Tal received his B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Central Florida, where he majored in Legal Studies. He earned his Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law. While in law school, he was a member of the Charles C. Papy Jr. Moot Court Board and served as the Eleventh Circuit Editor of the University of Miami Law Review. He also was a four-time Dean’s Fellow, working with property and criminal procedure courses as well as with the writing center.