Tyson & Mendes, a law firm with eight offices in the western United States, opened its first east coast firm in Fort Lauderdale this week.

The firm has hired former Hinshaw & Culbertson Fort Lauderdale office partner Damian Fletcher as the new office’s managing partner. Two additional lawyers transferred from Tyson’s San Diego and San Francisco office—senior counsel Tracey Angelopoulos and associate Craig Cox—to provide support, Fletcher said.