Tyler is a partner at Starnes Davis Florie. He concentrates his legal acumen on civil litigation to include healthcare law and medical malpractice defense. Prior to becoming a teammate at the firm, Tyler retired from the United States Army, serving first as an Armor Officer and then as a Judge Advocate General (JAG). His Army practice focused on military criminal prosecution and what is called, “international and operational law,” providing real-time legal advice to senior combat commanders both deployed and stateside.
Community Involvement
- Selected individual pro bono representations in cases involving wrongful conviction.
- Tyler and his family are active members of Church of the Highlands.
- He has been very active in coaching youth sports, particularly softball and baseball.
Highlights
- Trial Experience:
- Obtained a defense verdict for a defendant emergency physician in a case alleging negligent failure to diagnose aortic dissection, resulting in the death of a 47 year old patient the day after being treated and released from the emergency department.
- Obtained a defense verdict for a psychiatrist in an 8-day trial, in a case alleging medical malpractice and wrongful death.
- Relevant Military Legal Experience:
- JUL 2014 – JUL 2016. Chief of Criminal Division, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, Headquarters, U.S. Army—Alaska, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Responsible for all Army prosecutions for all combat units assigned to Alaska (bases at Anchorage and Fairbanks). Led a team of 5 attorneys and 10 support staff through well over 100 courts-martial including 63 contested trials, of which 8 were full jury trials. Cases involved child murder, adult and child rape/sexual assault, long-term domestic violence, child pornography, child abuse, drug distribution, fraud, desertion, and AWOL.
- JUN 2009 – JUL 2011. Prosecutor, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Successfully prosecuted 37 courts-martial including 18 contested criminal cases. Cases involved rape/sexual assault, drug distribution on an Army base in Afghanistan, counterfeiting, fraud, child pornography, and military-specific crimes. 100% conviction rate on all cases taken to court.
- DEPLOYMENTS. War stories are available upon request, preferably over a beer:
Presentations and Publications
- Tyler McIntyre and Jake MacKay, “Adopting the Loss of Chance Doctrine: Are Courts Creating an Unworkable and Incompatible Standard?,” 45 Am. J. Trial Advoc. 2, 421 (2023).
- Jake MacKay and Tyler McIntyre, “Often Forgotten, But Easy to Remember,” DRI – Raising the Bar Newsletter, Vol. 17, Issue 3, October, 2021.
News & Insights
Fun Facts
- Tyler enjoys spending time with his wife, Tiffany, and their three wonderful children.
- He is somewhat obsessed with Army and Alabama football and loves supporting his children in their various sporting pursuits.
- He once fought a forest fire in Montana, has been known to voluntarily jump out of perfectly good airplanes while in flight, and has a strong affinity for travel, good food, and red wine.
- Tyler is the owner of two raucous black labs who have an unhealthy obsession with tennis balls, a blue heeler fortunate enough to find his wife at a Mississippi gas station before he could find the interstate, and Dixie, the family’s dictatorial basset hound.