National insurance defense trial firm headquartered at 5786 La Jolla Blvd, La Jolla, CA 92037, in Bird Rock, with 28 offices across the United States. Founded in 2002 by managing partners Robert Tyson and Patrick Mendes, the AV-rated firm fields over 200 attorneys defending insurers, corporations, and insureds in complex personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, construction defect, medical malpractice, professional liability, employment litigation, toxic tort, and public entity cases. Tyson authored the number-one bestselling legal book Nuclear Verdicts: Defending Justice for All, and the firm purchased its Bird Rock office building at 5786 La Jolla Blvd for $4.75 million to anchor its Southern California operations. The San Diego office is managed by Daniel Fallon, a USD School of Law graduate and San Diego Defense Lawyers board member. Businesses facing plaintiff-side employment claims from firms like Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight on Herschel Ave can retain Tyson & Mendes for defense strategy. For business owners needing corporate entity structuring alongside their defense work, the Law Office of Kris Mukherji in Executive Square handles formation and compliance.