before the
Supreme Court of Georgia, the Court of Appeals of Georgia, and the United States District
Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Jerry W. Higginbotham
jhigginbotham@macgregorlyon.com
Jerry W. Higginbotham adds significant corporate experience to the firm and also practices in the areas of
residential real estate, wills, trust and estate planning, as well as transactional corporate law.
Mr. Higginbotham received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Memphis College of Law and was
admitted to the State Bar of South Carolina in 1998. He was then admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in
2000. Mr. Higginbotham gained further business experience by filling positions of increasing
responsibility as in-house counsel/general counsel to employers within various industries, including the
medical and technology fields.
Mr. Higginbotham attended The Citadel where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in business
administration. Before entering law school, Mr. Higginbotham acquired valuable business and finance
experience working in the mutual funds division of Merrill Lynch.
John W. Adkins
jadkins@macgregorlyon.com
John W. Adkins is admitted to practice law in California and Georgia. He is a member of the American
Bar Association and the State Bar of Georgia, as well as the Atlanta Bar Association, specifically the
Business and Finance, Litigation and Solo Practitioner/Small Firm sections.w
During law school, Mr. Adkins served as a legal intern for the San Diego District Attorney and worked as a
law clerk for a corporate law firm. After graduating from law school, he worked as in-house corporate
counsel for a construction company located in Atlanta, Georgia.
Mr. Adkins graduated Magna Cum Laude from Kennesaw State University where he received a Bachelor
of Business Administration in Finance. He obtained his Juris Doctorate from Thomas Jefferson School of
Law in San Diego, California. While there, he graduated in the top half of his class and won various mock
trial competitions in the Intensive Advocacy Program at the University of San Francisco.
glyon@macgregorlyon.com
Glenn. M. Lyon focuses his practice on providing legal services to small and medium-sized
privately-held companies and start-up businesses, including transactional services and
commercial litigation. Mr. Lyon also handles corporate mergers and acquisitions of
various small businesses, and also manages business contracts such as buy-sell
agreements, franchise agreements, beta and licensing agreements, and employment/
independent contractor agreements. Mr. Lyon also has experience in alternate dispute
resolution, both as a participant and arbitrator, and a variety of landlord-tenant issues.
Mr. Lyon was previously employed as general corporate counsel for Cedar Consulting
Group, an international information technology consulting company based in the United
Kingdom and nationally in Baltimore, Maryland. Prior to opening MacGregor Lyon, LLC,
Mr. Lyon practiced commercial litigation at King & Spalding, LLP in Atlanta.
Mr. Lyon attended Wake Forest University where he received a Bachelor of Arts in History
and a minor in Psychology. He obtained his Juris Doctorate from Mercer University
School of Law, where he graduated in the top of his class, was conferred The Faculty
Award for Outstanding Achievement in Legal Writing and served as Vice President and
co-founder of the Mercer Legal Aid Clinic.
Mr. Lyon is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and a member of the Board of Directors
of the Atlanta Bar Association, as well as the Immediate Past Chair of the SP/SF Section of
the Atlanta Bar. He is also a member of the Intellectual Property, Tort and Insurance, and
Business Law sections of the Georgia Bar and the Litigation, Business and Finance
sections of the Atlanta Bar Association. Mr. Lyon is admitted to practice before the
Supreme Court of Georgia, the Court of Appeals of Georgia, and the United States District
Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Jerry W. Higginbotham
jhigginbotham@macgregorlyon.com
Jerry W. Higginbotham adds significant corporate experience to the firm and also practices in the areas of
residential real estate, wills, trust and estate planning, as well as transactional corporate law.
Mr. Higginbotham received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Memphis College of Law and was
admitted to the State Bar of South Carolina in 1998. He was then admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in
2000. Mr. Higginbotham gained further business experience by filling positions of increasing
responsibility as in-house counsel/general counsel to employers within various industries, including the
medical and technology fields.
Mr. Higginbotham attended The Citadel where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in business
administration. Before entering law school, Mr. Higginbotham acquired valuable business and finance
experience working in the mutual funds division of Merrill Lynch.
John W. Adkins
jadkins@macgregorlyon.com
John W. Adkins is admitted to practice law in California and Georgia. He is a member of the American
Bar Association and the State Bar of Georgia, as well as the Atlanta Bar Association, specifically the
Business and Finance, Litigation and Solo Practitioner/Small Firm sections.w
During law school, Mr. Adkins served as a legal intern for the San Diego District Attorney and worked as a
law clerk for a corporate law firm. After graduating from law school, he worked as in-house corporate
counsel for a construction company located in Atlanta, Georgia.
Mr. Adkins graduated Magna Cum Laude from Kennesaw State University where he received a Bachelor
of Business Administration in Finance. He obtained his Juris Doctorate from Thomas Jefferson School of
Law in San Diego, California. While there, he graduated in the top half of his class and won various mock
trial competitions in the Intensive Advocacy Program at the University of San Francisco.
Our Attorneys
MacGregor Lyon, LLC Attorneys at Law 7 Lenox Pointe, NE Building Seven Atlanta, Georgia 30324-3171 Phone 404.688.5964 Fax 404.795.0993 info@macgregorlyon.com www.macgregorlyon.com |