Tyson & Mendes Names 9th Partner
Experienced Trial Attorney Jacob Felderman promoted to Partner
LA JOLLA, CA – Regional defense firm Tyson & Mendes promoted Jacob Felderman to Partner on June 3. Mr. Felderman is an accomplished litigator and trial attorney with over 12 years’ experience. He joined Tyson & Mendes in 2011.
Mr. Felderman has in-depth experience in a number of practice areas including: accounting and attorney malpractice, business litigation, commercial landlord-tenant disputes, catastrophic injury, real property disputes and general civil litigation. He leads a multi-attorney litigation team handling an expansive array of cases and regularly defending high exposure lawsuits.
In addition to leading a multi-attorney litigation team in California, Mr. Felderman is the Managing Partner of the firm’s Colorado office. He is the fifth person to be named partner in the last twelve months, joining Mina Miserlis (San Diego), Jim Sell (San Francisco), Susan Oliver (San Diego) and Tom McGrath (Las Vegas). Tyson & Mendes employs 43 attorneys throughout California, Arizona, Nevada, and Colorado.
Tyson & Mendes LLP is a growing insurance defense firm committed to providing superior client service and outstanding results. With offices in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Riverside, as well as Arizona, Nevada, and Colorado, the firm handles matters throughout the southwestern United States. Tyson & Mendes’ experienced complex trial team is regularly “parachuted” to handle high stakes, “bet the company” jury trials ranging from catastrophic injury to employment to professional malpractice defense.
For more information, please visit www.tysonmendes.com.
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