Overview
Ryan has extensive experience litigating on behalf of both employees and employers facing complex employment issues in state and federal court, including discrimination and harassment claims, contracts and covenants not to compete, wage and hour claims, whistleblower claims, EEO claims and EEOC charges. Ryan has appeared in front of the Indiana Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Ryan served as Chair of the Indiana State Bar Association Employment, Labor & Benefits Law Section in 2015-2016, and he regularly speaks on employment related issues. Ryan was nominated as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2013 and as a Super Lawyer in 2018, 2019, and 2020.
Education
- Wittenberg University – B.A., 1995
- Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law – J.D., 1999
Bar Admissions
- Indiana – 1999
- U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana – 1999
- U.S. Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit – 2003
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
Publications
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50-State Survey (Indiana Section) of Employment Libel and Privacy Law
Media Law Resource Center – 2009
Classes / Seminars
- Speaker, Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, “Interview with Plaintiff's Counsel”, September 30, 2021
- Speaker, Annual Human Resources Conference & Expo Indiana Chamber of Commerce, Interview with a Plaintiff's Attorney, August 26, 2015, April 19, 2016, and May 8, 2018.
- Speaker, Moving Forward, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Indiana State Chapter, Issues regarding Americans with Disabilities Act and FMLA, October 29, 2016
- Speaker, Amendments to Federal Rules 26 and 34, Employment Discovery Disputes, May 24, 2016
- Presenter, Practical Application of Employment Law in Indiana, “A How to Approach to Avoiding Costly Mistakes, From Hiring Qualified Employees Through the Termination Process”
- Presenter, Americans with Disabilities Act, Family Medical Leave Act and Employment Issues Related to Indiana Common Law
- Presenter, General Seminar on Employment Law, I.U. School of Law Indianapolis
- Speaker, Technical Assistance Program Seminar, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2010
- Speaker, Ethics for Labor Law and Employment Lawyers, Indiana State Bar Association, 2009
- Presenter, Employment Law Presentation, Indianapolis Bar Association Introduction To The Mediation Assistance Program, November 2012
- Speaker, Indiana Chamber 51st Annual Human Resources Conference & Expo, Interview with a Plaintiff’s Attorney, April 2015
- Speaker, HR 2015, Indiana Annual Conference, August 2015
- Speaker, EEOC Indianapolis Training Seminar – Harassment, Retaliation, and Religion, September 2015
- Speaker, 60th Annual Indiana Human Resources Conference and Expo – Handling Complex Issues in the Modern Workplace, May 1, 2024
Honors and Awards
- Indiana Super Lawyer – 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Indiana Super Lawyer, Rising Star – 2013
- Order of Omega
- Order of Barristers
Memberships
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Chairman of Indiana State Bar Association Employment, Labor & Benefits Law Section
2015-2016 -
Indiana State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section
— Vice Chair – 2014
— Co-Chairman/Distinguished Speaker Series – 2009 to 2016
— Council Member – 2002 to 2023 - Co-Editor of The Workplace Lawyer, Newsletter of the ISBA Employment, Labor & Benefits Section, 2022-2023.