Tyler O’Brien’s practice focuses on high-stakes commercial litigation and white collar criminal defense. Before joining Larson LLP, he served as a law clerk for federal judges at both the trial and appellate levels. In those roles, Tyler worked on numerous complex civil and criminal cases, garnered insight into judicial decision making, and honed his legal research and writing skills.

Tyler graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, where he served on the Moot Court Honors Board. While pursuing his J.D., Tyler externed for the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the California Department of Justice. Prior to law school, he worked at the U.S. Naval War College conducting research on irregular warfare and armed groups. A linguistics enthusiast, Tyler studied Japanese in college and taught it at the U.S. Naval Academy Preparatory School.