
Timothy R. Hyland is a Senior Member in the Phoenix office of The Cavanagh Law Firm, P.A. He has been representing the insurance industry in complex insurance coverage and litigation matters for over thirty-five years. He has extensive experience in the analysis and litigation of complex insurance claims and coverage in both the first-party and third-party contexts. Mr. Hyland’s practice involves many lines of insurance including automobile, property, general liability, professional responsibility, life, health and disability.
Tim’s practice also includes substantial commercial business and personal injury matters for businesses and individuals. Tim has litigated matters involving wrongful death, trucking accidents, premises liability, commercial business disputes and real estate and homeowner association matters. Tim also conducts private mediation and arbitrations when requested.
Tim has been selected for inclusion in the Southwest Super Lawyers from 2007 to the present. Tim was also selected as one of the Top 100 Lawyers from Arizona by AZ Business magazine. Tim previously served as Judge Pro Tem for the Arizona Court of Appeals. Tim is rated as an AV Preeminent Attorney.
Tim has served in a number of volunteer activities both professionally and in the community. Such activities include service as a Delegate to the American Bar Association House of Delegates; participation on the Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness including a year as its Chair; and service on the Arizona State Bar Board of Governors and the Claims Litigation & Management Alliance Board of Directors. Tim has also served as a faculty member on several seminar panels both for the legal profession and in presentations to insurance clients. Tim has served on the Board of Trustees of All Saints’ Episcopal Day School.
Tim graduated with High Distinction from the University of Arizona College of Law. Tim is a member of the State Bar of Arizona, the American Bar Association, the American Bar Foundation, the Claims Litigation & Management Alliance, and the Arizona Association of Defense Counsel.
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University of Arizona College of Law, Tucson, Arizona
J.D. - 1985
Honors: High Distinction
Grand Canyon College, Phoenix, Arizona
B.A. - 1982
Honors: High Distinction
Major: Behavioral Science - Criminal Justice and Government
Arizona, 1985
U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1985
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1995
U.S. Supreme Court, 2005
Hon. James Duke Cameron, Arizona Supreme Court, 1985 – 1986
Board of Trustees, All Saints’ Episcopal Day School
Arizona Supreme Court Chair of Committee on Character and Fitness (2008 - 2009); Commess (2002 - 2009); Judicial Performance Review Team (2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)
American Bar Association Delegate to the American Bar Association House of Delegates (2001 - 2009); Delegate YLD Assembly (1992 - 1996); Fellow of the American Bar Association Member, TIPS Section
Arizona State Bar Association Board of Governors Member (1995 - 1996); Member, Appellate Section
Arizona State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division; Arizona YLD President (1995 - 1996); Executive Council (1992 - 1997)
Maricopa County Bar Association; Maricopa County Bar Association Board of Directors (1992 - 1993; 1994 - 2001)
Maricopa County Young Lawyers Division MCBA/YLD President (1992 - 1993); Board of Directors (1988 - 1994)
Foundation For Legal Services and Education; Fellow of the Foundation LRE Committee (1999 - 2009)
Maricopa County Superior Court Hearing Officer Selection Committee (2000 - 2002); Maricopa County Civil Study Committee (1990 - 1991)
Legislative Intern to the Chairman of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Arizona State Legislature, 1982
Legislative Intern to the Chairman of the Committee on Transportation, House of Representatives, Arizona State Legislature, 1982
PHOENIX Magazine Top Lawyer in Appellate Law, 2022
Southwest Super Lawyers Top 50 Lawyers in Arizona, 2011 – 2018
Southwest Super Lawyers for insurance coverage, 2007 – present
The Best Lawyers in America, Insurance Law, Commercial Litigation and Appellate Practice, 2015 – present
Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona by AZ Business Magazine.
Top Pro Bono Attorneys in Arizona, 2006
MCBA Robert M. Mills Member of the Year Award 2003
Young Lawyer of the Year, 1998
Attorney Award for Excellence in LRE, 1998
MCBA Robert M. Mills Member of the Year Award, 1996
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