Margaret D. Lyons

Margaret D. Lyons

Attorney & Member

10+ Years Experience

Biography

Margaret D. Lyons is an Attorney and Partner at Stinson, Lasswell & Wilson, L.C. Growing up in several cities across Kansas, Maggie found her home in Wichita while attending Newman University. At Newman University, she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Business Management and Marketing degree with a minor in Communications. Maggie was also a graduate of the Newman Honors Program, as well as the 2011 recipient of the Leona Ablah Award for service and leadership. Because of the preparation she received at Newman University, she earned a scholarship to the University of Kansas School of Law, where she graduated in 2014.

Maggie is an active member of the Wichita and Kansas Bar Associations and was accepted into the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in 2014 by unanimous vote.  She is licensed to practice law in Kansas and focuses her practice on family law.

  • Bar Admissions

    • Kansas Bar, 2015
  • Professional Associations

    • American Bar Association
    • Kansas Bar Association
    • Wichita Bar Association
    • Inns of Court
  • Publications

    • Douglas C. Cranmer and Margaret J. Disilvestro, “Family Law in the Time of Corona” Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association. August 2020: 40-43. Click for PDF
    • Douglas C. Cranmer and Margaret J. Disilvestro,“Use of K.S.A. 60-259 in Family Law Cases.” Journal of the Kansas Association for Justice. July 2017: 8 – 10. Click for PDF
    • Douglas C. Cranmer and Margaret J. Disilvestro, “Changes in the Tax Code will Affect Divorces”Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association. August 2018. Click for PDF
    • Douglas C. Cranmer and Margaret J. Disilvestro, “To Presume or Not to Presume: A Legislative Update.” Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association. August 2019. Click for PDF
    • Margaret J. Disilvestro, “Become the Best Version of Yourself – for you and for your clients.” The Journal of the Kansas Bar Association. March 2020. Click for PDF
  • Areas of Practice

    • Adoption
    • Annulment
    • Child Custody
    • Child Support
    • Collaborative Family Law
    • Divorce
    • Parenting Time
    • Paternity
    • Protection from Abuse
    • Protection from Stalking
    • Separation
    • Spousal Maintenance
  • Kansas Bar, 2015
  • American Bar Association
  • Kansas Bar Association
  • Wichita Bar Association
  • Inns of Court
  • Douglas C. Cranmer and Margaret J. Disilvestro, “Family Law in the Time of Corona” Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association. August 2020: 40-43. Click for PDF
  • Douglas C. Cranmer and Margaret J. Disilvestro,“Use of K.S.A. 60-259 in Family Law Cases.” Journal of the Kansas Association for Justice. July 2017: 8 – 10. Click for PDF
  • Douglas C. Cranmer and Margaret J. Disilvestro, “Changes in the Tax Code will Affect Divorces”Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association. August 2018. Click for PDF
  • Douglas C. Cranmer and Margaret J. Disilvestro, “To Presume or Not to Presume: A Legislative Update.” Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association. August 2019. Click for PDF
  • Margaret J. Disilvestro, “Become the Best Version of Yourself – for you and for your clients.” The Journal of the Kansas Bar Association. March 2020. Click for PDF
  • Adoption
  • Annulment
  • Child Custody
  • Child Support
  • Collaborative Family Law
  • Divorce
  • Parenting Time
  • Paternity
  • Protection from Abuse
  • Protection from Stalking
  • Separation
  • Spousal Maintenance

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