Tyler Joseph

Attorney
Tyler@MarkoLaw.com
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  • “Go To Lawyer” (2023) (Negligence Law), by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. Only 23 lawyers received this recognition

  • “Employment & Discrimination Law Trailblazer”, National Law Journal (2023)

  • “Plaintiff’s Attorney Trailblazer”, National Law Journal (2023)

  • Chair of the Civil Rights Section of the Detroit Bar Association

  • “Section of The Year Award” (2023), Detroit Bar Association award recognizing work done as head of the Civil Rights Section

  • Selected to serve on the State Bar Law Related Education & Public Outreach Committee

  • Nationally recognized as a “Super Lawyer” (2012 – 2024) 

  • “Go To Lawyer” (2021) (Employment Law), by Michigan Lawyers Weekly.  Only 20 lawyers received this recognition 

  • Appointed to Board of Directors (2020), Detroit Bar Association

  • Named “Lifetime Fellow” (2020), Detroit Bar Association

  • “President’s Award” (2018) for Civil Rights Work, Most Prestigious Award by Detroit Bar Association.  This award recognizes an attorney whose early career has exhibited high standards of service to the profession, his or her clients, and the public

Tyler Joseph grew up in Lansing, Michigan and spent most of his childhood playing baseball and exploring the outdoors. He attended Michigan State University’s Honors College and studied in Beirut, Lebanon before attending law school.

Tyler attended Wayne State University Law School as a Dean’s Scholar and received a full tuition scholarship. While at Wayne Law, Tyler was a member of the Moot Court program and worked for the Free Legal Aid Clinic where he provided pro bono legal services to indigent and elderly clients.

After being admitted to the Michigan Bar, Tyler started his career at a prominent products liability firm in Birmingham, Michigan.  There, he represented clients who had been gravely injured by automotive, industrial equipment, and consumer product defects. Tyler went on to gain extensive experience litigating a variety of personal injury and civil rights cases in both state and federal court.  He has handled cases involving civil assault and battery, police brutality, auto accidents, dog bites, dram shop liability, hunting accidents, trucking accidents, employment discrimination, constitutional violations, governmental immunity, and premises liability.

Tyler is admitted to practice law in both Michigan and Illinois and is also admitted in the Eastern and Western Federal Districts of Michigan. He is an active member of The Michigan Association for Justice as well as the Detroit and Oakland County Bar Associations.

2024 Million Dollar Verdicts

Tyler obtained a $4,500,000 verdict in Washtenaw County in March of 2024.  His client was struck by a car at an oil change shop and driven through a closed garage door.  The defense’s last offer before trial was $22,500.

In May of 2024, Tyler obtained an $8,000,000 verdict in Lapeer County where his client was accidently shot on a farm.  This was a Lapeer County record verdict that beat the prior record by over $6.5 million.

Bar and Court Admissions
  • Michigan

  • Supreme Court of the United States

  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan

  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

  • U.S. District Court, District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.)

  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, South Dakota, State Courts of California & Colorado (Pro Hac Vice)

Published Appellate Decisions

- Lowrey v LMPS & LMPJ, Inc, 313 Mich App 500, 503; 885 NW2d 638 (2015)
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Cahoo v SAS Analytics Inc, 912 F3d 887, 892 (CA 6, 2019)
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West v Dep’t of Natural Resources, NW2d; 2020 Mich. App. LEXIS 5069, at *1 (Ct App, Aug. 6, 2020)
- Sexton v. Cernuto, 18 F.4th 177 (6th Cir. 2021)
- Miller v. Mich. Dep't of Corr., No. 356430, 2022 Mich. App. LEXIS 5095 (Ct. App. Aug. 25, 2022), lv granted Miller v Dep't of Corrections, 511 Mich 860 (2023)
- Nugent v. Spectrum Juv. Just. Servs., 72 F.4th 135 (6th Cir. 2023)

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“Employment & Discrimination Law Trailblazer”, National Law Journal (2023)
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“Plaintiff’s Attorney Trailblazer”, National Law Journal (2023)
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Chair of the Civil Rights Section of the Detroit Bar Association
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Appointed to Board of Directors (2020), Detroit Bar Association
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Appointed Case Evaluator, Wayne County Mediation Tribunal
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“MAJ Pacesetter”- Detroit Legal News (2021)
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Named “Lifetime Fellow” (2020), Detroit Bar Association
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Appointed to Executive Committee, Michigan Association of Justice (MAJ)
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“Go To Lawyer” (2021) (Employment Law), by Michigan Lawyers Weekly.  Only 20 lawyers received this recognition
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Nationally recognized as a “Super Lawyer” (2012 – 2024)
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Appointed to Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee, U of M Sexual Assault Cases Class
Action (Settled For $490 Million)
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Selected to serve on the State Bar Law Related Education & Public Outreach Committee
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“President’s Award” (2018) for Civil Rights Work, Most Prestigious Award by Detroit
Bar Association
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“Section of The Year Award” (2023), Detroit Bar Association award recognizing work
done as head of the Civil Rights Section

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