Rick Somes

Role: Tyson & Mendes
Location: Huntington Beach, CA, US
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

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Experience

Tyson & Mendes
Present

Education

University of California, Irvine
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science and History
Western State University College of Law
Doctor of Law (JD)

Skills

Westlaw
Arbitration
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury Litigation
Elder Law
Pleadings
Liability
Class Actions
Hearings
Health Law
Appeals
Legal Research
Depositions
Dispute
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mediation
Courts
Wrongful Death
Product Liability
Dispute Resolution
Construction Law
Torts
Liability Analysis
Trials
Legal Writing
Professional Malpractice
Professional Liability
Subrogation
Litigation Management
Jury Trials
Toxic Tort
Property Law
Insurance Law
Motions
Business Litigation
Civil Litigation
Trial Practice
Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Personal Injury

Contact information

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Current company

Tyson & Mendes

Law Practice · 511 employees · Founded 2002 · San Diego, California, United States

Tyson & Mendes’ goal is to achieve justice for all through innovation, collaboration, and outstanding service. Founded in 2002 by principal trial attorneys Robert Tyson and Patrick Mendes, we are an AV-rated litigation firm of 250+ attorneys across the U.S. specializing in defending insurers, corporations, and insureds in civil litigation. Tyson & Mendes represents clients throughout Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington. Our attorneys also serve clients in Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin. We have handled some of the most contentious cases that have helped define insurance defense litigation and have earned a reputation for targeting the threat of and stopping Nuclear Verdicts® – runaway jury verdicts exceeding $10 million. Our trial-only subsidiary, TM HALO®, is wholly dedicated to stemming the tide of Nuclear Verdicts®. Comprised of elite Tyson & Mendes defense attorneys with decades of courtroom experience, TM HALO® lawyers parachute in to manage the thorniest, highest-stakes cases. We ensure our attorneys have the tools to achieve exceptional results and protect clients from excessive jury awards. Through programs like TM University and the Tyson & Mendes Trial Academy, our attorneys receive deep training on proven defense methods outlined in Founding Partner Robert Tyson’s best-selling book, "Nuclear Verdicts®: Defending Justice for All." Our newest strategy, The Apex, builds on 20+ years of courtroom success and data from 100 Nuclear Verdicts®. Launched in 2025, it is a trial-proven framework to help defense teams recognize and break patterns in high-stakes litigation. The strategy is detailed in our forthcoming book, "Nuclear Verdicts®: The Apex – Break the Pattern," by Founding Partner Robert Tyson and National Managing Partner Cayce Lynch.

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Experience

Education

University of California, Irvine

Western State University College of Law

Skills

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