Tyler Haslam

Tyler first came to Huntington, WV while in law school and decided to make the area his home. From 2010 until 2014, he represented individuals, small businesses, and Fortune 500 companies in a variety of legal matters in state and federal courts across West Virginia and Ohio. He now focuses his practice on personal injury, wrongful death, civil rights, and felony criminal defense.​

In 2014, Tyler took a break from practicing law to serve on active duty as an intelligence officer in the United States Army. His assignments were primarily in infantry and special operations units, with the last assignment being to 3d Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. After leaving active duty in May 2018, Tyler transitioned to serving as a judge advocate with the West Virginia Army National Guard and 2/19 Special Forces Group (Airborne) while simultaneously opening Haslam Law Firm LLC. Tyler completed his military service in 2021.

Tyler is a certified member of the Multi Million Dollar Advocates Forum, one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership requires that an attorney recover more than $2 million in a single case, and fewer than 1% of lawyers in the United States are members. He was selected to the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list by his peers (who were asked to select the best attorneys under 40 years old) each year from 2020 through 2025. Tyler is also rated as an AV Preeminent® attorney by Martindale-Hubbell, an honor reserved for attorneys recognized by their peers as having very high ethical standards. Finally, Tyler is Lead Counsel Verified in both Criminal Defense and Personal Injury law.

Tyler and his wife Marla live in Huntington with their three children and two dogs. In his spare time, Tyler tries to keep up with his kids' schedules.

EDUCATION

• Graduate, 207th JAOBC, The Judge Advocate General's School and Legal Center, 2019
• Juris Doctor, with Distinction, Ohio Northern University - Pettit College of Law, 2010
• Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, Emory & Henry College, 2007

BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS

• Ohio
• West Virginia
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
• United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
• United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Military Courts

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• West Virginia Association for Justice
• Ohio Association for Justice
• American Association for Justice
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
• National Traumatic Brain Injury Association

PUBLICATIONS

• Leveling the Playing Field: Using Rational Basis with a Bite as a Means of Overcoming the NCAA's Violation of Equal Protection, 37 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 283 (2011)
• Case Note, State ex rel. Skaggs v. Brunner, 120 Ohio St.3d 506, 2008 Ohio 6333, 900 N.E.2d 982 (2008), 35 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 1214 (2009)
• Case Note, Medellin v. Texas, 128 S.Ct. 1346 (2008), 35 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 853 (2009)​

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

• "Complete Generative AI Toolkit for Paralegals," Institute for Paralegal Education, National Webinar, December 10, 2024.
• "Identifying the 'Rambo' Litigator," National Business Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 23, 2019.
• "Text Message and App Evidence in Personal Injury," National Business Institute, National Teleconference, January 30, 2019.

HONORS & AWARDS

• Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels
• Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
• Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® 2018 - 2025
• Inducted into The Order of Barristers, 2010​