Attorneys

A native of Staten Island, New York, Bob Tyson is a Founding Partner of the firm. Mr. Tyson is a trial lawyer and author of the #1 best-selling, first book written for the defense to limit exposure at trial, Nuclear Verdicts: Defending Justice for All…

A San Diego native, Pat Mendes is a Founding Partner of Tyson & Mendes and works from the firm’s San Diego headquarters. Over the course of his career, Mr. Mendes has developed a formidable track record in defending insurance companies and businesses…

Jennifer Akre serves as the Managing Partner for Tyson & Mendes’ Houston, Dallas, and West Texas offices. Ms. Akre brings more than 15 years of experience litigating high-risk cases in both the civil and criminal arenas. She has significant experience in trucking and transportation, premises liability, products liability…

Lynn Allen is the Southwest Regional Managing Partner for Tyson & Mendes. Ms. Allen is an experienced trial lawyer who represents her clients in a wide variety of complex cases, including insurance coverage disputes, insurance bad faith…

Emily Beck is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego and Los Angeles offices. Her practice primarily focuses on general liability and commercial and insurance litigation, including personal injury defense…

Sitar Bhatt is the Managing Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Scottsdale and Seattle offices. His practice focuses primarily on general liability, personal injury, premises liability, professional liability, employment, and bad faith litigation…

Kristi Blackwell is the California Regional Managing Partner for Tyson & Mendes and leads the firm’s Retail, Restaurant, and Hospitality practice group. Her practice focuses primarily on general liability, professional liability, personal injury, products liability, premises liability, coverage, and complex litigation. Ms. Blackwell has wide-ranging litigation experience representing…

Jason Boone is a Partner in Tyson Mendes’ Jacksonville and Atlanta offices. His practice areas include personal injury, property, premises liability, and uninsured/underinsured motorist (UIM) claims. Mr. Boone has significant experience with litigation at all stages in the insurance industry…

Michelle A. Campbell is a Managing Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office and a Partner in the Los Angeles office, where she is a member of the Complex Trial Team. Her practice includes general liability, directors and officers liability, and errors and omissions…

Norma Pedroza Chavez is the Managing Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Sacramento office. Her practice areas include human services, premises liability, professional liability, personal injury, catastrophic accidents, construction defect, construction accidents, and employment law…

Kirsten K. Cinquemani is a Partner at Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County and Los Angeles offices. She is a skilled litigator as it pertains to all phases of insurance defense and complex civil litigation. Ms. Cinquemani has worked on a wide range of high-exposure matters involving personal injury…

Catherine Crawley is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Jacksonville office. Her practice focuses premises liability, transportation and trucking, construction, professional liability, negligent security, abuse, and cyber claims. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Ms. Crawley was a Partner at a large Florida firm…

Maureen Daley is the Managing Partner of Tyson & Mendes’ Philadelphia office. Her practice focuses on corporate entity defense, with an emphasis on cases involving premises liability, products liability, employment, construction defect, commercial motor vehicle litigation…

Danielle DeGeorgio is Partner at Tyson & Mendes’ New York and New Jersey offices.  Her practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death defense. She specializes in insurance coverage analysis and disputes, as well as defense of professional malpractice claims…

Lara DiCristina is the Managing Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ New Orleans office. She is a distinguished trial attorney with a stellar record in high-exposure litigation. She focuses her practice on admiralty and maritime law, commercial litigation, construction law, energy and environmental law, insurance coverage and defense, and mass tort and class action cases. Known for her strategic approach and courtroom…

Rachel Donnelly is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. She applies her extensive trial and litigation experience as a member of the Complex Trial Team, focusing her practice on personal injury and insurance litigation…

Stephanie Drenski is a Partner and Team Lead in Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office.  Her practice focuses on general liability, personal injury defense, premises liability, product liability, and professional liability…

Michael Drews is the Northwest Regional Managing Partner for Tyson & Mendes. He has a wealth of experience and enjoys the challenge of handling cases that draw from diverse practice areas, including professional liability (medical and legal malpractice), premises liability…

Codie Dukes is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. A member of the firm’s Complex Trial Team, she has extensive litigation experience representing individuals and businesses in California state and federal district court cases…

Derek Earley is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. His practice focuses on defense of personal injury, general commercial liability, professional liability, and business litigation matters. Mr. Earley has extensive litigation experience, having represented individuals…

Julee Fritsch Earley is Partner at Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. Her practice focuses primarily on catastrophic personal injury. Ms. Earley has extensive experience litigating cases in both federal and state courts, representing clients in areas including…

Dan Fallon is the Managing Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. Mr. Fallon leads a group of litigators specializing in professional liability, personal injury, general commercial liability, and business litigation…

Randy Faust is the Northeast Regional Managing Partner for Tyson & Mendes’ New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania offices. He brings more than 25 years of experience to representing clients in all facets of insurance defense litigation…

Jacob Felderman is Head of Legal Operations for Tyson & Mendes. Mr. Felderman has in-depth experience handling cases in California and Colorado in many practice areas, including general negligence…

Ashley Paige Fetyko is a Partner, Head of Growth & Client Engagement. Ms. Fetyko is based in the Denver and San Diego offices but serves all offices across the firm. Her practice focuses on external and internal communications, business development, client relations, and education. Ms. Fetyko leads the creation and delivery of educational content for national audiences.

David Frankenberger is the Managing Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Fresno office. His practice areas includes complex litigation, trucking and transportation, premises liability, construction defect liability, products liability, medical malpractice, sexual assault and molestation, and elder abuse cases.

David M. Frishman is the Managing Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office, where he is a leader of the Los Angeles Complex Trial Team. His practice includes all facets of the defense of cases involving personal injury…

Brennon Gamblin is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ West Texas and New Mexico offices. With more than 20 years of experience in trial and appellate work, Mr. Gamblin specializes in civil litigation and insurance defense. Over those 20 years practicing in small regional law offices to larger, multi-state firms, he has built a reputation for his unwavering commitment to excellence in the legal field. Mr. Gamblin’s strategic approach and deep dedication…

Molly Gilardi is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office.  Her practice focuses primarily on personal injury and general liability litigation.  Ms. Gilardi is an experienced litigator, having successfully defended individuals and businesses throughout the state of California.

Kevin Gray is a Partner at Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office and leads a multi-attorney team.  His practice focuses on personal injury defense, defense of trucking companies, defense of governmental entities, premises defense, and Special Investigation Unit work.

Haldon Greenburg is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Denver and Ft. Lauderdale offices, where he represents individuals, businesses and insurance carriers related to a variety of different legal matters including claims of personal injury, construction defects, premises liability, wrongful death, first party property claims, and contract related matters.

Candice Nguyen Hamant is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California and Seattle offices. Her practice focuses primarily on general liability, construction litigation, and premises liability…

Harry Harrison is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. His practice focuses on personal injury, employment, and the defense of entity and organization defendants involving allegations of sexual misconduct.

Griffith Hayes is a Managing Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Las Vegas office. His practice includes general liability, products liability, professional liability, and premises liability as well as construction…

Stephen C. Haynes is a Complex Trial Partner at Tyson & Mendes’ San Antonio office. His practice focuses on personal injury defense. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Mr. Haynes was a partner at a Texas firm. He has tried more than 125 jury trials…

David H. Heemann is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Seattle office. His practice includes general liability, auto liability, and construction defects. Mr. Heemann also has extensive experience in insurance law, including coverage opinions, claims management, bad faith litigation, and policy contract…

Ashley L. Hollingsworth is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Jacksonville office. Her practice focuses on general liability, transportation, automobile negligence, wrongful death, premise liability, and construction defect matters. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Ms. Hollingsworth…

Margaret M. Holm is a Partner in the Orange County, San Diego, and Los Angeles offices and Chair of the Healthcare practice.  Ms. Holm is one of the country’s leading trial and appellate litigators for large health care entities…

E. Holland “Holly” Howanitz is the Southeast Regional Managing Partner for Tyson & Mendes’ Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Tampa, and Atlanta offices and a Partner in the Nashville office. Her practice focuses on premises liability; transportation; construction defect; general and automobile negligence; professional malpractice; and products…

Amanda N. James is the Managing Partner at Tyson & Mendes’ San Antonio office. She has over 12 years’ experience handling a wide range of high-exposure and complex casualty matters at primary and excess levels. Her practice focuses primarily on…

Bill Jenkins is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Sacramento office. His practice focuses on construction defect, premises liability, habitability, and professional liability. Mr. Jenkins is an AV-rated attorney with a history of successful litigation in a variety of matters…

Hector Jimenez is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. His practice focuses on general liability defense and the defense of entity defendants where sexual torts are alleged, including sexual assault and child sexual abuse.

William Johnson is the Managing Partner at Tyson & Mendes’ Nashville office and is a Partner in the San Diego and Los Angeles offices. His practice focuses on defending against claims of catastrophic personal injury, sexual torts…

Mark Kiefer is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. Drawing on nearly 40 years of experience, his practice focuses on the healthcare industry and medical and professional malpractice, representing hospitals, doctors, nurses, dentists, psychologists, psychiatrists…

Gordon Klug is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Seattle office and a member of the firm’s Complex Trial Team. His practice focuses on commercial litigation, wrongful death, traumatic brain injury, construction defect, premises liability and construction liability.

Maria Regina Kupillas is a Partner at Tyson & Mendes’ Scottsdale office.  Ms. Kupillas’ practice covers a broad range of insurance defense cases…

Allison Lawrence is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office. Her practice focuses primarily on complex, high value, multi-party personal injury matters. Ms. Lawrence routinely represents Fortune 500 companies, as well as small businesses and individual policyholders…

Michael Lehman is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Fresno office. He brings over 30 years of experience to the firm.  His practice focuses on products liability, employment law, and professional negligence…

Edward Leonard is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office with 45 years of litigation and trial experience. His practice focuses on general liability matters with a long-term emphasis on transportation cases involving the trucking industry and logistics…

Jack Liebhaber is a Partner at Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. His practice of 40 years focuses on catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, and fraud defense. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Mr. Liebhaber was an attorney with several other law firms, including leading his own…

Joseph F. Longo is a Partner in our Philadelphia office. Mr. Longo’s practice consists of representing individuals, corporate clients, employers, businesses, insurance companies and third-party administrators in matters ranging in casualty, products liability, premises liability, trucking…

Cayce E. Lynch is the National Managing Partner at Tyson & Mendes. In this capacity, she leads the firm’s strategic vision and execution across all offices, focusing on optimizing the firm’s performance and addressing challenges in the evolving insurance defense industry.

Mitchell B. Malachowski is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego and Northern California offices and engages in full-spectrum civil litigation defense. His trial-court and appellate practice specializes in complex litigation…

Kevin P. McNamara is a Partner at Tyson Mendes’ Los Angeles office. His practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury defense, commercial vehicle litigation, premises liability litigation, and general liability litigation…

Kristina Milone is the Managing Partner at Tyson & Mendes’ New York office. Ms. Milone has extensive experience leading all phases of insurance defense, civil, and government litigation…

Mina Miserlis is the Chair of Complex Trials at Tyson & Mendes and a driving force behind the firm’s trial success and proven defense strategies. Based in the firm’s San Diego office, she brings over 25 years of litigation and trial experience to leading the firmwide Complex Trial Team.

Susan Oliver is a Partner at Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office and leads a multi-attorney team. Her practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury defense, the defense of entity defendants where sexual torts are alleged…

Rob Olson is a Partner in the Orange County and San Diego office. Mr. Olson has specialized experience handling all types of personal injury lawsuits – from major brain and concussion injuries to minor trip and falls…

Priscilla O’Briant is a Managing Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Las Vegas office. Ms. O’Briant’s practice focuses on insurance law and bad faith litigation.  This includes defending insurers in claims arising from motor vehicle accidents and property losses…

Steven M. O’Brien is the Managing Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Boston office and a Partner in the Connecticut office.  His practice focuses on premises liability, products liability, medical malpractice, construction litigation, catastrophic injury litigation, commercial and general litigation, automobile liability, and professional liability.  Mr. O’Brien has 40 years of litigation and trial experience and has represented various types…

Robert O’Malley is the Managing Partner for the Tyson & Mendes’ Ft. Lauderdale office. He brings more than two decades of experience to defending clients in auto, civil litigation, trucking and transportation, and premises liability cases. He also has significant capabilities handling…

Kara Pape is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office and is a leader of the Complex Trial Team.  Her practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury defense; general liability defense; commercial vehicle litigation; and the defense of public entities where sexual torts are alleged, including child sexual assault and harassment.

Danielle Pascale is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ New York and the Connecticut offices. Her practice focuses on the defense of entity defendants where sexual torts are alleged, including sexual assault and child sexual abuse…

Geronimo Perez is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. His practice focuses on wrongful death, catastrophic injury, premises liability, and employment defense. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Mr. Perez served as Partner at a California insurance defense firm. Mr. Perez brings more than 20 years of experience to the firm. His practice has included handling, overseeing, and managing aggressive litigation…

Charles Reynolds is the Managing Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Tampa office.  His practice includes casualty and liability, with a focus on premises liability, toxic torts, products liability, personal injury, professional liability, and construction.  Mr. Reynolds brings more than 35 years of experience to Tyson & Mendes. Mr. Reynolds has a wealth of experience in litigation.  He has represented numerous theme parks in personal…

Scott Ruksakiati is the Midwest & Central Regional Managing Partner and the Chicago Managing Partner for Tyson & Mendes. For more than 30 years, he has defended clients in diverse and challenging litigation involving catastrophic injury and death, professional liability, errors and omissions insurance claims, construction defect…

Brett Runyon is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Fresno office. He brings more than 34 years of experience to the firm, spanning five decades. His practice includes many types of civil litigation throughout federal and state courts…

Christopher Schon is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. He specializes in high exposure catastrophic personal injury and general liability defense. Mr. Schon also assists privately held businesses in state regulatory and compliance matters.

Carol Ann Seita is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Fresno office. Her practice focuses on automobile and autonomous vehicle liability, premises liability, products liability, and personal injury…

Jim Sell is the Managing Partner of Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office and leads a multi-attorney litigation team. Mr. Sell has practiced law in the Bay Area since his admission to the California Bar in 1988…

Mark Shanberg is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Chicago office. Mr. Shanberg is a seasoned litigation attorney in his 30th year of practice. He has successfully defended his clients in a variety of concentrations including medical liability…

Richard Somes is a Managing Partner at Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. His practice focuses on general liability, premises liability, products liability, personal injury, surety law, construction…

Krista M. Stoumbos is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California and Sacramento offices where she leads a multi-attorney team. Her practice focuses on the defense of entity defendants where sexual torts are alleged, including high-profile sexual assault and child sexual abuse cases, catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death defense, and employment litigation defense…

Brian Woolfall is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. His practice focuses on litigating complex construction defect and property damage claims on behalf of developers, general contractors, and subcontractors along with our construction defect litigation team. Mr. Woolfall…

Sana Abbasi is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office. Her practice focuses on general litigation and personal injury.

Heather M. Abissi is Senior Counsel in Tyson Mendes’ New York and Chicago offices and a member of its Law & Motions Team. Ms. Abissi’s practice focuses on written advocacy through the crafting of persuasive and dispositive motions, petitions, memoranda…

Amaia Sanz de Acedo is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Ft. Lauderdale office. Her practice focuses on civil litigation, automotive, and premises liability. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Ms. Sanz de Acedo began her legal career as a law clerk with a large national…

Terra Affourtit is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. She specializes in high exposure catastrophic personal injury and general liability defense.  Ms. Affourtit has experience representing insurance and public entity defendants in a variety of legal matters, including class action tax litigation, tort litigation, personal injury, wrongful death, construction and premises liability, directors and officers, errors and omissions, quiet title and boundary disputes, and civil rights and police liability.

Martin Alperen is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office. Mr. Alperen is an experienced litigator who has practiced law in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, New York, and the United States Virgin Islands…

David Anderson is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Denver and New Mexico offices. He is a seasoned litigation attorney who specializes in serious personal injury defense, construction defects, trucking and automobile accidents, commercial litigation, and wide variety of other areas…

John A. Anselmo is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ New York office, where he vigorously defends clients in general liability matters. He has over twelve years of experience litigating throughout New York…

Louis R. Barella is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office. He specializes in personal injury and general liability defense. Mr. Barella has successfully defended and resolved hundreds of matters for his clients.

Kevin F. Barrett is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California and Seattle offices. Mr. Barrett has extensive litigation experience representing individuals and businesses in state and federal courts, including at trials, arbitrations, mediations and federal administrative hearings. He has successfully represented clients (both plaintiffs and defendants) in hundreds of lawsuits. In 2019, he represented a large…

Saleem Belbahri is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office. His practice focuses on complex, high-value, multi-party litigation, with an emphasis on personal injury and civil litigation. Mr. Belbahri brings 11 years of litigation experience to the firm. His career began as a deputy public…

Leah Beverly is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office, bringing more than 12 years of litigation experience to the representation of clients in civil defense matters in California. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Beverly worked for the State of Nevada as a prosecutor…

Keith Bostwick is a Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ New Jersey office. His practice focuses primarily on civil litigation defense, specializing in the areas of transportation liability, professional liability, products liability, premises liability, and insurance coverage disputes…

Ava Natalia Bravo is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Nevada office, bringing over 32 years of trial experience. Ms. Bravo has litigated thousands of cases and successfully led more than 100 jury trials to verdict. Her extensive expertise encompasses both the prosecution and defense of criminal…

David Bregman is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. He has spent the better part of his legal career analyzing and resolving complex business and commercial and construction related disputes and achieved Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards. Mr. Bregman successfully represents clients in a wide range of complex business transactional and litigation matters including contractual disputes, contract review and negotiation, corporate formation, real estate, complex construction litigation, delay claims, mechanics lien actions, and risk management.

James Brewer is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Scottsdale office. His practice focuses on insurance defense litigation, including insurance coverage disputes, personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits, premises liability…

Betsy Brown Burgess is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Tallahassee office. Her practice focuses on personal injury defense and employment practices litigation defense. Ms. Burgess has extensive litigation experience, including representing individuals and businesses in state courts…

Christopher L. Campbell is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office. His practice focuses on personal injury defense, employment practices defense, and sports-related disputes from high school to Olympic levels.  

Randel Campbell is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office. Before becoming an attorney in 2000, Mr. Campbell worked in construction for 17 years, and owned and operated his own contracting business…

Lisa Castellanet is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County Office with over 15 years of experience.  Her practice focuses on general liability, personal injury, construction, and tort defense…

Stefani Norrbin Cogsdale is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Jacksonville office. Her practice focuses on defending clients in personal auto, trucking and transportation, dramshop and rideshare cases, premises liability, and defense of entity defendants where sexual torts are alleged…

Clark R. Conforti is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. He has extensive experience litigating personal injury, consumer, and business matters involving catastrophic injury, wrongful death, unfair business practices, and false advertising…

Thera Cooper is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Dallas office. Ms. Cooper has over 10 years of experience handling complex fire/flood subrogation, commercial, product liability, dram shop, catastrophic personal injury, real estate, and construction litigation and appeals…

Tara Corsello is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ New York office. Ms. Corsello brings over ten years of litigation and advisory experience to the firm. Her practice areas include insurance coverage litigation; construction, including design and defect claims…

David Cruz is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Tallahassee office. Mr. Cruz began his legal career at a prominent PIP plaintiffs’ firm, where he represented numerous clients in cases against large insurance companies, giving him keen insight into the tactics plaintiffs’ lawyers use. He later…

Katrina Decker is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California Office. Her practice focuses on complex multi-party construction litigation, real estate litigation, professional liability, landlord tenant and habitability, personal injury and general liability litigation…

William Downes is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ New York office. His practice focuses on personal injury defense and New York Labor Law, with a particular focus on insurance defense. Mr. Downes has extensive experience in New York litigation, representing both defendants…

Yaron Dunkel is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. Mr. Dunkel has extensive experience representing businesses, individuals, and public entities against claims of orthopedic, neurological, and traumatic brain injuries…

Samantha Epstein is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Jacksonville and Atlanta offices. Her practice focuses on appeal-related work, including appellate motions, appellate briefs, oral argument, trial support to ensure that all appealable issues are properly preserved, and post-trial litigation. Ms. Epstein has extensive experience in litigation and appellate work. Her creative approach to the law..

David H Failer is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. He specializes in matters of insurance, including regulation, agency, claims compliance, and bad faith. After serving as a clerk with the United States District Court in St. Louis, Mr. Failer practiced law in Southern California…

Bryan Ferrara is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ New York office.  His practice focuses on insurance defense, construction litigation, commercial motor vehicle litigation, casualty litigation, general civil litigation…

Jordan Fine is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Houston office. Her practice focuses on a variety of defense matters, including complex commercial litigation, product liability torts, and employment issues. Ms. Fine is a litigator with trial experience in both state and federal courts…

Tara Floyd is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Jacksonville office. Her practice focuses on transportation, professional malpractice, nursing home and assisted living, medical malpractice, general and automobile negligence, and products liability…

Dana Furman is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office with a wide range of practice areas including legal malpractice, bad faith, wrongful death and general liability matters. Ms. Furman has been praised by the judiciary for her legal skill and trial ability and has secured multiple judgments in favor of her clients at trial, arbitration, through motion practice and on appeal.

Matthew Gibbs is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. His practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury defense, employment practices litigation defense, the defense of entity defendants where sexual torts are alleged, including sexual assault and child…

Nicholas Gisonda is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ New York office. His practice focuses on personal injury defense; labor law; the defense of entity defendants where sexual torts are alleged, including child sexual abuse; and legal malpractice defense. Handling cases from inception through trial…

Chase Goodman is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. Mr. Goodman primary practice focuses on catastrophic accidents, personal injury, premise liability, and business litigation.

Michael S. Greenfield is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ New York office, where he vigorously defends clients in general liability and healthcare matters. He has over fifteen years of experience litigating matters throughout New York, both in federal and state court. Before joining the firm, Mr. Greenfield worked at a large insurance defense firm as a member of the medical malpractice and general liability team…

Faizan Habeeb is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ New York office, where his practice focuses on litigating high-exposure, catastrophic casualty cases, including claims arising from New York State Labor Law, strict products liability, general negligence and premises liability…

Jonathan Hack is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ New York and Connecticut offices. He has over 12 years of experience in insurance defense litigation. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Mr. Hack was a partner at an insurance defense firm in New York City…

Christopher Hall is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office and is part of the complex civil litigation team. His practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury defense…

Leslie Harrach is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Scottsdale office. Her practice focuses on civil litigation, general liability, insurance defense, personal injury, premises liability, products liability, construction defect, and bad faith litigation…

Kelly Hill is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office. Ms. Hill has extensive litigation experience in personal injury law, as well as commercial creditor’s rights law. She has represented individuals and corporations throughout California. Ms. Hill has worked as…

Anne Honey is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office, where her practice focuses on general insurance defense litigation. Ms. Honey has extensive experience representing individuals, businesses, and insurance companies in complex general liability…

Royce Y. Huang is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Fresno office. His practice includes medical malpractice, catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, elder abuse, automobile liability, premises liability, products liability, construction defect, and other general civil liability…

John J. Van Hise III is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Tallahassee office. His practice focuses on defending matters involving insurance coverage, general litigation, automobile negligence, labor and employment, and premises liability…

Tim Irving is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. Mr. Irving concentrates his practice on representing insurance carriers and corporate clients in high-stakes litigation. He has more than 25 years of courtroom experience representing clients in complex insurance coverage disputes, commercial litigation, and the defense of professional liability and general liability claims. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Mr. Irving was a litigation partner at an AmLaw 100 firm.

Dane Joseph is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego and Los Angeles offices.  His practice focuses on general liability matters, including automobile liability and personal injury matters.  Mr. Joseph’s legal experience also includes complex civil litigation, including residential construction.  He has extensive experience representing Fortune 500 companies, including real estate developers, general contractors, and…

Allan Goulding, Jr. is a Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Philadelphia office. His practice includes premises liability, construction, product liability, and casualty litigation. Throughout his career, Mr. Goulding has worked hard to defend clients in complicated matters. He brings more than…

Matthew Junk is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Philadelphia office. His practice focuses on defending complex personal injury cases involving products liability, premises liability, and construction accidents. Mr. Junk also represents non-profit and for-profit social and human…

David Kahn is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office specializing in the defense of complex, multi-party general litigation and personal injury matters. Mr. Kahn has extensive litigation experience representing individuals, businesses…

John P. Kelly is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ New Jersey office. His practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury defense and medical malpractice defense. Mr. Kelly has extensive experience representing medical practitioners and facilities in complex litigation matters…

Brandon Kerr is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office.  His practice focuses on general liability/insurance defense and construction litigation. 

Gary Klein is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. His practice focuses on personal injury, general liability, and fraud defense. Mr. Klein has over 40 years of experience in civil litigation. He has handled numerous types of cases, including personal injury, transportation…

Marnie C. Lambert is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. Her practice focuses on general liability, products liability, medical malpractice, toxic and mass torts, premises liability, employment law, personal injury, and construction…

Natasha Langenfeld is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Sacramento office. She brings more than 17 years of experience to the firm. Ms. Langenfeld previously served as a Deputy Attorney General III in Torts and Condemnation for the California Department of Justice. Her notable victories include…

Kyle Lawheed is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County Office. His practice focuses on general civil defense litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Lawheed had extensive experience in both tort law and contract law. Mr. Lawheed has represented high-profile…

Charles Lawrence is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego and Nashville offices. His practice focuses on general liability, catastrophic personal injury, vehicle and premises liability, construction defect, and mass tort defense…

Melissa Loesch is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Tallahassee office. Her practice focuses on general liability, including personal injury and professional negligence. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Ms. Loesch obtained extensive litigation experience as a criminal defense attorney at a law firm…

Jessica McKennon is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. She handles all stages of civil litigation with a focus on defense of personal injury, premises liability, general commercial liability, and business litigation matters…

Ann Merrill is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office.  Her practice areas include negligence, premises liability, habitability, nuisance, and breach of contract claims…

Jacqueline Mittelstadt is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office and has thirty years of litigation and transactional experience in both the private and public sectors. Ms. Mittelstadt has extensive litigation experience, including representing individuals and businesses in state courts…

Joe Mkryan is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Fresno office. His practice areas include negligence, premises liability, fraud, officer and director liability, wrongful death, products liability, and general civil matters. Mr. Mkryan has served as second chair at trial and arbitration. During law school, Mr. Mkryan interned for the National Labor Relations Board, where he investigated unfair labor practice charges…

Roberta Nalbandian is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office. With over 30 years of litigation experience, Ms. Nalbandian’s practice focuses on diverse complex litigation including construction defect, general liability, personal injury and other related areas of practice.

Aika Nelson is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ New York office. Her practice focuses on the defense of owners of residential and commercial properties, labor law defense, and defense of business entities and individuals involved in motor vehicle accidents…

W. Scott Noel is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Seattle office. He practices in the areas of construction defect and insurance defense (auto bodily injury claims, premises liability, product liability, timber trespass, and other general civil litigation)…

Julie Noonan is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Denver office. Ms. Noonan has significant experience defending general commercial liability matters, including premises liability, professional liability (medical, legal, and real estate professionals), trucking and transportation matters, product liability, lender liability, and defense of officers and directors. She has over thirty jury verdicts and numerous bench trials and…

Alexandra Noyes is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Fresno office. Her practice areas include a full range of insurance defense litigation. She represents clients in complex litigation, premises liability, construction defect liability, personal injury and products liability…

Traci Owens is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office. Her practice focuses on wrongful death defense, catastrophic personal injury defense, traumatic brain injury defense, defense against claims of mental anguish/distress, and defense against sexual assault…

Brooke Park is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. Her practice focuses on general liability and commercial litigation. Ms. Park has extensive litigation experience, including representing individuals and businesses as both plaintiff’s counsel and defense counsel…

Rhonda Payne is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Houston office. Her practice focuses on civil litigation defense, including premise liability, trucking accidents, contract disputes, DTPA claims, construction defects, and general personal injury defense. Prior to transitioning to litigation…

Laura Reiland is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. She is a seasoned negotiator and litigator with over 30 years’ experience in the fields of construction defect defense, premises liability, professional liability, real estate, and personal injury defense…

Deborah S. Reisdorph is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Fresno office. She defends employers in civil litigation and provides prelitigation preventative consultation to insulate companies and employers from unwarranted litigation. Ms. Reisdorph brings more than thirty years of experience…

Scott M. Rensch is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Jacksonville office. His practice focuses on personal injury defense, including automobile, premises, and general liability claims. Mr. Rensch has a broad variety of litigation experience, having previously represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of cases and claims throughout Florida, including bodily injury/uninsured motorist, premises liability…

Matthew Riley is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego and Chicago offices. His practice focuses on litigating complex labor disputes and insurance matters before state, federal, and administrative courts. Mr. Riley has extensive litigation experience, including notable successes at jury trial and appeals…

BeJae Roberts is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Jacksonville office. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Roberts tried over 20 jury cases while practicing criminal law. She is admitted to practice in Florida State Courts and the Middle District of Florida…

April Rosenbaum is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Houston office. Ms. Rosenbaum has extensive litigation experience in insurance defense, insurance coverage, construction law, construction defect, real estate, and first-party claims. Her experience includes representing public…

Kareen Sassounian is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. Her practice focuses on general liability, personal injury, and premises liability. Ms. Sassounian has extensive litigation experience in state and federal courts…

David Seal is Senior Counsel at Tyson Mendes’ Los Angeles office.  His practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury defense, commercial vehicle litigation, premises liability litigation, and general liability litigation. Mr. Seal has experience in various types of civil litigation, including experience…

Herrittaccei Shabazz-Starr is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Atlanta office. Her practice focuses primarily on complex civil litigation, insurance defense, transportation litigation, construction litigation and personal injury including catastrophic injury. Mrs. Shabazz-Starr brings more than 10 years…

Saryah Sober is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ New York and New Jersey offices. His practice focuses on premises liability, New York labor law, and contractual disputes…

Emily Straub is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. Her practice focuses on defending personal injury, general liability, and professional liability claims. As a primary handling attorney, Ms. Straub has extensive experience in all aspects of civil litigation…

Ms. Stuppiello is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office and a member of the firm’s Complex Trial Team. Ms. Stuppiello has comprehensive experience representing businesses and individuals through all phases of civil litigation. Her practice primarily focuses on defending against personal injury and property damage claims. Her background also includes defending subrogation actions brought on behalf of insurance carriers.

Sean Swinford is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. His practice focuses on insurance defense, general liability, and construction litigation. Mr. Swinford has nearly two decades of civil litigation experience, during which he has represented clients in a wide variety of defense…

Matthew G. Tang is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office. His practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury defense, complex commercial litigation, and other general liability matters. 

Ana Walsh is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office.  Her practice areas include complex and catastrophic loss litigation, commercial real estate, and contracts. Ms. Walsh has extensive experience in business and litigation matters…

Keren H. Wasserman is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Fresno office. She defends insurance carriers and individuals in third- and first-party claims in the areas of trucking and transportation, automobile liability, premises liability, dog bites, complex litigation, and other torts…

Aaron J. Weissman is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. He has been AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell since 2015. He has worked in civil and business litigation for over 42 years, with an emphasis in motion and appellate practice…

Harold West is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ New Jersey office. He focuses on the defense against catastrophic personal injury claims and general liability litigation. Mr. West brings extensive litigation experience to the firm. He has represented both individuals and businesses in state courts…

Steven M. Wheat is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Mr. Wheat advised and represented leading clients in real estate, construction, landlord-tenant, trademark, and commercial disputes. He has also represented owners, developers, and…

Marc Wisehart is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Atlanta office. He brings more than 20 years of experience litigating civil matters at the state and federal levels, including professional liability, premises liability, product liability, toxic torts, and trucking liability. 

Sara Woods is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Fresno office.  Her practice focus includes personal injury, professional liability, and employment practices defense…

Jennifer H. Yeung is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. Her practice focuses on the defense of general liability and medical malpractice matters. Ms. Yeung has extensive litigation experience representing individuals and businesses…

Grace Shuman is Counsel – Thought Leadership in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego Office. Ms. Shuman’s focus is on developing legal content for the firm’s marketing, education, and training programs. Ms. Shuman was an extern for the Honorable Commissioner Kanazawa at the Division I Court of Appeals…

Sitara Abbas is an Associate in Tyson Mendes’ New York office, focusing on general liability defense. She brings a diverse litigation background —having worked on both plaintiffs’ and defendants’ cases—and insurance law, equipping her with a well-rounded perspective to effectively defend her clients…

Joel Adams is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office.  His practice focuses on personal injury defense. Mr. Adams has worked on habitability and personal injury cases. He has also assisted in landlord/tenant disputes, labor law, and criminal law cases. Mr. Adams obtained his…

Adrian Alba is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego and Northern California Offices. His practice focuses on complex litigation. Mr. Alba has proven success in law and motion work, effectively utilizing discovery and civil procedure to succeed on dispositive motions. Prior…

Gabriela Alba is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. Her practice focuses on complex litigation. Prior to becoming licensed to practice law in the state of California, Mrs. Alba clerked under San Diego criminal defense attorney Michael Crowley, where she assisted in a variety of criminal matters, state, federal and municipal code violations in addition to appeals. Afterwards, Mrs. Alba clerked for Tyson & Mendes….

Amanda Ashworth is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office. Ms. Ashworth has conducted multiple jury trials on her own. She has experience arguing motions, preparing hundreds of briefs submitted to the court, questioning witnesses during live testimony, and conducting…

Kristen Aust is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Houston office. Her practice focuses on complex cases in various industries throughout both state and federal courts. With prior experience in business and personal injury litigation, Ms. Aust brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the table…

Shaniqua Biggins is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Dallas office. Her practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury defense, labor and employment litigation defense, and complex commercial litigation. Ms. Biggins has extensive litigation experience, including representing individuals…

McKenzie Cannata is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office.  She handles matters focused on personal injury defense and habitability litigation…

Arielle Collins is an Associate at Tyson & Mendes’ Seattle office, where her practice focuses on insurance defense and civil litigation. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Ms. Collins began her legal career in the state of Idaho, where she clerked for Judge Samuel Hoagland for the Fourth Judicial District Court…

Daniel El Arnaouty is an Associate at Tyson & Mendes’ New York and New Jersey offices. He represents businesses and individuals in all aspects of civil litigation. His practice focuses on the defense of claims related to general casualty, automobile liability, insurance coverage…

Madison R. Flareau is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. Her practice focuses on a variety of civil litigation matters, including premises liability and personal injury defense. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Ms. Flareau gained diverse legal experience through her extensive work in complex real estate finance for both private and publicly traded firms. Ms. Flareau earned her J.D. from Trinity International Law…

Joleene Flores is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. Her practice focuses on general liability, premises liability, products liability, personal injury, surety law, construction, medical malpractice, toxic and mass torts, and employment law..

Erin Fordham is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. During her time in law school, she served as the President of the Student Bar Association and as student representative to the Alumni Association. She is a member of the California State and San Diego County Bar Associations…

Samuel Frasher is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. His practice focuses on complex multi-party litigation and general liability matters. Before joining the firm, Mr. Frasher worked at a preeminent Los Angeles law firm…

Abigail Gallagher is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Tampa office.  Her practice focuses on premises liability, construction defect, and general liability…

Jordan Harirchi is an Associate at Tyson and Mendes’ Jacksonville office. His practice focuses on insurance defense, premises liability, negligent security, and general and automobile negligence. Mr. Harirchi has been a litigator his entire legal career, and he melds experience with creativity, attention to…

Ross Harper is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. He is a member of the firm’s Complex Trial Team, where his practice focuses on a variety of complex civil litigation matters.

Jenna Hazlett is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ New York office. Her practice focuses on insurance defense, construction litigation, premises liability, and general civil liability. Ms. Hazlett has represented property owners, general contractors, construction managers, and subcontractors in matters…

Asya Hogue is an Associate at Tyson & Mendes’ Jacksonville office. Her areas of practice include dependency, personal injury defense, nursing home medical malpractice, and premises liability. Ms. Hogue has represented individuals and corporations throughout Florida…

Nicholas Husher is an Associate at Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. His practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury defense, commercial vehicle litigation, premises and product liability litigation, and general liability litigation…

Michael Incorvaia is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Seattle office. Prior to joining Tyson Mendes, Mr. Incorvaia practiced municipal law in Seattle, where he advised local governments across Washington State how to better serve their communities by providing legal guidance on a variety of topics…

Natasha Jackson is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Jacksonville office. Her practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury defense. Ms. Jackson has several years of litigation experience representing both insureds and insurers in motor vehicle accidents and premise liability cases. She is skillful at…

Cooper Jacobs is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. Mr. Jacobs brings a proactive and strategic approach to each case, focusing on delivering favorable outcomes for his clients across a wide spectrum of complex civil litigation matters. Before becoming an attorney…

Magdalena Jacquez is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Fresno office. Her practice area includes a full range of civil litigation. Ms. Jacquez is a Central Valley native. Before joining Tyson & Mendes, she was a summer law clerk for the Kern County District Attorney’s…

Melissa Jantaworn is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Fort Lauderdale office. Her practice focuses on construction defect litigation defense, personal injury defense, and wrongful death defense cases. Ms. Jantaworn worked as a law clerk for a Fort Lauderdale law firm specializing in family law, wills and estates, and real estate transactions, while simultaneously working remotely for a Japanese…

Karoline Kitlowski is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’s San Diego office. Her practice focuses on a wide variety of civil litigation matters. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Ms. Kitlowski worked in an office specializing in class actions and other complex litigation. She successfully brought and defended…

Alison (De Young) Koralewski is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office and a member of the Law & Motion team. Her practice focuses primarily on appeals, writs, and law and motion matters in complex and general liability litigation. Ms. Koralewski is an experienced litigator, leveraging years of appellate and dispositive motion experience to successfully defended individuals, businesses, and public entities in both…

Nancy Leon is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’s Fresno office. Her practice focuses on personal injury defense. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Ms. Leon worked as an office administrator and case manager at a plaintiffs’ personal injury law firm…

Austin Lewis is an Associate at Tyson & Mendes’ Seattle office. His practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury defense, premises and products liability, and general negligence matters. Prior to joining Tyson and Mendes, Mr. Lewis practiced personal injury litigation in northern Florida…

Corey Lopez is an Associate at Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office, specializing in construction defect and personal injury litigation. With a background in general construction and plumbing, Mr. Lopez’s hands-on experience as a contractor provides him with a unique…

Sarah Lux is an Associate at Tyson & Mendes’ San Antonio office. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, she worked at two previous law firms based out of Texas. Sarah brings a vivacious personality and leveled demeanor, as she works diligently to deliver results…

Sam Manning is an Associate in Tyson Mendes’ San Antonio and New Mexico offices. Mr. Manning’s practice is focused on personal injury litigation. Prior to joining Tyson Mendes, Mr. Manning worked at a large plaintiff’s personal injury law firm, where he gained valuable experience and insight representing clients…

Alexandra Muehl is an Associate at Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office.  Ms. Muehl’s practice focuses on professional malpractice defense, catastrophic personal injury defense…

Alex Oh is an Associate Attorney in Tyson & Mendes’ Houston office. His practice primarily focuses on personal injury and insurance defense. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Mr. Oh worked for two notable personal injury firms in Austin. He has negotiated millions of dollars’ worth of settlements…

Manuel Parra is an Associate at Tyson & Mendes’ Fresno office. Mr. Parra has nearly four years of litigation experience, spanning employment, real estate, and business litigation. Mr. Parra has had several motions granted by courts in California for his clients and strives to be accessible to his clients…

Anthony Passela is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ New York office. His practice focuses on general liability defense, including premises liability cases, motor vehicle accidents, and the defense of entities such as schools, childcare centers, and religious organizations where sexual torts and misconduct are alleged. Mr. Passela obtained his J.D. from Villanova University School of Law in 2024. During his time in law school…

Alexis Philpott is an Associate at Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. Ms. Philpott has experience defending insurance companies against breach of contract and insurance bad faith claims. She also has experience representing insured parties against personal injury claims on behalf of insurers…

Jaclyn Ponish is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Antonio office. Her practice focuses on insurance defense and personal injury defense. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Ms. Ponish spent six years working in personal injury law, where she gained valuable experience and insight representing…

Nicholas Psyk is an Associate in Tyson Mendes’ Las Vegas office. His practice primarily focuses on insurance defense. Mr. Psyk has experience representing individuals and businesses on both sides of litigation…

Anthony J. Puzo is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego Office. Mr. Puzo primarily defends against complex and high stakes personal injury lawsuits stemming from both products liability and premises liability claims…

Sean Reilly is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Seattle office. Prior to joining Tyson and Mendes, Mr. Reilly clerked for the Honorable Sharon Keller at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Mr. Reilly brings a fresh perspective and a strong commitment to insurance defense, and he will work diligently to…

Garrett Respondek is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Denver office. Mr. Respondek’s practice focuses on personal injury, construction defect, automobile accidents, and related areas. Before joining Tyson & Mendes, Mr. Respondek gained extensive litigation experience successfully…

Ivette Reyes is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ New York office. Her practice includes premises liability claims, construction and labor law litigation, commercial and personal motor vehicle litigation, casualty litigation, and general civil litigation…

Chelsea Salem is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. Her practice focuses on general liability, professional liability, catastrophic personal injury, and complex civil litigation. Ms. Salem has extensive experience representing individuals and businesses throughout California…

Alexis César Santana is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Mr. Santana worked at a business law firm. He worked as a law clerk before passing the Bar and began litigating soon after. Mr. Santana obtained his J.D. from California Western School of Law…

Anna K. Sasaki is an Associate at Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. Her practice focuses on a wide variety of personal injury-related civil litigation matters. Ms. Sasaki was part of Tyson and Mendes’ Summer clerkship program in 2021 and gained hands-on experience with many stages…

Nicole Sebial is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. Ms. Sebial has experience ranging from employment law, federal disaster loan resolution, and disaster risk management. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Ms. Sebial worked as plaintiffs’ counsel, allowing her to gain valuable…

Sarah Shavers is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Jacksonville office. Her practice focuses on personal injury, construction defect, medical malpractice, premises liability, and general negligence…

Liam Sidebottom is an Associate at Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office. His practice focuses on a variety of civil litigation matters. Mr. Sidebottom received his J.D. magna cum laude from The Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law in 2022 and was awarded…

Hailey Standridge is an Associate in Tyson and Mendes’ San Antonio office. Her practice focuses on general litigation defense. Ms. Standridge gained prior experience with litigation during her time clerking at the Alabama Supreme Court and Attorney General’s Office…

Ronald Stewart is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Sacramento office. His practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury defense, real estate, construction and habitability matters. Throughout his career, Mr. Stewart has demonstrated expertise in all aspects of civil litigation, representing individuals and businesses in state courts throughout California and in federal district courts. A skilled litigator, he has secured…

Reese Swincher is an Associate at Tyson and Mendes’ San Antonio office. His practice focuses on personal injury litigation. Mr. Swincher has experience litigating personal injury cases from both plaintiff and defense sides, which gives him insight into countering…

Federica Vergani is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Fort Lauderdale office. Her practice focuses on civil litigation, automotive, and premises liability. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Ms. Vergani began her legal career as a staff attorney at the Florida Third District Court of Appeal…

Valentine Vidal (She/They) Valentine “Val” Vidal is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Seattle office. Her practice focuses on insurance defense, construction defect, complex litigation, contract-based actions, and general liability. Prior to joining Tyson Mendes in Seattle, Mx. Vidal practiced…

Grant Welbourn is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Scottsdale office. Prior to law school, Mr. Welbourn worked as a paralegal in D.C. assisting in general litigation matters and international trade. After law school, he practiced general litigation in Maryland…

Kianna Woods is an Associate at Tyson and Mendes’ Orange County office specializing in personal injury defense. Ms. Woods is a collaborative team player who represents her clients through each stage of a case. She is a successful litigator due to her ability…

Isabella Wynn is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. Her practice focuses on a wide variety of civil litigation matters, including insurance defense. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Ms. Wynn gained diverse legal experience at various private law firms and in-house…

Maria Zurmati is an Associate at Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. Her practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury defense, commercial & general civil litigation, habitability & commercial property and healthcare and medical malpractice defense…