Tyler O’Connell

ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY

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When not in the office, Tyler remains the avid outdoorsman he has been since his youth. In Sacramento, he takes regular advantage of the numerous mountain biking and hiking trails as well as the bounty of fresh water paddleboarding opportunities.

• OVERVIEW

  Tyler’s interest in law developed while pursuing his Bachelors Degree at California State University, Chico. After a few years working as a paralegal and in information security, gaining key skills in communication and teamwork, he completed his law degree at McGeorge School of Law, graduating Order of the Coif (top 10%) in 2022. Tyler’s practice areas with Porter Scott include personal injury, construction defect, commercial litigation, and professional negligence. He finds that these cases give him the opportunity to holistically advise clients on a wide variety of issues. These practice areas also allow him to further develop his writing and advocacy skills, refined in law school where he served as Chief Technical Editor of the law journal and competed in several Moot Court competitions, placing in the semi-finals at the National Appellate Advocacy Competition. He is tenacious in the practice of law and committed to advocating for his clients.

• EDUCATION

  University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 2022)

  • Order of the Coif

  • Graduated with Great Distinction

  • Trial and Appellate Advocacy Concentration

  • University of the Pacific Law Review, Volume 52; Staff Writer

  • University of the Pacific Law Review, Volume 53; Chief Technical Editor

  • Twice Published in the University of the Pacific Law Review

  California State University, Chico (B.A., 2014)

  • Published in The Chico Historian

  • Paralegal Certificate

• PRACTICE AREAS

  • Construction

  • Business & Real Estate

  • Personal Injury

  • Premises Liability

  • Products Liability

  • Professional Liability

  • Public Entities

• ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

  • All California State Courts

  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of California

  • United States District Court for the Northern District of California

• REPRESENTATIVE APPEALS

  Tornai v. CSAA

• INVOLVEMENT

  Professional Memberships & Awards:

  • Order of the Coif

  • Order of the Barristers