Practice Areas
Tyler moved to Seattle in 2007 and became a partner of Harrigan Leyh Farmer & Thomsen LLP in 2010. He co-founded Martinez & Farmer LLP in 2025.
Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America (Appellate, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property), Benchmark Litigation, Super Lawyers (Top 100), and Martindale-Hubbell rank Tyler among the top trial lawyers in the state. He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America and included on America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators® lists.
Chambers USA 2024 lauds Tyler’s “significant experience representing his clients in trials” noting that he “is a popular choice for bet-the-company litigation [and has] further experience acting on employment and trade secret disputes.”
“Tyler is very bright, concise and thorough. His capacity for remembering the details throughout a lengthy and complex case is impressive.”
“Tyler is laser-focused, sharp and doesn’t miss a beat.”
Career
Harrigan Leyh Farmer & Thomsen LLP
2008 – 2025 (merged with BCLP in April 2024)
Jones Day, Washington D.C. and Menlo Park (Silicon Valley)
2000 – 2007
Professional Memberships
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Senior Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
Publications
Contributing author to multiple chapters in The Comprehensive Guide to Lost Profits and Other Commercial Damages, edited by Nancy J. Fannon and Jonathan Dunitz, Esq.