Ashley Paige Fetyko
Ashley Paige Fetyko is a Partner and the 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 research, education, and thought leadership surrounding Nuclear Verdicts® and their causes, trends, and solutions. With a focus on client need and industry trends and concerns, Ms. Fetyko leverages her deep trial experience to develop industry-leading innovation, consultation, and education services. Leading a multi-disciplinary team, her efforts focus on preparing the firm’s attorneys to deliver excellence for clients, cultivating industry relationships, and guiding the strategic growth of innovation within the firm and beyond. Ms Fetyko conceptualized The Apex after leading the research and analysis of 100 Nuclear Verdicts® for the forthcoming book, Nuclear Verdicts®: The Apex – Break the Pattern, as a blueprint for the defense to stop Nuclear Verdicts® using the trial-tested and data-backed Tyson & Mendes strategies. In addition to being a sought-after speaker known for her dynamic and entertaining delivery, she oversees the creation of all internal and external educational programming,and serves as faculty for the Nuclear Verdicts Defense Institute.
Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Ms. Fetyko was a prosecutor, serving as both a deputy district attorney and as Chief Trial Deputy District Attorney. She has extensive trial experience after serving as first chair in over 90 jury trials (both criminal and civil). As a prosecutor, she handled all manner of criminal offenses, including high-profile murder, sexual assault, and crimes against children cases, and trained law enforcement, including agents with the FBI. Ms. Fetyko was the recipient of the 2018 Champion of Children Award in recognition of her work securing convictions against perpetrators of the most serious offenses against children. Before becoming a prosecutor, Ms. Fetyko was a litigator for a national employment defense firm, representing employers at all stages of litigation, including in mediation, and securing settlements before agencies such as the EEOC and CRD.
Ms. Fetyko received her J.D. from Southwestern Law School, where she was a member of the Trial Advocacy Honors Program, competing in and winning national mock trial competitions as well as serving on the Board of Governors. She was also an editor of the Biederman Entertainment Law Journal and served on the Board of Governors for the Women’s Law Association. Ms. Fetyko received her B.A. from Emerson College, graduating with awards and honors in writing and political communication. Ms. Fetyko is a member of the Colorado Bar Association, the Colorado Women’s Bar Association (on the Judicial Committee and as a Mentor in the CWBA LIFT! Mentorship Program), Denver MAMAS (Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association), the Weld County Bar Association, and the Colorado Defense Lawyers Association. She is an associate fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America as well as a member of the Trial Law Institute, and she coaches high school mock trial.
Outside of work, Ms. Fetyko can be found relishing time with her husband and two young children, dabbling in photography, and enjoying the Colorado sunshine.
- What Really Defines a Nuclear Verdict (And Why the Dollar Amount Keeps Moving) January 7, 2026
- Tyson & Mendes Announces the Re-Release of Latest Book Nuclear Verdicts®: The Apex – Break the Pattern January 7, 2026
- Tyson & Mendes Launches Apex Defense Consulting to Combat Rising Nuclear Verdicts® October 1, 2025
- InsHER: From Ruth to Taylor to Cayce Lynch & Ashley Paige Fetyko June 18, 2025
- Combating Nuclear Verdicts® with Humanity and Technology June 5, 2025
- Leading Change With Ema Rolof: Featuring Ashley Fetyko May 7, 2025
- Turning the Tables: Defense Litigators Embrace Lawsuits, Alleging Fraud at Plaintiffs Shops October 8, 2024
- Personalizing the Corporate Defendant: Changing Up The Same Old Strategies September 13, 2024
- The Nation’s Leading Defense Attorneys Complete Third Annual Nuclear Verdicts Defense Institute: Tyson & Mendes Provides Defense Bar and Carriers with Cutting-Edge Methods for Driving Down Damages July 22, 2024
- Tyson & Mendes Names Partner, Ashley Paige Fetyko, New Head of Communications June 17, 2024
- Tyson & Mendes Promotes Seven to Partner: Attorneys Elevated Across Northern California, Orange County, San Diego, Scottsdale and Denver May 23, 2024
- Carriers Warn the Skyrocketing Verdicts Will Lead to Premium Hikes April 25, 2024
- Risk On / Risk Off Podcast – Conversation with Ashley Paige Fetyko February 27, 2024
- Maybe Taylor Swift Can Help? Defense Lawyers Turn To Tay-Tay for Tips on Addressing Nuclear Verdicts September 15, 2023
- Tyson & Mendes Graduates 23 Attorneys from 2023 TM Trial Academy: Nationwide Civil Litigation and Insurance Defense Firm Teaches Advanced Methods for Defending Against Nuclear Verdicts® June 22, 2023
- Second Annual Nuclear Verdicts Defense Institute Celebrates 2023 Graduates: Tyson & Mendes Trains Attorneys in Its Innovative Methods for Defending Against Outsized Jury Awards June 12, 2023
- Privacy vs. Relevance: How Deep Can Discovery Go in Colorado Lien Cases? February 14, 2025
- When Roads Diverge in the Wood: the Power of Risk in Building a Fulfilling Career and Stopping Nuclear Verdicts® November 20, 2024
- Colorado’s Statute of Limitations: No Exceptions for Delayed Grief October 22, 2024
- NO WAY, PRO SE! The Consequences of Abusing the Judicial System as a Pro Se Litigant in Colorado April 5, 2024
- You Poetic, Noble Land Mermaid: A Celebration of “Galentine’s Day” February 12, 2024
- The Covid-19 Naughty or Nice Coverage List December 19, 2023
- Taylor Swift’s 13 Takeaways to Stop Nuclear Verdicts® October 20, 2023
- “Thinking Out Loud” About Ed Sheeran’s Use of The Nuclear Verdict Defense Methods June 12, 2023
- Applying the Tyson & Mendes Methods in a Case Involving Sexual Abuse in a Colorado Hospital May 8, 2023
- Gwyneth Paltrow on Trial: How Authenticity and the Tyson & Mendes Nuclear Verdicts® Defense Methods Defused Juror Anger and Won the Day April 20, 2023
- RISKWORLD 2026 May 3-6, 2026
- Luck or Leadership: How to Own the Mic & Break the Pattern of Permission March 17, 2026
- Women at the Top: Reaching the Apex in Work and Life April 16, 2026
- 2026 CLM Annual Conference March 25-27, 2026
- The London Healthcare Claims Conference March 19, 2026
- Lloyds Presentation at the Old Library March 18, 2026
- 2025 CLM Denver Educational Event December 10, 2025
- CLM 2025 Focus Conference, Women’s Summit, and Holiday Party December 3-4, 2025
- Montana Municipal Interlocal Authority Defense Summit September 25, 2025
- Law Enforcement Risk Management Symposium July 8-10, 2025
- Verisk Liability Claims Symposium 2025 June 23-24, 2025
- Magnaheimer Nuclear Verdicts® Webinar – Part 2 August 14, 2025
- Colorado Women’s Bar Association Annual Convention May 16-19, 2025
- IRMI Transportation Risk Conference (TRC) June 2-4, 2025
- CLM Webinar: First Reptile, Now AI: When Will the Defense Adapt? May 20, 2025
- “YES, AND!” Harnessing a Growth Mindset to Quiet Impostor Phenomenon, Ignite Your Career and Your Joy, and Stop Nuclear Verdicts® May 1, 2025
- NAMIC Conference March 5-7, 2025
- From Ruth to Taylor: Lessons in Striving and Thriving February 20, 2025
- RISKWORLD May 4-7, 2025
- CLM Webinar: Argue Pain and Suffering or Suffer the Consequences! Top Trends and Takeaways from Analysis into 100 Nuclear Verdicts® January 15, 2025
- CLM Webinar: Give a Number, Get a Defense Verdict! Top Trends and Takeaways from Analysis into 100 Nuclear Verdicts® October 23, 2024
- From Ruth to Taylor: Lessons in Striving and Thriving October 9, 2024
- CLM Webinar: Personalize the Corporate Defendant or the Plaintiff Will Villainize Them August 28, 2024
- 2024 MDS Conference June 12-14, 2024
- Pulling Back the Curtain of Nuclear Verdicts®: the Who, What, Where, Why, and How – Spring Series June 5, 2024
- From Ruth to Taylor: Lessons in Striving and Thriving May 16, 2024
- GEM Annual Summit July 24, 2024
- CLM Webinar: Accept Responsibility or Pay the Nuclear Price: Top Trends and Takeaways from Analysis into 100 Nuclear Verdicts® March 06, 2024
- Magnaheimer Nuclear Verdicts® Webinar February 28, 2024
- Perrin Conferences North American Construction Summit January 17-18, 2024
- Stop Nuclear Verdicts® by Giving a Number and Arguing Pain and Suffering! December 13, 2023
- MPL Association – 2024 Dental Workshop February 14-16, 2024
- 2024 Property Casualty Claims Seminar – Gen Re March 4-6, 2024
- Oregon Association of Defense Counsel October 5, 2023
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Can Taylor Swift Stop Nuclear Verdicts®?
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