Ryan joined K&M in 2011 with a focus on consumer protection, complex litigation, and insurance coverage litigation. Prior to his work at K&M, Ryan was an associate at a successful New Orleans based trial firm renowned for its aggressive representation of plaintiffs in national complex litigation. Ryan has tried cases from coast to coast, and is currently admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Louisiana and Virginia. He has been admitted pro-hac vice in numerous other federal jurisdictions in Alabama, California, Florida, Texas, and New York.

Ryan received his law degree from the University of Oregon School of Law in 2006. In 2000, he received his bachelor's degree in philosophy from the College of William and Mary, after which he served in the U.S. Peace Corps in Penza, Russia.

Ryan has authored numerous legal articles, including:

• What we learned from Katrina, Trial Magazine at 39-43 (October 2009)
• Interpreting and Pleading under CAFA: A Practical Guide, BNA Class Action Litigation Reporter, Vol. 9, No. 17 (Sep. 12, 2008)
• Daubert and the Disappearing Jury Trial, 69 Pitt. L. Rev. 281 (2008)
• Consumer Class Actions after CAFA, 56 Drake L. Rev. 303 (2008)
• Katrina Litigation: Defense Strategy and Implementation, 14 Amer. Ass'n for Justice Section Connection: Insurance Law 3 (Winter 2008)
• Class Actions Practice in the Wake of CAFA, ABA Section of Litig., Class Actions Today: Jurisdiction to Resolution (2008)
• Boomerang Litigation: How Convenient is Forum Non Conveniens in Transnational Litigation?, 4 B.Y.U. Int'l Law & Mgmt. Rev. 4 (2007)
• State Farm v. Campbell: A Setback for Toxic Torts and Pollution Deterrence, 5 W. Envtl. L. Update 17 (2004)
• A Perspective on the Tribal Trusteeship Role in NRD Claims, 6 Ore. St. B. Envtl. & Nat. Resources Sec. Outlook 14 (Winter 2004)
• New Opportunities for Native American Tribes to Pursue Environmental and Natural Resources Claims, 14 Duke Envtl. L. & Policy Forum 155 (2003)
• Speaker, "Insurance Claims", Iowa Trial Lawyers Annual Convention, Des Moines, IA (Nov. 7, 2008).