Attorneys

A native of Staten Island, New York, Bob Tyson is a Founding Partner of the firm and serves on the Executive Committee. Mr. Tyson is a trial lawyer and author of the #1 best-selling, first book written for the defense to limit exposure at trial, Nuclear Verdicts: Defending Justice for All and its sequel, Nuclear Verdicts: The Apex – Break the Pattern. In his first groundbreaking book, Mr. Tyson sets forth the specific methods to beat plaintiffs’ lawyers and achieve justice…

A San Diego native, Pat Mendes is a Founding Partner of Tyson & Mendes and works from the firm’s San Diego headquarters. Over the course of his career, Mr. Mendes has developed a formidable track record in defending insurance companies and businesses, taking on high profile, high stakes litigation involving insurers, design professionals, contractors, homeowners associations, and real property disputes…

Amaia Sanz de Acedo is a Partner at Tyson & Mendes’ Ft. Lauderdale office. Her practice focuses on civil litigation, automotive, and premises liability. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Ms. Sanz de Acedo began her legal career as a law clerk with a large national firm. After passing the Bar, she transitioned into a role as a practicing attorney at the same firm. During her time at that firm, Ms. Sanz de Acedo gained extensive…

Jennifer Akre serves as the Tyson & Mendes Houston, Dallas, and West Texas Branch Office Managing Partner. Ms. Akre brings more than 15 years of experience litigating high-risk cases in both the civil and criminal arenas. She has significant experience in trucking and transportation, premises liability, products liability…

Lynn Allen is an Equity Partner and the Southwest Regional Managing Partner for Tyson & Mendes. Ms. Allen is an experienced trial lawyer who represents her clients in a wide variety of complex cases, including defense of personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits, products liability…

Frank Baer is a Partner at Tyson & Mendes’ Philadelphia office and leads a multi-attorney team. His practice focuses on personal injury defense, catastrophic personal injury defense, medical malpractice defense, legal malpractice defense and real estate transaction defense…

Sitar Bhatt is the Tyson & Mendes Scottsdale and Seattle Branch Office Managing Partner. His practice focuses primarily on general liability, personal injury, premises liability, professional liability, employment, and bad faith litigation…

Kristi Blackwell is an Equity Partner and 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…

Keith Bostwick is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ New Jersey office. His practice focuses primarily on civil litigation defense, specializing in trucking and transportation, professional liability, products liability, premises liability, complex casualty matters, insurance coverage disputes, and appellate practice. Mr. Bostwick has extensive litigation experience representing individuals and companies of all sizes in state and federal…

Jayne L. Brayer is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Philadelphia and New York offices. She has extensive experience in commercial litigation, civil litigation, having handled cases of medical malpractice, automobile, construction defect, construction bodily injury, employment, premises liability and toxic tort matters…

Betsy Brown Burgess is a Partner at Tyson & Mendes’ Tallahassee office. Her practice focuses on personal injury defense and employment practices litigation defense. Ms. Burgess has extensive litigation experience, including representing individuals and businesses in state courts throughout Florida and in federal district courts. Ms. Burgess works to find winning arguments through vigorous investigation of facts and thorough…

Michelle A. Campbell is a Tyson & Mendes Orange County Branch Office Co-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…

Norma Pedroza Chavez is the Tyson & Mendes Sacramento Branch Office Managing Partner. Her practice areas include human services, premises liability, professional liability, personal injury, catastrophic accidents, construction defect, construction accidents, and employment law…

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…

Clark R. Conforti is a Partner 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…

Thera Cooper is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Dallas office. Ms. Cooper has over 10 years of experience handling complex fire/flood subrogation, commercial, product liability, dram shop, catastrophic personal injury, real estate, and construction litigation and appeals. Ms. Cooper’s extensive experience includes successfully obtaining summary judgment in matters involving workplace accidents, motor vehicle collisions…

Maureen Daley is a Tyson & Mendes Philadelphia Branch Office Co-Managing Partner and a Partner in the New York office. Her practice focuses on corporate entity defense, with an emphasis on cases involving premises liability, products liability, employment, construction defect, commercial motor vehicle litigation…

Danielle DeGeorgio is the Tyson & Mendes New Jersey Branch Office Managing Partner and a Partner in the New York office. Her practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death defense. She specializes in insurance coverage analysis and disputes, as well as defense of professional malpractice claims…

Rachel Donnelly is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. She applies her extensive trial and litigation experience as a member of the Complex Trial Team, focusing her practice on personal injury and insurance litigation…

Stephanie Drenski is a Partner and Team Lead in Tyson & Mendes’ San Francisco Bay Area office. Her practice focuses on general liability, personal injury defense, premises liability, product liability, and professional liability…

Michael Drews is the Tyson & Mendes Northwest Regional Managing Partner and a Partner in the New York office. He has a wealth of experience and enjoys the challenge of handling cases that draw from diverse practice areas, including professional liability (medical and legal malpractice), premises liability…

Codie Dukes is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. A member of the firm’s Complex Trial Team, she has extensive litigation experience representing individuals and businesses in California state and federal district court cases…

Yaron Dunkel is a Partner at Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. Mr. Dunkel has extensive experience representing businesses, individuals, and public entities against claims of orthopedic, neurological, and traumatic brain injuries.  He has handled cases involving premises liability; motor vehicle accidents, product liability, workplace discrimination and retaliation; business and real property disputes…

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…

Julee Fritsch Earley is Partner at Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. Her practice focuses primarily on catastrophic personal injury. Ms. Earley has extensive experience litigating cases in both federal and state courts, representing clients in areas including…

Noel Edlin is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ San Francisco Bay Area office. His practice areas include catastrophic injury, toxic tort, environmental, product liability, construction defect, commercial auto, and employment. With four decades of experience, Mr. Edlin has a track record defending high-profile clients against high-stakes, complex claims…

Dan Fallon is an Equity Partner and the Tyson & Mendes San Diego Branch Office Managing Partner. Mr. Fallon leads a group of litigators specializing in professional liability, personal injury, general commercial liability, and business litigation…

Danielle C. Favata is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Ft. Lauderdale office. Her practice areas include premises liability, auto liability, and general liability. Before joining Tyson & Mendes, Ms. Favata worked at a large Florida firm, conducting jury trials and mediations, and handling cases from investigation to post-judgment, with cases involving catastrophic loss, surgical procedures, and traumatic brain injury…

Jacob Felderman is an Equity Partner, the Head of Legal Operations, and a member of the Executive Committee at Tyson & Mendes. He is a career litigator with over 20 years of practice, during which he defended civil matters across varied disciplines, tried cases to verdict, and managed several teams. As the Head of Legal Operations, Mr. Felderman plays a critical role in driving the operational excellence, client satisfaction…

Pat Ferraris is the Managing Partner of Tyson & Mendes’ Inland Empire office. Mr. Ferraris specializes in the practice of insurance defense, and defense of governmental agencies. Having worked for several preeminent litigation firms previously, Mr. Ferraris brings his years of experience and devotion to hard work and ethical conduct to the practice of law. He is admitted to practice before all Courts in the State…

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…

David Frankenberger is the Tyson & Mendes Fresno Branch Office Managing Partner. His practice areas includes complex litigation, trucking and transportation, premises liability, construction defect liability, products liability, medical malpractice, sexual assault and molestation, and elder abuse cases.

David M. Frishman is the Tyson & Mendes Los Angeles Branch Office Managing Partner, where he is a leader of the Los Angeles Complex Trial Team. His practice includes all facets of the defense of cases involving personal injury…

Brennon Gamblin is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ West Texas and New Mexico offices. With more than 20 years of experience in trial and appellate work, Mr. Gamblin specializes in civil litigation and insurance defense. Over those 20 years practicing in small regional law offices to larger, multi-state firms, he has built a reputation for his unwavering commitment to excellence in the legal field. Mr. Gamblin’s strategic approach and deep dedication…

Molly Gilardi is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ San Francisco Bay Area 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.

Robert Good is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Chicago and Los Angeles offices. His practice focuses on trial and litigation in general liability, product liability, commercial vehicle liability, premises liability, toxic torts, and breach of contract.   Before joining Tyson & Mendes, Mr. Good was a Partner on the national trial team at a national defense firm. With significant experience litigating in both state and federal courts and first…

Chase Goodman is a Partner at Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. Mr. Goodman primary practice focuses on catastrophic accidents, personal injury, premise liability, and business litigation. Mr. Goodman has extensive litigation experience and has consistently obtained successful results for his clients in both state and federal courts in Southern California. Mr. Goodman has a track record of success in every stage of…

Haldon Greenburg is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa, Denver, and New York offices. He previously served as the Managing Partner of the firm’s Ft. Lauderdale office. His practice focuses on representing individuals and businesses in complex legal disputes involving premises liability, personal injury, wrongful death, first-party property claims, automobile accidents, construction defects, and contract-related…

Michael S. Greenfield is a Partner at Tyson & Mendes’ New York office, where he vigorously defends clients in general liability and healthcare matters. He has over fifteen years of experience litigating matters throughout New York, both in federal and state court. Before joining the firm, Mr. Greenfield worked at a large insurance defense firm as a member of the medical malpractice and general liability team…

Candice Nguyen Hamant is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle offices. Her practice focuses primarily on general liability, construction litigation, and premises liability…

Harry Harrison is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. His practice focuses on personal injury, employment, and the defense of entity and organization defendants involving allegations of sexual misconduct.

Griffith Hayes is the Tyson & Mendes Las Vegas Branch Office Managing Partner. His practice includes general liability, products liability, professional liability, and premises liability as well as construction…

Stephen C. Haynes is a Complex Trial Partner at Tyson & Mendes’ San Antonio office. His practice focuses on personal injury defense. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Mr. Haynes was a partner at a Texas firm. He has tried more than 125 jury trials…

Patrick J. Healey is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ New York office and leads a multi-attorney team. Mr. Healey has over three decades of experience in the civil litigation area, having handled cases of professional negligence, medical malpractice, New York Labor Law, automobile and premises liability…

David H. Heemann is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Seattle office. His practice includes general liability, auto liability, and construction defects. Mr. Heemann also has extensive experience in insurance law, including coverage opinions, claims management, bad faith litigation, and policy contract…

Ashley L. Hollingsworth is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Jacksonville office. Her practice focuses on general liability, transportation, automobile negligence, wrongful death, premise liability, and construction defect matters. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Ms. Hollingsworth…

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…

Anne Honey is a Partner 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…

Holland “Holly” Howanitz is the Southeast Regional Managing Partner for Tyson & Mendes’ Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Tampa, and Atlanta offices and a Partner in the Nashville office. Her practice focuses on premises liability, transportation, construction defect, general and automobile negligence, professional malpractice, and products liability. She also helps clients with issues related to the retail…

Amanda N. James is the Tyson & Mendes San Antonio Branch Office Managing Partner. She has over 12 years’ experience handling a wide range of high-exposure and complex casualty matters at primary and excess levels. Her practice focuses primarily on…

Bill Jenkins is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Sacramento office. His practice focuses on construction defect, premises liability, habitability, and professional liability. Mr. Jenkins is an AV-rated attorney with a history of successful litigation in a variety of matters…

Hector Jimenez is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. His practice focuses on general liability defense and the defense of entity defendants where sexual torts are alleged, including sexual assault and child sexual abuse.

William Johnson is the Tyson & Mendes Nashville Branch Office Managing Partner and a Partner in the San Diego and Los Angeles offices. His practice focuses on defending against claims of catastrophic personal injury, sexual torts…

Christopher Kelly is a Tyson & Mendes Philadelphia Branch Office Co-Managing Partner. His practice areas include general liability, product liability, civil rights, professional liability, insurance coverage, insurance bad faith, construction litigation, trucking litigation, employment law, commercial litigation…

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…

Mark Kiefer is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. Drawing on nearly 40 years of experience, his practice focuses on the healthcare industry and medical and professional malpractice, representing hospitals, doctors, nurses, dentists, psychologists, psychiatrists…

Gordon Klug is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Seattle office and a member of the firm’s Complex Trial Team. His practice focuses on commercial litigation, wrongful death, traumatic brain injury, construction defect, premises liability and construction liability.

Allison Lawrence is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ San Francisco Bay Area office. Her practice focuses primarily on complex, high value, multi-party personal injury matters. Ms. Lawrence routinely represents Fortune 500 companies, as well as small businesses and individual policyholders…

Michael Lehman is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Fresno office. He brings over 30 years of experience to the firm.  His practice focuses on products liability, employment law, and professional negligence…

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…

Joseph F. Longo is a Partner in our Philadelphia office. Mr. Longo’s practice consists of representing individuals, corporate clients, employers, businesses, insurance companies and third-party administrators in matters ranging in casualty, products liability, premises liability, trucking…

Cayce E. Lynch is the National Managing Partner, an Equity Partner, and a member of the Executive Committee at Tyson & Mendes, where she leads the firm’s strategic direction across all offices. Focused on strengthening firm performance and navigating the challenges facing the evolving insurance defense industry, Ms. Lynch is committed to building a culture that puts people first while delivering results…

Mitchell B. Malachowski is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles offices and engages in full-spectrum civil litigation defense. His trial-court and appellate practice specializes in complex litigation…

Kevin P. McNamara is a Partner at Tyson Mendes’ Los Angeles office. His practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury defense, commercial vehicle litigation, premises liability litigation, and general liability litigation…

Mina Miserlis is an Equity Partner and the Chair of Complex Trials at Tyson & Mendes and a driving force behind the firm’s trial success and proven defense strategies. Based in the firm’s San Diego office, she brings over 25 years of litigation and trial experience to leading the firmwide Complex Trial Team. As one of the firm’s top trial attorneys, no case proceeds to trial without her involvement, evaluation, and guidance…

Alexandra Noyes is a Partner at Tyson & Mendes’ Fresno office. Her practice areas include a full range of insurance defense litigation. She represents clients in complex litigation, premises liability, construction defect liability, personal injury and products liability…

Susan Oliver is an Equity Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office and leads a multi-attorney team. Her practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury defense, the defense of entity defendants where sexual torts are alleged…

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…

Steven M. O’Brien is the Tyson & Mendes Boston Branch Office Managing Partner and a Partner in the Connecticut office. His practice focuses on premises liability, products liability, medical malpractice, construction litigation, catastrophic injury litigation, commercial and general litigation, automobile liability, and professional liability. Mr. O’Brien has 40 years of litigation and trial experience and has represented various types…

Robert O’Malley is the Tyson & Mendes Ft. Lauderdale Branch Office Managing Partner. He brings more than two decades of experience to defending clients in auto, civil litigation, trucking and transportation, and premises liability cases. He also has significant capabilities handling personal injury claims involving surgeries, catastrophic loss, and traumatic brain injury…

Kara Pape is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office and is a leader of the Complex Trial Team.  Her practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury defense; general liability defense; commercial vehicle litigation; and the defense of public entities where sexual torts are alleged, including child sexual assault and harassment.

Kimberly Parson is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ New Jersey and New York offices, where she leads a team of multiple attorneys. Ms. Parson’s practice encompasses a broad range of defense and litigation matters, including commercial litigation and insurance coverage litigation. She represents clients in cases involving products liability, premises liability, personal injury, construction defects, medical malpractice, legal malpractice…

Danielle Pascale is the Tyson & Mendes New York and Connecticut Branch Office Managing Partner. Her practice focuses on the defense of entity defendants where sexual torts are alleged, including sexual assault and child sexual abuse…

Geronimo Perez is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. His practice focuses on wrongful death, catastrophic injury, premises liability, and employment defense. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Mr. Perez served as Partner at a California insurance defense firm. Mr. Perez brings more than 20 years of experience to the firm. His practice has included handling, overseeing, and managing aggressive litigation…

Cathleen Kelly Rebar is Tyson & Mendes’ Northeast Regional Managing Partner. She defends clients in claims pertaining to professional liability and errors and omissions, products liability, toxic tort, premise liability, security, health care, social services and employment practice…

Laura Reiland is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. She is a seasoned negotiator and litigator with over 30 years’ experience in the fields of construction defect defense, premises liability, professional liability, real estate, and personal injury defense…

Charles Reynolds is the Tyson & Mendes Tampa Branch Office Managing Partner. His practice includes casualty and liability, with a focus on premises liability, toxic torts, products liability, personal injury, professional liability, transportation, and construction. Mr. Reynolds brings more than 35 years of experience to Tyson & Mendes…

BeJae Roberts is a Partner at Tyson & Mendes’ Jacksonville office. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Roberts tried over 20 jury cases while practicing criminal law. She is admitted to practice in Florida State Courts and the Middle District of Florida…

Vanessa Romero-Molina is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Fort Lauderdale office. Her practice focuses on civil litigation including automotive, trucking, and premises liability. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, she was a Partner at a large law firm, where she handled multiple jury trials, while overseeing all aspects of litigation. Ms. Romero-Molina also worked at the Office of the State Attorney for the 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida…

Scott Ruksakiati is the Midwest & Central Regional Managing Partner and the Chicago Branch Office Managing Partner for Tyson & Mendes. For more than 30 years, he has defended clients in diverse and challenging litigation involving catastrophic injury and death, professional liability, errors and omissions insurance claims, construction defect…

Brett Runyon is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Fresno office. He brings more than 34 years of experience to the firm, spanning five decades. His practice includes many types of civil litigation throughout federal and state courts…

Christopher Schon is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. He specializes in high exposure catastrophic personal injury and general liability defense. Mr. Schon also assists privately held businesses in state regulatory and compliance matters.

Jim Sell is an Equity Partner and the Tyson & Mendes San Francisco Bay Area Branch Office Managing Partner 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…

Mark Shanberg is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Chicago office. Mr. Shanberg is a seasoned litigation attorney in his 33rd year of practice. He has successfully defended his clients in a variety of concentrations including medical liability…

Julia Shmilovich is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ Philadelphia office. She represents and advocates for businesses and carriers in an array of matters including employment discrimination, medical malpractice, professional malpractice, and premises liability…

Richard Somes is a Tyson & Mendes Orange County Branch Office Co-Managing Partner. His practice focuses on general liability, premises liability, products liability, personal injury, surety law, construction…

Ms. Stuppiello is a Partner at Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office and a member of the firm’s Complex Trial Team. Ms. Stuppiello has comprehensive experience representing businesses and individuals through all phases of civil litigation. Her practice primarily focuses on defending against personal injury and property damage claims. Her background also includes defending subrogation actions brought on behalf of insurance carriers.

Sara Woods is a Partner at Tyson & Mendes’ Fresno office. Her practice focus includes personal injury, professional liability, and employment practices defense. Ms. Woods has participated in all aspects of litigation, including trial preparation. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Ms. Woods worked for several large insurance defense firms in both Northern and Southern California. Ms. Woods graduated from Southwestern Law…

Brian Woolfall is a Partner in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. His practice focuses on litigating complex construction defect and property damage claims on behalf of developers, general contractors, and subcontractors along with our construction defect litigation team. Mr. Woolfall…

Heather M. Abissi is Senior Counsel in Tyson Mendes’ New York and Chicago offices and a member of its Law & Motions Team. Ms. Abissi’s practice focuses on written advocacy through the crafting of persuasive and dispositive motions, petitions, memoranda…

Terra Affourtit is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. She specializes in high exposure catastrophic personal injury and general liability defense.  Ms. Affourtit has experience representing insurance and public entity defendants in a variety of legal matters, including class action tax litigation, tort litigation, personal injury, wrongful death, construction and premises liability, directors and officers, errors and omissions, quiet title and boundary disputes, and civil rights and police liability.

Melissa Alessi is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Las Vegas office. Her practice focuses on personal injury defense. Ms. Alessi has extensive litigation experience representing individuals, businesses, and a governmental agency in Nevada state courts and federal district courts. Ms. Alessi has been extremely successful in her trials and has obtained favorable rulings through motion work. Ms. Alessi has experience with…

Margaret E. Allen is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Francisco Bay Area office. Her practice focuses on landlord defense and representation in landlord-tenant disputes and unlawful detainers. Mrs. Allen has extensive litigation experience, including representing landlords and property management companies in state courts throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. She brings an innovative approach to her practice…

Michel Anastassiou is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Las Vegas office, where his practice focuses on insurance defense, corporate litigation, products liability, personal injury defense, and complex commercial matters. Mr. Anastassiou regularly represents insureds, corporations, and business entities in state and federal court and advises clients on contract drafting and review, leasing, and entity formation…

David Anderson is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Denver and New Mexico offices. He is a seasoned litigation attorney who specializes in serious personal injury defense, construction defects, trucking and automobile accidents, commercial litigation, and wide variety of other areas…

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…

Louis R. Barella is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Francisco Bay Area 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 in Tyson & Mendes’ San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, and New York offices. Mr. Barrett has extensive litigation experience successfully representing individuals and businesses in state and federal courts, including at trials, arbitrations, mediations and federal administrative hearings. In 2019, he represented a national security guard firm at trial and obtained a defense decision plus costs…

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…

Shaniqua Biggins is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Dallas office. Her practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury defense, labor and employment litigation defense, and complex commercial litigation. Ms. Biggins has extensive litigation experience, including representing individuals…

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…

Christopher L. Campbell is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Francisco Bay Area 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’ San Francisco Bay Area office. Before becoming an attorney in 2000, Mr. Campbell worked in construction for 17 years, and owned and operated his own contracting business…

Erik Cansler is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Denver office. His practice focuses on personal injury and construction defect actions. His experience includes appeals, employment law, quiet title actions, commercial disputes, representation of bankruptcy creditors, and electronic discovery. Mr. Cansler’s experience includes representing individuals and businesses in Colorado state courts, in the U.S. District Court…

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…

Stefani Norrbin Cogsdale is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Jacksonville office. Her practice focuses on defending clients in personal auto, trucking and transportation, dramshop and rideshare cases, premises liability, and defense of entity defendants where sexual torts are alleged…

Ashley L. Cooper is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Tampa office. Her practice focuses on trucking, construction, premises liability, negligent security, toxic torts, medical malpractice, and environmental matters. Ms. Cooper’s trial experience includes successfully representing Fortune 500 companies in trucking, negligence and contractual disputes. She specializes in preparing high damage/risk cases for a successful outcome at trial…

Meghan Boudreau Daigle is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Tallahassee office. Her practice focuses on automobile negligence. Ms. Daigle has extensive litigation experience in insurance defense, practicing in medical malpractice, first party property, automobile negligence, and employment discrimination cases. She has also litigated in other areas of civil law including: family, probate, guardianship, and small claims…

Rachel Delgado is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Jacksonville office. Her practice focuses on defending clients in matters alleging auto negligence, medical malpractice, products liability, premises liability, and commercial litigation matters. With extensive experience representing corporate clients, healthcare providers, and businesses, Mrs. Delgado is known for her strategic approach to both litigation and risk…

Adam Eberts is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’s San Francisco Bay Area office. His practice focuses on personal injury and premises liability defense. Mr. Eberts has extensive litigation experience, representing individuals and businesses in courts of all levels throughout California. He has earned winning jury verdicts as both plaintiff’s counsel and defense counsel. He embraces interlocutory appellate practice…

Samantha Epstein is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Jacksonville and Atlanta offices. Her practice focuses on appeal-related work, including appellate motions, appellate briefs, oral argument, trial support to ensure that all appealable issues are properly preserved, and post-trial litigation. Ms. Epstein has extensive experience in litigation and appellate work. Her creative approach to the law..

Niesha I. Esene is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Albuquerque office, where she brings extensive trial experience and a versatile litigation background spanning both civil and criminal matters. Ms. Esene’s practice draws on years of courtroom advocacy, strategic motion practice, evidentiary hearings, bench and jury trials, and complex case assessment. Her broad litigation background allows her to evaluate…

David H Failer is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. He specializes in matters of insurance, including regulation, agency, claims compliance, and bad faith. After serving as a clerk with the United States District Court in St. Louis, Mr. Failer practiced law in Southern California…

Alisha Fall is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. Her practice focuses on real property habitability defense, personal injury litigation defense, corporate health care defense litigation, and complex business litigation. She also provides support for litigation teams focusing on corporate real estate defense. Ms. Fall has a vast business litigation and transactional real estate background that enables…

Jordan Fine is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Houston office. Her practice focuses on a variety of defense matters, including complex commercial litigation, product liability torts, and employment issues. Ms. Fine is a litigator with trial experience in both state and federal courts…

Tara Floyd is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Jacksonville office. Her practice focuses on transportation, professional malpractice, nursing home and assisted living, medical malpractice, general and automobile negligence, and products liability…

Sheri Ann Forbes is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Francisco Bay Area office, where she focuses on litigation and appellate matters. Ms. Forbes has successfully resolved business disputes and recovered or defended business assets totaling more than fifteen million dollars for clients adversely impacted by fraudulent lending practices, complex construction law, UCC Article 9, ERISA law, class action certification…

Alexis T. Foster is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Seattle office, where her practice focuses on complex insurance defense and civil litigation. She brings nearly two decades of experience in trial work, litigation management, and municipal law. Her background includes defending clients in high-exposure personal injury matters, managing multi-million-dollar claims, and advising public and private entities on risk…

Samuel Frasher is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. His practice focuses on complex multi-party litigation and general liability matters. Before joining the firm, Mr. Frasher worked at a preeminent Los Angeles law firm…

Dana Furman is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office with a wide range of practice areas including legal malpractice, bad faith, wrongful death and general liability matters. Ms. Furman has been praised by the judiciary for her legal skill and trial ability and has secured multiple judgments in favor of her clients at trial, arbitration, through motion practice and on appeal.

Matthew Gibbs is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. His practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury defense, employment practices litigation defense, the defense of entity defendants where sexual torts are alleged, including sexual assault and child…

David Gittelman is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. His practice includes vehicle accidents, slip/trip and falls, construction site accidents, construction defect, mudslides, boundary disputes, nuisance, trespass, libel/slander, assault/battery, products liability, insurance coverage, subrogation, business disputes, breach of contract, landlord/tenant disputes, and wrongful death cases…

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…

Matthew Higginson is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. His practice focuses on personal injury defense, employment practices litigation defense, the defense of entity defendants where sexual torts are alleged, including sexual assault and child sexual abuse, and medical malpractice defense…

Brandon Howard is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. His practice focuses on wrongful death, catastrophic injury, premises liability, and employment defense. Mr. Howard has extensive litigation experience, including representing individuals and businesses in state courts throughout California and federal courts. Mr. Howard finds novel legal arguments and…

Royce Y. Huang is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Fresno office. His practice includes medical malpractice, catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, elder abuse, automobile liability, premises liability, products liability, construction defect, and other general civil liability…

Nicholas Husher is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. His practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury defense, commercial vehicle litigation, premises and product liability litigation, and general liability litigation…

Tim Irving is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. Mr. Irving concentrates his practice on representing insurance carriers and corporate clients in high-stakes litigation. He has more than 25 years of courtroom experience representing clients in complex insurance coverage disputes, commercial litigation, and the defense of professional liability and general liability claims. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Mr. Irving was a litigation partner at an AmLaw 100 firm.

Dane Joseph is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego and Los Angeles offices.  His practice focuses on general liability matters, including automobile liability and personal injury matters.  Mr. Joseph’s legal experience also includes complex civil litigation, including residential construction.  He has extensive experience representing Fortune 500 companies, including real estate developers, general contractors, and…

Kaitlin Joyce is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Ft. Lauderdale office. She specializes in professional liability and general negligence matters. With extensive litigation experience, Ms. Joyce is renowned for her advocacy across various practice areas. Her career began at the Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office, where she zealously represented indigent clients charged…

Allan Goulding, Jr. is a Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Philadelphia office. His practice includes premises liability, construction, product liability, and casualty litigation. Throughout his career, Mr. Goulding has worked hard to defend clients in complicated matters. He brings more than…

Matthew Junk is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Philadelphia office. His practice focuses on defending complex personal injury cases involving products liability, premises liability, and construction accidents. Mr. Junk also represents non-profit and for-profit social and human…

David Kahn is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office specializing in the defense of complex, multi-party general litigation and personal injury matters. Mr. Kahn has extensive litigation experience representing individuals, businesses…

Alison (De Young) Koralewski is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office and a member of the Law & Motion team. Her practice focuses primarily on appeals, writs, and law and motion matters in complex litigation. Ms. Koralewski is an experienced litigator, leveraging years of appellate and dispositive motion experience to successfully defend individuals, corporations, and public entities in both California…

Paul A. Ladas is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Boston office. His practice focuses on premises liability, construction liability, motor vehicle liability, professional liability, commercial and general liability. Mr. Ladas has over 40 years of litigation and trial experience. He has represented clients in a broad variety of civil litigation matters, including general liability, premises liability, construction liability…

Darya Landa is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Francisco Bay Area office. Her practice focuses on general liability, personal injury defense, premises liability, product liability, and professional liability. Ms. Landa represents individuals and businesses in state courts throughout California and in federal district courts. Her past clients include small businesses and Fortune 500 companies, grocery store chains…

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…

Charles Lawrence is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego and Nashville offices. His practice focuses on general liability, catastrophic personal injury, vehicle and premises liability, construction defect, and mass tort defense…

Robert Link is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’s Los Angeles office. His practice focuses on personal injury defense, including tractor-trailer collision defense. Mr. Link has extensive in-court experience before judges all over California. He maximizes open communication channels with opposing counsel both while seeking settlements and preparing for trial. He prides himself on using sound business-decision principles in resolving cases…

Melissa Loesch is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Tallahassee office. Her practice focuses on general liability, including personal injury and professional negligence. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Ms. Loesch obtained extensive litigation experience as a criminal defense attorney at a law firm…

David Mayo is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office and has extensive litigation experience serving as lead trial/arbitration counsel in both state and federal courts in cases involving catastrophic personal injury in the aviation and trucking industries, corporate mergers, international intellectual property, employment litigation, workers compensation, vehicle warranties, criminal defense in California…

Ian McCallister is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. His practices focuses on the defense of personal injury and property damage cases. Mr. McCallister has extensive litigation experience representing product manufacturers, retail establishments, and other business in a wide variety of tort claims and commercial disputes. Mr. McCallister works to position cases for summary judgment or early…

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…

Ann Merrill is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ San Francisco Bay Area office. Her practice areas include negligence, premises liability, habitability, nuisance, and breach of contract claims…

James Metzger is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. He has a varied and eclectic practice, with a focus on personal injury insurance defense, including defense of insureds involved in auto accidents, construction accidents, premises liability suits, and product liability suits. Mr. Metzger has years of litigation experience in both state and federal courts. He has prepared, argued, and won summary…

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…

Brice Nakamura is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. Mr. Nakamura’s practice primarily focuses on personal injury defense. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Mr. Nakamura defended clients in complex litigation cases involving nationwide asbestos claims. He has extensive experience in litigating cases in state courts throughout California as well as federal district courts…

Roberta Nalbandian is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ San Francisco Bay Area 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.

Phillip Neiman is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Francisco Bay Area office. Mr. Neiman has extensive experience resolving litigated cases and pre-litigation disputes as a neutral. Prior to joining the firm, he served primarily as a mediator and arbitrator in civil matters and as an administrative hearing officer.  He was previously the General Counsel of a registered broker-dealer…

Brooke Park is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office, where her practice focuses on general liability and commercial litigation. With extensive litigation experience, Ms. Park represents both individuals and businesses in a wide range of complex legal matters, including bodily injury, property damage, and UIM/UM claims…

Conrad J. Pasquale is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego and New York offices and is a member of the Law & Motion Team. Mr. Pasquale draws on more than 15 years of litigation and advisory experience in handling complex litigation matters. He has extensive experience at state and appellate levels, managing a wide array of civil, family, criminal, and administrative matters…

Rhonda Payne is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Houston office. Her practice focuses on civil litigation defense, including premise liability, trucking accidents, contract disputes, DTPA claims, construction defects, and general personal injury defense. Prior to transitioning to litigation…

Rocio Rams is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Ft. Lauderdale office. Her practice focuses on auto liability and subrogation matters. Ms. Rams has nearly 18 years of experience in insurance defense. Before joining Tyson & Mendes, she spent the majority of her career as in-house counsel for some of the state’s largest insurance carriers, gaining a deep understanding of how to navigate complex claims…

Keisha Reed-McLean is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office, where her practice focuses on general insurance defense litigation. Ms. Reed-McLean has extensive litigation experience. She has dedicated her personal and professional life to service and justice, evidenced in her extensive litigation experience over 22 years representing clients in the Los Angeles Superior Court system as a Deputy Public…

Deborah S. Reisdorph is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Fresno and New York offices. She defends employers in civil litigation and provides prelitigation preventative consultation to insulate companies and employers from unwarranted litigation. Ms. Reisdorph brings more than thirty years of experience…

Scott M. Rensch is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Jacksonville office. His practice focuses on personal injury defense, including automobile, premises, and general liability claims. Mr. Rensch has a broad variety of litigation experience, having previously represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of cases and claims throughout Florida, including bodily injury/uninsured motorist, premises liability…

Matthew Riley is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego and Chicago offices. His practice focuses on litigating complex labor disputes and insurance matters before state, federal, and administrative courts. Mr. Riley has extensive litigation experience, including notable successes at jury trial and appeals…

April Rosenbaum is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Houston office. Ms. Rosenbaum has extensive litigation experience in insurance defense, insurance coverage, construction law, construction defect, real estate, and first-party claims. Her experience includes representing public…

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…

Herrittaccei Shabazz-Starr is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Atlanta office. Her practice focuses primarily on complex civil litigation, insurance defense, transportation litigation, construction litigation and personal injury including catastrophic injury. Mrs. Shabazz-Starr brings more than 10 years…

Emily Straub is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. Her practice focuses on defending personal injury, general liability, and professional liability claims. As a primary handling attorney, Ms. Straub has extensive experience in all aspects of civil litigation…

Ashish Sudhakaran is a Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Sacramento office. His practice areas include human services, premises liability, professional liability, personal injury, catastrophic accidents, construction defect, and construction accidents. Mr. Sudhakaran has extensive litigation experience, including representing Fortune 500 companies in a variety of antitrust, intellectual property, white collar defense, and…

Matthew G. Tang is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Francisco Bay Area office. His practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury defense, complex commercial litigation, and other general liability matters. 

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…

Tai Tran is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. His practice centers on the defense of personal injury, public sector general liability, sexual torts, and employment matters. With substantial litigation experience, Mr. Tran has defended public entities, individuals, financial institutions, and other businesses in state courts all over California. He has secured favorable outcomes…

Richard Verlander is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Las Vegas office. Mr. Verlander’s practice focuses on insurance defense litigation, including professional negligence, premises liability, and construction defect claims. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Mr. Verlander operated a solo practice in New Orleans, Louisiana where he focused on estate planning and administration, real estate, and transactional work…

Ana Walsh is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office.  Her practice areas include complex and catastrophic loss litigation, commercial real estate, and contracts. Ms. Walsh has extensive experience in business and litigation matters…

Jennifer Weatherup is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles and New York offices. She is an experienced defense attorney who has represented a variety of clients, including attorneys, brokers, and other professionals. She has extensive knowledge regarding general and professional liability matters and has also handled a range of employment matters, including class and representative actions…

Aaron J. Weissman is Senior Counsel at Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. He has been AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell since 2015. He has worked in civil and business litigation for over 42 years, with an emphasis in motion and appellate practice…

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…

Ms. Julia Witt is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. Her practice encompasses the defense of both public and private entities across various industries, and within several areas of law. Ms. Witt is a seasoned litigator who ardently works to represent her clients’ interests and resolve disputes in the most thorough and efficient way possible. She has represented individuals, small to mid-sized…

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…

Yanyan Yan is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ Sacramento and New York offices. Her practice areas include personal injury, employment law, corporate law, and criminal defense, including white collar defense. Ms. Yan has been defending individuals and business entities in state courts, federal district courts, as well as in administrative proceedings throughout California. She has a track record of winning motions and arguments…

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…

Jessica Zaragoza is Senior Counsel in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. Her practice focuses on catastrophic accidents, personal injury, and premise liability. Ms. Zaragoza has extensive litigation experience, including representing individuals and businesses in state courts throughout California…

Jefferson Jay Cheney is Senior Counsel-Thought Leadership, within the Growth & Client Engagement Department of Tyson & Mendes. Mr. Cheney’s practice focuses on external and internal communications, business development, industry and firm growth, and client engagement. Jefferson Jay Cheney is Senior Counsel-Thought Leadership, within the Growth & Client Engagement Department of Tyson & Mendes…

Grace Shuman is Counsel – Thought Leadership in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego Office. Ms. Shuman’s focus is on developing legal content for the firm’s marketing, education, and training programs. Ms. Shuman was an extern for the Honorable Commissioner Kanazawa at the Division I Court of Appeals…

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…

Adrian Alba is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, and Orange County offices. His practice focuses on complex litigation. Mr. Alba has proven success in law and motion work, effectively utilizing discovery and civil procedure to succeed on dispositive motions. Prior…

Gabriela Alba is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. Her practice focuses on complex litigation. Prior to becoming licensed to practice law in the state of California, Mrs. Alba clerked under San Diego criminal defense attorney Michael Crowley, where she assisted in a variety of criminal matters, state, federal and municipal code violations in addition to appeals. Afterwards, Mrs. Alba clerked for Tyson & Mendes….

Alexander Alvarnas is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Scottsdale office. His practice focuses on a wide variety of civil litigation matters. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Mr. Alvarnas learned how to help clients with a variety of legal issues as a result of his time at a private law firm and working in his law school’s family law clinic…

Zihad Amin is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office. His practice focuses on general liability and personal injury defense. Mr. Amin’s experience also includes civil defense and workers’ compensation defense. Mr. Amin is dedicated to delivering successful outcomes for his clients through precise legal analysis and strategic advocacy. He has effectively defended demurrers and utilized…

Emily T. Antoku is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. She is a skilled civil litigator specializing in personal injury, business, and construction litigation. Ms. Antoku began her legal career in 2019, gaining valuable experience in personal injury and landlord-tenant disputes before transitioning to business and construction defect cases. Her dynamic background equips her to tackle complex legal challenges…

Amanda Ashworth is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Francisco Bay Area office. Ms. Ashworth has conducted multiple jury trials on her own. She has experience arguing motions, preparing hundreds of briefs submitted to the court, questioning witnesses during live testimony, and conducting…

Herbert Anthony Benitez is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. His practice focuses on general liability defense, including premises liability cases and motor vehicle accidents. Prior to becoming licensed to practice law in the state of California, Mr. Benitez worked at The Walt Disney Company, where he assisted the marketing legal team for Disney Branded Television, Freeform, and Onyx Collective…

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…

Zoya Bukhari is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Houston office. Her practice focuses on a variety of defense matters, including complex commercial litigation, product liability, premises liability, and environmental and oil/gas lawsuits…

Nisha Busre is an Associate in Tyson and Mendes’ New York office. She concentrates her practice in representing insurance carriers and their insureds in civil litigation matters. She handles a range of disputes, including premise liability, products liability, and medical malpractice. She focuses on providing strategic guidance through all phases of litigation, including case evaluation, motion practice, discovery, and…

McKenzie Cannata is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office.  She handles matters focused on personal injury defense and habitability litigation…

Jaclyn Carrington is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Antonio and New York offices. Her practice focuses on insurance defense and personal injury defense. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Ms. Carrington spent six years working in personal injury law, where she gained valuable experience and insight representing…

Eric Davis is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Francisco Bay Area office, where his practice focuses on insurance defense, construction litigation, complex litigation, and trial practice. Early in his legal career, Mr. Davis secured a significant victory when he obtained dismissal of both fraud and elder abuse charges involving a financial professional. Since then, he has built a robust practice handling numerous settled…

Thomas DeMarco is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office and is a member of the Law and Motions team. Mr. DeMarco clerked at the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, Maryland, first with the Honorable Colleen A. Cavanaugh and later for the senior judges of the jurisdiction. During his tenure, Mr. DeMarco participated in a wide variety of civil 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…

Rebecca Fisher is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Francisco Bay Area office. Ms. Fisher obtained her J.D. from Golden Gate University, School of Law. During law school, she participated in the Moot Court Board where she would help facilitate events for the Appellate Advocacy Program at GGU Law. During law school, Ms. Fisher gained experience as a law clerk for the Veterans’ Legal Advocacy Clinic where she advocated…

Robert Fitzgerald is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Philadelphia Office. He concentrates his practice on representing insurance carriers and their insureds in civil litigation matters. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Mr. Fitzgerald was an Associate at Rebar Kelly, where he gained experience handling a wide range of liability defense cases and became skilled at developing strong defense strategies from the outset of litigation…

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…

Abigail Gallagher is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Tampa office.  Her practice focuses on premises liability, construction defect, and general liability…

Andrea Garcia is an Associate Attorney at Tyson & Mendes’ New York office. Her practice focuses on complex civil litigation defense, including privacy, negligent security, hospitality liability, premises liability, construction-related accidents and insurance defense matters. Ms. Garcia has litigation experience representing corporate clients and insurers in complex civil litigation matters involving premises liability…

Leah Gaydos is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ New York office where she concentrates her practice on representing insurance carriers and their insureds in civil litigation matters. Ms. Gaydos’ primary practice areas include: Construction Defect, Construction Labor Law, Employment Law, General Liability, NY Labor Law/NYLL, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Real Estate & Broker Defense…

Anthony Goos is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Denver office. His practice focuses on a wide variety of civil litigation, including construction defect, personal injury, premises liability, and other related areas of insurance defense. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Mr. Goos clerked for the Hon. Judge Kandace C. Gerdes at the Denver District Court. During his time as a judicial law clerk, he gained experience handling…

Alyssa Gradisek is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Philadelphia office. Her practice focuses on general liability defense, including personal injury, premises liability, products liability, and medical malpractice matters. Before transitioning to defense work, Ms. Gradisek represented plaintiffs in a variety of personal injury matters, including motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, products liability…

David J. Guzik is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ New Jersey office. His practice concentrates on personal injury and premises liability defense, employment discrimination and retaliation claims, and civil rights litigation, with additional experience defending product liability and toxic tort actions…

Ross Harper is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. He is a member of the firm’s Complex Trial Team, where his practice focuses on a variety of complex civil litigation matters.

Adam Holmes is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ West Texas office. His practice focuses on general commercial and civil litigation defense. Mr. Holmes has extensive litigation experience, including representing individuals and businesses in state courts throughout West Texas. He has successfully negotiated favorable settlements for clients, obtained dismissals through summary judgment, and achieved favorable…

Arsine Israelian is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office and a member of the Complex Trial Team. During law school and prior to licensure, Ms. Israelian gained significant legal experience in various practice areas, including in civil, criminal and family matters. Specifically, during her clerkship with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces Unit, Ms. Israelian assisted her…

Melissa Jantaworn is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Fort Lauderdale office. Her practice focuses on construction defect litigation defense, personal injury defense, and wrongful death defense cases. Ms. Jantaworn worked as a law clerk for a Fort Lauderdale law firm specializing in family law, wills and estates, and real estate transactions, while simultaneously working remotely for a Japanese…

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…

Karoline Kitlowski is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’s San Diego office. Her practice focuses on a wide variety of civil litigation matters. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Ms. Kitlowski worked in an office specializing in class actions and other complex litigation. She successfully brought and defended…

Nancy Leon is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’s Fresno office. Her practice focuses on personal injury defense. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Ms. Leon worked as an office administrator and case manager at a plaintiffs’ personal injury law firm…

Edison Li is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Jacksonville office, where he focuses on premises liability—including slip-and-fall matters—and automobile negligence defense. Before joining the firm as an attorney, Mr. Li served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Jeffrey R. Levenson in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida and later returned to Tyson & Mendes as a law clerk…

Corey Lopez is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Francisco Bay Area office, specializing in construction defect and personal injury litigation. With a background in general construction and plumbing, his hands-on experience as a contractor allows him to understand construction defect issues quickly and with practical insight…

Sarah Lux is an Associate at Tyson & Mendes’ San Antonio office. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, she worked at two previous law firms based out of Texas. Sarah brings a vivacious personality and leveled demeanor, as she works diligently to deliver results…

Kathryn Maker is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. Her practice focuses on personal injury defense, including motor vehicle, premises liability, and general negligence. Since passing the California Bar, Ms. Maker has successfully argued motions and made court appearances. Ms. Maker obtained her J.D. from Pepperdine Caruso School of Law in 2025…

Alex Mani is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Orange County office, where he focuses his practice on premises liability, habitability, commercial property, and personal injury defense. He represents businesses, insurers, and other clients through all phases of litigation, including case evaluation, written discovery, deposition preparation, motion practice, and resolution strategy…

Sam Manning is an Associate in Tyson Mendes’ San Antonio and New Mexico offices. Mr. Manning’s practice is focused on personal injury litigation. Prior to joining Tyson Mendes, Mr. Manning worked at a large plaintiff’s personal injury law firm, where he gained valuable experience and insight representing clients…

Gabriel is an Associate Attorney in Tyson & Mendes’ New York office. He focuses his practice on representing insurance carriers and their insureds in civil litigation, including premises liability and medical malpractice matters. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Gabriel practiced at firms in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Orangeburg, New York, where he gained experience handling personal injury, premises liability…

Kurt McDavid is an Associate Attorney in Tyson & Mendes’ Jacksonville Office.  Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Mr. McDavid worked as a Public Defender, presiding over 3,000 cases and 12 jury trials.  He subsequently practiced at a boutique firm representing community associations, where he obtained numerous trial wins, including a directed verdict on behalf of his client. Mr. McDavid has been a been a member…

Marquisha L. McGruder is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Francisco Bay Area office. Her practice includes personal injury, contract negotiation, document review, and general litigation support. Mrs. McGruder has extensive experience assisting clients throughout all phases of litigation, including drafting pleadings, preparing discovery responses, conducting legal research, negotiating settlements, and managing case development…

Jakyra S. McLeod is an Associate Attorney in the New York office of Tyson & Mendes. Her practice focuses on complex litigation, labor and employment law, professional liability, general liability, and New York Labor Law matters. Jakyra represents employers, businesses, and insured clients through all stages of litigation, including pre-suit counseling, motion practice, mediation, arbitration, workplace investigations…

Samir Mdawar is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ New York office. His practice focuses on civil litigation defense, including premises liability, construction/labor law matters, medical malpractice defense, general liability, and complex insurance defense litigation. Mr. Mdawar has experience handling all stages of litigation, including pleadings, discovery, motion strategy, case evaluations, deposition preparation…

Eanna Marie Mejia is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Francisco Bay Area office, where she practices general liability defense. Her work focuses on representing individuals and entities in personal injury and premises liability matter…

Kee Hong Min is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Philadelphia office. His practice focuses on personal injury defenses and medical malpractice defense. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Mr. Min worked as an associate in a Northeastern regional firm, where he obtained experience with complex litigation and general liability cases. He previously…

Michael Mize is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Francisco Bay Area office. His practice focuses on catastrophic injury defense, employment practices litigation defense, habitability defense, and wrongful death defense. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Mr. Mize was a criminal defense attorney and honed the necessary skill set to be highly successful in civil litigation. Because of his extensive research and knowledge…

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…

Sebastian Napoli is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Philadelphia office. His practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury defense, construction litigation defense, medical malpractice defense, engineering malpractice defense, premises liability defense, product liability defense, and commercial transportation defense…

Alex Oh is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Houston and Chicago offices. His practice primarily focuses on personal injury and insurance defense. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Mr. Oh worked for two notable personal injury firms in Austin. He has negotiated millions of dollars’ worth of settlements…

Manuel Parra is an Associate at Tyson & Mendes’ Fresno office. Mr. Parra has nearly four years of litigation experience, spanning employment, real estate, and business litigation. Mr. Parra has had several motions granted by courts in California for his clients and strives to be accessible to his clients…

Shelby Peterson is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Francisco Bay Area office. Her practice focuses on general liability, personal injury defense, premises liability, product liability, and professional liability. Ms. Peterson’s past clients include start-ups and well-established companies that she represented in trademark law matters, including filing and prosecuting trademarks as well as litigation matters. Her experience…

Anthony Petro is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Philadelphia office. His practice primarily focuses on personal injury defense and medical malpractice defense. Mr. Petro also has experience in Education and School law with an emphasis on employment rights, the Equal Pay Act, and Title IX…

Anthony J. Puzo is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego Office. Mr. Puzo primarily defends against complex and high stakes personal injury lawsuits stemming from both products liability and premises liability claims. Mr. Puzo has also litigated probate and real estate matters and has represented individuals, small businesses and Fortune 500 companies in court….

Sean Quint is an Associate in Tyson Mendes’ Fresno office. His practice areas are employment litigation defense, and insurance litigation defense. As a former prosecutor, Mr. Quint has experience in handling a large caseload and successfully obtaining a guilty verdict. He has extensive experience litigating in front of multiple judges and successfully opposing motions…

Sean Reilly is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Seattle office. Prior to joining Tyson and Mendes, Mr. Reilly clerked for the Honorable Sharon Keller at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Mr. Reilly brings a fresh perspective and a strong commitment to insurance defense, and he will work diligently to…

Jason Remy is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Ft. Lauderdale office. His practice focuses on civil litigation, automotive, and premises liability. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Mr. Remy began his legal career as staff counsel at a national insurance carrier. During his time with the insurance company, Mr. Remy used his prior experience as an insurance adjuster to achieve positive results on his cases. Mr. Remy then worked…

Ana Reyes is an Associate Attorney in Tyson & Mendes’ Florida office, where her practice focuses on personal injury defense, property damage litigation, and condominium and association disputes. She represents associations, businesses, and individuals in matters involving negligence, premises liability, and breach of contract…

Matthew T. Rhodes is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Jacksonville office. His practice focuses on personal injury, medical malpractice, construction defect, and specializing in multi-party complex litigation. Mr. Rhodes takes a trial-centric approach to litigation strategy and works to position cases for efficient and favorable resolution through motion practice, targeted discovery, and focused case evaluation. He has…

Kenley Rowe is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Houston office. Her practice focuses on personal injury and insurance defense. Mrs. Rowe gained valuable litigation experience at the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, where she prosecuted dozens of felony and misdemeanor cases. Through that experience, she learned how to advocate effectively and persuasively. Mrs. Rowe builds strong relationships with her…

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…

Elnur Emil Sharifov is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Seattle office. His team specializes in insurance defense. Mr. Sharifov obtained his J.D. degree from the University of Washington School of Law in 2025. From 2023 to 2024, Mr. Sharifov served as a public policy advocate in the University of Washington’s Technology & Public Policy clinic…

Narmina Sharifova is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Seattle office. Her practice is focused on representing insurer clients in matters involving general liability, complex bodily injury, construction defect, traumatic brain injury, and premises liability cases. Ms. Sharifova is an experienced insurance defense attorney. Before joining Tyson & Mendes, she was an insurance litigation associate…

Daniel Sharma is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Fresno office. His practice areas include automobile liability, products liability, premises liability, and casualty. Mr. Sharma is a trial-tested litigator and U.S. Army veteran who brings tactical discipline, courtroom precision, and real-world litigation experience. In 2022, he began his legal career as a prosecutor with the Tulare County District Attorney’s Office…

Shaila Shatabdy is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ New York office. She concentrates her practice on high exposure insurance defense litigation, including New York Labor Law claims, construction accidents, construction defects, premise liability, nursing home negligence, medical malpractice, and general liability matters. Ms. Shatabdy has extensive experience representing insurance carriers, their insureds as well…

Liam Sidebottom is an Associate at Tyson & Mendes’ San Francisco Bay Area office. His practice focuses on a variety of civil litigation matters. Mr. Sidebottom has been recognized by Super Lawyers® as a Northern California Rising Star 2025 for Civil Litigation: Defense. Mr. Sidebottom received his J.D. magna cum laude from The Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law in 2022 and was awarded membership in both…

Erica P. Silva is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Francisco Bay Area office, with a specialization in negligence, nuisance, habitability issues, premises liability, wrongful death, and construction defect matters. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Ms. Silva gained extensive civil litigation experience in family law, managing a demanding caseload of complex financial issues and high-conflict disputes, including dissolution…

Mamta Singh is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Francisco Bay Area office, where she focuses her practice on personal injury defense and civil litigation. Ms. Singh provides clients with legal advice for all phases of litigation, including case evaluation, motion practice, discovery, and trial preparation. She brings experience advising clients on complex legal issues, analyzing liability and damages…

Kayla Smith is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Los Angeles office. Her practice focuses on personal injury defense. Through collaboration with experts and legal research, Ms. Smith has successfully settled many cases without the expense and time that is traditionally incurred in trial preparation. She has a deep understanding of medicine that allows her to identify areas of mitigation on claims. Ms. Smith has also had large…

Hailey Standridge is an Associate in Tyson and Mendes’ San Antonio office. Her practice focuses on general litigation defense. Ms. Standridge gained prior experience with litigation during her time clerking at the Alabama Supreme Court and Attorney General’s Office…

Ronald Stewart is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Sacramento office. His practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury defense, real estate, construction and habitability matters. Throughout his career, Mr. Stewart has demonstrated expertise in all aspects of civil litigation, representing individuals and businesses in state courts throughout California and in federal district courts. A skilled litigator, he has secured…

Reese Swincher is an Associate at Tyson and Mendes’ San Antonio office. His practice focuses on personal injury litigation. Mr. Swincher has experience litigating personal injury cases from both plaintiff and defense sides, which gives him insight into countering…

Thomas Vargas is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Antonio office. His practice focuses on insurance defense and personal injury defense. Before joining Tyson & Mendes, Mr. Vargas worked at a local insurance defense firm, where he gained valuable experience representing clients in motor vehicle accident, premises liability, and construction defect cases…

Matt Velasquez is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ San Diego office. Mr. Velasquez has supported litigation at various stages—from investigation through pretrial motions and discovery—both in private firms and government settings. At the City of San Diego’s Office of the City Attorney…

Nick Walls is an Associate in Tyson & Mendes’ Jacksonville office. His practice focuses on representing insurers in general and automobile negligence and premises liability claims. Mr. Walls has successfully defended clients in state and federal courts. He has extensive experience handling first- and third-party cases including car/truck accidents, slip/trip and falls, homeowners and commercial property insurance…

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…

Lindsey Zucker is an Associate. Her practice focuses on medical malpractice defense and personal injury defense. Prior to joining Tyson & Mendes, Ms. Zucker was an associate at a Northeastern regional firm. She has several years of medical malpractice experience as both an associate and a law clerk. In addition, Ms. Zucker also handles general liability and premises liability cases…