Aaron J. Lyttle

Aaron J. Lyttle

Aaron is a Partner working out of the firm’s Cheyenne office. Aaron has a varied background touching on many different areas of law.

Aaron J. Lyttle

Education & Licensure

Aaron attended the University of Wyoming where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in both Philosophy and Communication in 2007 and his J.D. with honors, Order of the Coif in 2010. He is licensed to practice law in Colorado, Wyoming, and before the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming.

Memberships & Professorships

Aaron is a member of American Inns of Court and the Southeast Wyoming Estate Planning Council.

Speaking Engagements

  • “Trusts 101,” National Business Institute Seminar in Cheyenne, Wyoming, December 18, 2014.
  • “So You’re Administering a Trust or Estate,” University of Wyoming Extension Service, Newcastle, Wyoming, November 21, 2013.
  • “The Innocence Movement Comes to Wyoming,” Laramie County Bar Association Presentation, October 17, 2013.
  • “Avoiding Wyoming Probate,” University of Wyoming Extension Service, June 6, 2013.
  • “Trusts 101,” National Business Institute Seminar in Cheyenne, Wyoming, December 18, 2012.
  • “Drafting Effective Wills and Trusts,” National Business Institute Seminar in Cheyenne, Wyoming, November 8, 2011.
  • “A Basic Introduction to Estate Planning,” Parks and Recreation Department, Cheyenne, Wyoming, Summer 2011.

Published Articles

  • “Return of the Repressed: Coping with Post-Conviction Innocence Claims in Wyoming,” 14 Wyoming Law Review 555, 2014.
  • “Planning Ahead, Difficult Decisions Series,” University of Wyoming Extension, October 2013
  • “Coming Soon or Already Here? DNA Evidence in Wyoming,” Wyoming Lawyer, June 2013
  • Aaron Lyttle, “Case Note: Get the Balance Right: The Supreme Court’s Lopsided Balancing Test for Evaluating State Voter-Identification Laws,” 9 Wyoming Law Review 281, 2009.
  • Robert Sprague & Aaron Lyttle, “Shareholder Primacy and the Business Judgment Rule: Arguments for Expanded Corporate Democracy,” 16 Stanford Journal of Law __, Business Finance 1, 2011.
  • Robert Sprague & Aaron Lyttle, “Financial Crisis: Impetus for Restoring Corporate Democracy,” MBAA International Conference, 2010 (selected as the Conference Distinguished Paper from the Legal Studies Track).

Experience

While in law school, he served as the Managing Editor of the Wyoming Law Review, where he oversaw publication of a special issue and symposium on professional responsibility in Wyoming, and participated in an externship with the Rocky Mountain Innocence Center.

Notable Achievements & Recognition

On September 12, 2013, Aaron received the Pro Bono Service Award from the Wyoming State Bar.