Attorneys

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 office. 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…

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 at Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office and Seattle office.  His practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury defense. Mr. Barrett has over 30 years of litigation experience representing individuals and businesses…

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…

Scott Bonavita is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Tampa office. His practice includes casualty and liability, with a focus on premises liability, first party property claims, products liability, personal injury, professional liability, and construction…

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…

Alexandra Bendayan is an Associate at Tyson & Mendes’ Ft. Lauderdale office. Her practice focuses on premises liability and transportation. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Ms. Bendayan worked at a large national law firm. She also gained experience working as a paralegal…