Attorneys

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…

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.

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

Allison Lawrence is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office. Her practice focuses primarily on general litigation, premises liability and personal injury matters. Ms. Lawrence has extensive litigation experience defending clients in both civil and criminal California state courts.

Joseph J. (“J.J.”) Minioza is a Partner at Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office.  He brings over 20 years of experience to the firm. His practice focuses on general liability, habitability, employment, elder abuse, D&O, E&O, appellate, and wage and hour cases….

Lindsey M. Ball is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego and Northern California offices. Her practice primarily focuses on general liability and the defense of entities and organizations against allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct…

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.

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…

Erick Dimalanta is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office. His practice focuses on construction defect, business litigation, premises liability, property damage, subrogation and real estate professional liability.

Stephanie Drenski is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office. Ms. Drenski represents individuals and businesses in a wide variety of matters, including general liability, personal injury, premises liability…

Richard Flood is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office. His practice focuses on general litigation, products liability, premises liability, personal injury, and wrongful death…

Christopher Hogan is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office.  His practice areas include personal injury, real estate, insurance coverage, wrongful death, property damage, construction, and legal malpractice…

Shelley Kramer is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office. With over 35 years of legal experience, in and out of the courtroom, Ms. Kramer specializes in catastrophic injury…

Kevin Lee is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office. His practice focuses primarily on general litigation, construction defect, insurance defense, and bodily injury…

Mitchell B. Malachowski is Senior Counsel 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…

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…

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.

Darrell Nguyen is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office.  His practice focuses on complex multi-party construction litigation, real estate professional liability…

Denae M. Olivieri is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office. Ms. Olivieri is an experienced litigator who focuses her practice on construction defect litigation, general civil litigation…

Pegah Shetabi is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office. Her practice focuses on personal injury and general liability litigation.  Ms. Shetabi joins Tyson & Mendes as an experienced litigator…

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. 

Ian Wilson is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office and is part of a multi-attorney team.  He practices general litigation, with a primary focus on construction defect, personal injury, and professional liability defense.

Molly Gilardi is Special Counsel 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.

Jordan Jones is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California Office. His practice focuses on general litigation, including landlord-tenant disputes, personal injury, construction defect, and automobile liability…

Leila Morshed Mohseni is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office.  Her practice areas include professional liability, construction defect, products liability, real estate, and habitability matters…

Rena G. Sera is an Associate at Tyson & Mendes’ Northern California office.  Her practice includes defending premises liability and habitability matters, as well as employment discrimination, medical malpractice, construction defect, and other general liability matters…