Tyler Merkel has successfully represented individuals, corporations, municipalities and insurers in state and federal courts in Missouri and Illinois. In his civil defense practice, Tyler has defended clients in complex litigation involving premises liability, vehicular accidents, employment discrimination, construction defects, breach of contract, malicious prosecution, legal malpractice and medical malpractice.
Tyler also provides coverage opinions to construction insurers in relation to large losses in Missouri and Illinois and has insurers in third-party causes of action. Keeping pace with the technology on which his clients rely, Tyler closely follows the rapidly evolving areas of cybersecurity and data privacy.
- Saint Louis University School of Law (J.D., 2012)
- Saint Louis University (B.A., cum laude, 2009)
- Missouri
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
- Missouri Bar Association
- Illinois Bar Association
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
- Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
- DRI: The Voice of the Defense Bar