Boston College teaching record

Crystal Lyons

Adjunct Professor

Law

Biography

Crystal Lyons is currently a mediator at MWI's Court Program. Previously, she served as the supervising assistant district attorney and captain of the Mental Health Team of the Appeals and Training Bureau within the Middlesex District Attorney's Office. As captain, Lyons advised on questions of competency and criminal responsibility, reviewed forensic mental health evaluations and psychosocial assessments, established policy and review procedures, and determined civil commitment decisions. Prior to joining BC Law, Lyons taught at New England Law in Boston where she specialized in mental health law.

Official evaluation summary

3.78 / 5

Based on 86 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Courses taught

Ratings are this instructor’s response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations, on a scale of 1 to 5.

LAWS8251 Legal Practice Seminar
Instructor rating 3.78 / 5 · Course rating 3.41 / 5 · 86 responses
Taught Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023

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