Overview
Tyler Olney focuses his practice in General Litigation and Workers’ Compensation Defense. He has experience in cases involving first and third party no fault defense, insurance defense, commercial and real estate litigation. While representing clients in a wide range of matters, Tyler has appeared and argued in both state and federal courtrooms all over the country.
Before becoming a lawyer, Tyler enjoyed a successful academic career. He earned his law degree from Michigan State University College of Law, where he graduated summa cum laude, and his undergraduate degree from Grand Valley State University, where he graduated with High Honors.
Tyler achieved numerous accomplishments in his time at law school, including being named a Merit Scholar, a finalist in the school-wide Advocacy Competition, and a member of the Dean's List every semester. He served as a judicial clerk at the Kent County 17th Judicial Circuit Court- Family Division and as a legal extern at the Michigan Migrant Legal Aid Project. He was also a member of the Michigan State Law Review, the Appellate Moot Court Board, the Student Ambassador Program, and served as a Torts Teaching Assistant.
Affiliations
Memberships & Affiliations
Legal Affiliations:
- State Bar of Michigan
Communications
Recent Blog Posts
Health Care Law Blog
Michigan Workers' Comp Defense Blog
- New State Recreational Marijuana Law Hints at the Hazy Future of Workplace Drug Testing
- COVID-19: Is It An Occupational Disease or Personal Injury – And Does It Really Even Matter?
- Court of Appeals Rules: Employee Fraud was Never a Condition for Recoupment Action
- COVID-19 Related Paid Leave Tax Credits Extended Into 2021
- Appeals Court Rejects Comp Benefits in ‘Special Mission’ Case
- Recent Michigan Supreme Court Decision Affects Workers' Comp COVID-19 Rebuttable Presumption
- The Safeguarding America's First Responders Act - New Federal Law Provides Access to Death Benefits Program for Families of Public Safety Officers who Die as a Result of COVID-19
- Experience Rating in a Pandemic – New Proposal would Exclude COVID-19 Claims from Rate Calculation
- The CARES Act Unemployment Expansion, Workers’ Compensation Wage Loss Offset, and Refusing to Return to Work During the Pandemic
Publications
- Updates to Workers' Compensation Issues Raised by Coronavirus and New Emergency Rules for "First Responders", Foster Swift Workers' Compensation Update E-blast, April 2, 2020
- Michigan's Emergency Rules Give Personal Injury Presumption to "First Response Employees" with COVID-19, Foster Swift Workers' Compensation Update E-blast, March 30, 2020
- Employee or Independent Contractor? The Appellate Commission Applies its Own Facts to Overturn Magistrate’s Decision, Foster Swift Workers' Compensation Update, February 21, 2020
- Employee Fraud Not a Condition for an Employer's/Insurer's Recoupment of Overpayment, Foster Swift Workers' Compensation Update, January 3, 2020
News & Events
Speaking Engagements
- Workers' Comp Update, Michigan Defense Trial Counsel (MDTC) Annual Meeting & Conference, June 18, 2020
- 2019 Comprehensive Guide to Employment Law, National Business Institute (NBI, November 13, 2019
- FMLA, ADA and Workers' Compensation: Managing Leave of Absence Issues, National Business Institute (Employment Law: 2019 Comprehensive Guide), November 13, 2019
- Can social media posts be used as evidence in defense of a workers’ compensation claim?, Stop Before You Crash: Workers' Compensation and Employment Law, March 22, 2017
News
- Workers' Compensation Issues in the Media, Business Insurance and Work Comp Central, October 9, 2020
- Workers’ Comp Defense Blog Provides Michigan Case and Legislative Updates, April 13, 2020
- Foster Swift Welcomes Four New Attorneys, December 7, 2015
Practice Areas
Education
Michigan State University College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude
Grand Valley State University, B.A., English and Spanish, with High Honors
Bar and Court Admissions
Michigan