Amy McGuiness

Amy McGuiness is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Jacksonville office. Her practice focuses on automobile negligence and personal injury defense.

Ms. McGuinness has extensive litigation experience in first party property, first and third-party personal injury, premise liability, and criminal defense. She was board-certified in civil trial law from 2014-2019. Ms. McGuinness tried 22 civil trials with five complete defense verdicts and four awards of only past medical expenses. She has also tried over 50 criminal cases. In addition to practicing in state courts throughout Florida, she has also practiced in the U.S. District Court in the Middle District of Florida.

Ms. McGuiness obtained her J.D. from George Washington University in 2000. She obtained her B.A. degree from Ohio Wesleyan University, where she graduated cum laude in 1997.

In her free time, Ms. McGuiness enjoys spending time with family and friends. She enjoys reading, traveling, and sports.