Active in many professional and industry organizations throughout the years, Everette is a member of the South Carolina Bar Association and the Greenville County Bar Association. He is an associate member of the Greater Greenville Association of Realtors.

Everette often serves as a presenter and speaker at various legal seminars and events. He has been chosen to speak as a panelist at events conducted by the South Carolina State Bar and by Stewart Title. Additionally, he frequently presents seminars on real estate law to Upstate realtor offices as well as seminars on various topics to groups including the LifeWise senior program through Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, the Ray Hopkins Senior Center, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Furman, Senior Action, the Mauldin Chamber of Commerce and the Simpsonville Chamber of Commerce. In 2015, Everette was named on Greenville Business Magazine’s list of Legal Elite and had the honor of receiving the most votes of any real estate attorney.

Feeling strongly about giving back to the community, Everette has served on the board of the Mauldin Cultural Center and is a former member of the Golden Strip Civitan Club, serving as past club President and area Lieutenant Governor. He is a member of the Mauldin United Methodist Church where he has served as Chairman of the Administrative Board, President of the Men’s Club, Member of the Board of Trustees and Sunday school teacher.

While at the Charleston School of Law, Lyon was named to the Dean’s List and earned the CALI Excellence for the Future Award®, given to the highest scoring student in each law school class, in Commercial Law, SC Family Law and Land Use Planning. He was active in many campus organizations including the student divisions of the Charleston County Bar Association and American Bar Association, the Criminal Law Society and the Student Trial Lawyers Association. He worked as the publication’s editor for The Federal Courts Law Review and devoted more than 375 hours of pro bono service to the Charleston community.

As Assistant Solicitor, Lyon managed a wide variety of casework, from magistrate level misdemeanors to attempted murder. Prior to joining the solicitor’s office, Lyon served as the inaugural clerk for the Honorable Donald B. Hocker, working on a wide range of criminal and civil issues. His additional experience includes acting as a contract attorney for a hospitality group and assisting the Child Support and Abuse and Neglect divisions of the Charleston County Department of Social Services.

Lyon is a member of the South Carolina Bar Association and is admitted to practice in all the courts of the state of South Carolina. His practice areas include criminal law, litigation, traffic tickets, DUI law, homeowner’s association matters and real estate law. He is an active member of First Presbyterian Church and the South Carolina State Guard, 1LT – Judge Advocate General.

Patrick is a licensed title insurance agent in South Carolina and a member of the Greenville County Bar. He serves on the Advisory Board for the Eastside YMCA in Taylors, SC, and the School Advisory Committee for his children’s school. Additionally, he is a member of Memorial United Methodist Church and has volunteered as a soccer coach for the YMCA. Patrick graduated in May of 2017 from the Greer Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Greer, Class of 37, and continues to be active in the Chamber.

Patrick is married to Katherine Haney Dollar, of Macon, Georgia. Kate is an Information Technology Clinical Pharmacist with PRISMA Health Systems in Greenville, South Carolina. They have two boys Neil and George.