Tyler Sheets
Managing Director, Litigation
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Practice Areas:
- Commercial Litigation
- Fiduciary Litigation
- Landlord-Tenant Litigation
- Employment Litigation
Biography
Tyler Sheets joined Finneran & Nicholson, P.C. as an Associate in 2021 and now serves the firm as the Managing Director of the Litigation Department.
Tyler Sheets tries cases. His presence in the courtroom has won over judges and juries across a broad array of business disputes. Where litigation can be avoided, Tyler has proven himself a shrewd negotiator with a nose for opportunities to resolve disputes that would have cost his clients money. By guarding his clients interests without apology or half measures, Tyler has earned the trust of Newburyport's business community, and they showed their gratitude by voting Tyler Newburyport's "Best Lawyer" in 2026.
Tyler's practice areas include shareholder disputes, business breakups, landlord-tenant disputes, employment defense, fiduciary litigaiton, land-use disputes, administrative agency litigation, and a host of other commercial or business disputes. His clients have included international, publicly-traded corporations to sole proprietors, in a variety of industries and professions.
Tyler earned a spot on the Southern California Law Review at USC Gould School of Law, rowed crew as an undergraduate at the University of Calif., San Diego, and grew up, even further West, in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Today, when the courtroom closes, you can try to find Tyler somewhere in the woods on an adventure with his beautiful wife, Taylor, their son, Jack, and dogs (Kona and Poppy).
Education
- University of Southern California Law School, Los Angeles, California
- J.D.
- Honors: With Honors
- Law Review, SC Law Review, Staff Writer, 2015, 2016
- UC San Diego, San Diego, California
- B.A.
- Honors: With Honors
- Major: International Relations
Bar Admission
- Massachusetts, 2019
- California, 2017
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 2019
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 2018
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2018
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 2018
Past Positions
- Preti Flaherty, Litigation Attorney, 2019 to 2021
Professional Associations
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Member, 2019 to 2026
- Newburyport Bar Association, Member, 2022 to 2026
Awards and Honors
- "Best Lawyer" (tied), as voted by the readers of the Newburyport Daily News, 2026

