Michelle A. Campbell is a Tyson & Mendes Orange County Branch Office Managing Partner 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…
Richard Somes is a Tyson & Mendes Orange County Branch Office Managing Partner. His practice focuses on general liability, premises liability, products liability, personal injury, surety law, construction…
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…
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…
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…
Brandon Kerr is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. His practice focuses on general liability/insurance defense and construction litigation. Over the course of his career, Mr. Kerr has successfully represented clients in a broad range of matters involving business disputes, construction defects, personal injury, vehicle/trucking accidents, lemon law, and real estate. He has defended the nation’s largest…
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…
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…
Brad Anderson is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. His practice focuses on various forms of complex litigation, including catastrophic injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, abuse and neglect claims, and personal injury claims…
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…
Dayna Carter is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County Office. Her practice focuses on employment law and compliance with the ever-changing state and federal employment laws. Ms. Carter has worked in civil litigation for nearly two decades. She excels at defending businesses and organizations against claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation and various other allegations…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Alexandra McDermott (“Ali”) is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. Her practice focuses on general liability litigation defense. Dr. McDermott has over 25 years of experience in various industries, including law, global education, leadership, business, and health and wellness. She is an experienced litigator and a strategist for handling complex cases. Her specialties include resolving matters…
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…
Sarah Mitchell is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. Ms. Mitchell began her career as a litigator and has practiced for three different firms with a focus on insurance defense. She has also served as General Counsel for three companies in the food and beverage sector and has provided external corporate counsel services to a number of other company clients…
Richard A. Nervig is a Senior Counsel attorney in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office where he leads a multi-attorney team. His practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury defense, employment practices litigation defense, the defense of entity defendants as well as professional malpractice defense…
Natalie Panossian-Bassler is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. Her practice focuses on insurance practices litigation defense. Ms. Panossian-Bassler has extensive litigation experience, including representing individuals and businesses in state courts throughout California and in federal district courts. Ms. Panossian-Bassler is a zealous advocate for her clients and has experience at all levels…
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…
Doria Gaulua Thomas is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. Ms. Thomas is a skilled litigator with extensive experience managing a demanding caseload, making court appearances, and conducting both bench and jury trials in state and federal courts. She is committed to achieving cost-effective results for her clients through vigorous advocacy…
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…
Melody Yadegar is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office, where she defends individuals and insurance carriers in a wide range of personal injury matters. Her practice focuses on automobile liability and premises liability cases, with a particular emphasis on high-exposure bodily injury claims and cases involving complex insurance coverage issues. Ms. Yadegar brings a unique perspective to her…
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…
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…
Viviana Bro is an Associate Attorney in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. She focuses on civil litigation defense. Ms. Bro brings a well-rounded perspective—her defense work is informed by her prior experience as a law clerk advocating for plaintiffs in personal injury and wrongful death matters. This experience gave her a keen insight into common plaintiff strategies and how to combat them…
McKenzie Cannata is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. She handles matters focused on personal injury defense and habitability litigation…
Molly Finnigan is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office, where she focuses her practice on complex insurance defense litigation. She represents individuals, businesses, and public entities in matters involving catastrophic personal injury, premises liability, products liability, and construction defect claims…
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…
Ronald Ussery Jr. is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. His practice focuses on defending clients in general liability, personal injury, premises liability, and insurance defense matters, where he leverages his skills to navigate complex disputes effectively…
Christina Klepin is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. Her practice focuses on personal injury litigation, breach of contract disputes, and insurance defense, with experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants. Ms. Klepin brings a unique perspective to her practice, having previously served as in-house counsel handling complex breach of contract matters and overseeing claims litigation strategy…
Katherine Monk is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. Her practice focuses on medical malpractice, premises liability, and intellectual property. Ms. Monk has extensive litigation experience, including representing physicians and/or health-related entities in state courts throughout California. She has been successful in positioning cases for summary judgment, including a recent case where summary…
Talha Muhammad is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office, where his practice focuses on insurance defense, catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, and professional liability matters. Mr. Muhammad has experience defending individuals, businesses, and national corporations in high-exposure litigation, including complex cases involving negligence, agency, and vicarious liability…
Jaime Portillo is an Associate in Tyson and Mendes’ Orange County office. His practice focuses on civil litigation defense. Mr. Portillo has extensive defense work experience throughout the Inland Empire in many cases involving housing and related litigation. He also has extensive experience with achieving successful outcomes in settlements and trials, prioritizing client trust and fairness…
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…
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…
We are Mansfield Rule Certified!