About Tyler

Tyler Charles Hadyniak grew up in Freedom, Maine, and graduated with honors from Mount View High School, Class of 2011; the University of Maine at Farmington, Class of 2015; and the University of Maine School of Law, Class of 2018.

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Before opening his solo practice, Tyler was in private practice at Jackson & MacNichol, in South Portland, Maine; and Mailloux and Marden, P.A., in Belfast, Maine. 

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He emphasizes in his practice veterans disability and family law. He has memorialized the beginning of his legal career in his December 2020 published book, There and Back Again: America Through the Eyes of a Traveling Veterans Disability Attorney. He has been interviewed for his veterans disability expertise by local media -- like Maine Public Radio, WSCH Channel 6, and WABI Channel 5 -- and national media like CNN's Michael Smerconish. 

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He served as a University of Maine System trustee from 2012 to 2014. He helped manage a western Maine state senator's campaigns in 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022. In 2024, he was recognized by the Maine Law Court for his pro bono legal work, including but not limited to helping Ukrainian refugees re-settle in Maine. 

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He is chairman of the Freedom Planning Board, and is on the Board of Directors for the Freedom Community Historical Society and the Sebasticook Regional Land Trust. In 2022 and 2023 he chaired the Town of Freedom Charter Commission, which drafted a constitution for the town 210 years after it was incorporated.  

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When not working, you can find him reading, playing ice hockey, running, or planning his next road trip. He lives in his hometown with his wife, Catherine, and daughter, Sophia. He is admitted to practice law in Maine courts; the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; and the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.