Tyson & Mendes
Law PracticeCalifornia, United States201-500 Employees
Tyson & Mendes is a law practice that defends insurers, corporations, and insureds in civil litigation. Based in La Jolla, California, the firm operates across the United States and was founded in 2002 by Robert Tyson and Patrick Mendes. It is AV-rated and maintains a nationwide footprint with hundreds of attorneys. The firm maintains TM HALO, a trial-only subsidiary dedicated to handling the toughest cases to help limit Nuclear Verdicts. It also runs training programs such as TM University and the Tyson & Mendes Trial Academy. In 2025, the firm introduced The Apex framework to help defense teams recognize patterns in high-stakes litigation, and launched Apex Defense Consulting in October of that year to address Nuclear Verdicts and social inflation.