{"id":2,"date":"2008-08-19T18:05:48","date_gmt":"2008-08-20T01:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ryanalexander.us\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2024-05-29T19:11:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T02:11:10","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ryanalexander.us\/?page_id=2","title":{"rendered":"About Ryan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.1&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.1&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.1&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ryanalexander.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8913_-Edit-240.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"360\" alt=\"Attorney Ryan Alexander\" class=\"wp-image-1367 size-full\" style=\"font-size: 14px; float: right;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ryanalexander.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8913_-Edit-240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ryanalexander.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8913_-Edit-240-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>R<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">yan Alexander practices p<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">rimarily in <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 14px;\">person<\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 14px;\">al in<\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 14px;\">jury<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">. \u00a0He represents people who have bee<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">n injured in both insurance claims and litigation, an<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">d has recovered tens of <\/span><a title=\"Personal Injury: Millions Recovered\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ryanalexander.us\/personal-injury-law\/personal-injury\/\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">millions for injured clients<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">. Ryan love<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">s trial practice and has take<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">n more than 36 civil cases to jury verdict or decision. Most of his personal inj<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">ur<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">y pra<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">ctice involves car crashes and trucking c<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">rashes, but he also handles slipand falls, injuries in stores o<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">r by business employees, defective products and insurance bad faith. Many of Ryan&#8217;s c<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">ases are referred <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">by other law<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">yers for trial, especially when the legal issues are complicated.Ryan Alexander<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Prior Legal Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ryan actively practiced bankruptcy law from 2009 to 2023.\u00a0 He discharged and reorganized tens of millions in debt in over 1,600 bankruptcy cases for Nevada families and small businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan also handled criminal matters including <a title=\"DUI\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ryanalexander.us\/criminal-defense\/dui\/\">DUI<\/a>, domestic violence and other misdemeanors, up to &#8216;white collar&#8217; felonies, drug possession and trafficking crimes and sex crimes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ryan spent his first years of practice primarily in copyright and trademark infringement litigation and entertainment law contracts. Ryan also has experience in the areas of business formation and franchises, having drafted franchise disclosure documents, private placement memorandums and OTC opinions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ryan has been featured as an alumni guest speaker at Harvard Law School, as well as guest lectures at Emerson College and the International Academy of Art and Design.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Harvard Law School<\/strong>, J.D.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Harvard Criminal Justice Institute &#8211; Criminal Defense Clinic<br \/>Harvard Recording Artists&#8217; Project &#8211; Transactional Clinic<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>BYU Hawaii<\/strong>, B.S. International Business Management<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Minors in Economics, Spanish and Theatre<br \/>Phi Kappa Phi, Honors Program and Magna Cum Laude<br \/>Academic, Student Gov&#8217;t, Business and Theatre Scholarships<\/p>\n<p><strong>Languages<\/strong><br \/>Ryan is fluent in Spanish.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bar Admissions<span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><br \/>Nevada<br \/>Wisconsin (2007-2010)<br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Associations<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><br \/>Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum &#8211; Lifetime Member<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">National Trial Lawyers Top 100<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">The National Association of Distinguished Counsel &#8220;Top One Percent&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">American Association for Justice<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">National Association of National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys<br \/>National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers<br \/>Nevada Justice Association<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>To make an appointment with Ryan, call (702) 868-3311.\u00a0 For all consultations you will meet with a licensed Nevada attorney.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Personal Biography<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I grew up in the Niagara region of Ontario, Canada, spending much of my childhood on a farm outside a steeltown about 15 miles from Buffalo, New York. My mother&#8217;s family were mostly union iron and steelworkers, my father a military officer.\u00a0 During my teen years, my life got more exciting and through a random series of events I was able to spend time in Germany with my father, then attended boarding school in New Zealand and on to college in Hawaii.\u00a0 I developed a strong affinity for the people and cultures of Polynesia, and even performed in Samoan and Maori culture dance troupes.<\/p>\n<p>During college I took two years off to serve a religious mission in Seattle, Washington, where I worked solely with the Spanish-speaking immigrants in the metro Seattle area.\u00a0 We not only taught doctrine but helped people find jobs, establish social groups and make new friends, get furniture for their empty homes, and helped people integrate and build lives in America.\u00a0 Their problems were our problems, and those years working with Latin families in their homes gave me invaluable insight into the communities and the struggles of Hispanic immigrants to the USA.\u00a0 It was also in Seattle that I first considered being an attorney &#8211; I never even knew any lawyers before then. It was a big departure from wanting to be an artist.\u00a0 I returned to Hawaii, changed majors from Visual Art to International Business, and worked on getting into law school.<\/p>\n<p>When I went to law school at Harvard, I was the only person who said they wanted to be a plaintiff&#8217;s lawyer.\u00a0 A friend who is an injury lawyer won me over with stories about his cases helping severely injured people.\u00a0 I was also the only person in the whole class to start their own practice right away &#8211; as soon as I was licensed I formed my first practice.\u00a0 And I&#8217;ve been proud to help people who have been injured, people accused of crimes, families in financial trouble, artists and small business owners with intellectual property issues and more.\u00a0 I like working with people and now enjoy the &#8216;counselor&#8217; role of the attorney.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m married with four children.\u00a0 I enjoy movies and documentaries, photography and graphic design, exotic sports cars and languages. Still dabbling in Photoshop and typography, I also created the image of the infamous <a title=\"Hello Kitty Ferrari\" href=\"http:\/\/cache.gizmodo.com\/gadgets\/images\/HelloKittyTRFinalsmall.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hello Kitty Ferrari<\/a> that became an internet meme.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ryan Alexander practices primarily in personal injury. \u00a0He represents people who have been injured in both insurance claims and litigation, and has recovered tens of millions for injured clients. Ryan loves trial practice and has taken more than 36 civil cases to jury verdict or decision. Most of his personal injury practice involves car crashes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<img class=\"wp-image-1343 size-full alignright\" title=\"Ryan Alexander Attorney\" src=\"https:\/\/ryanalexander.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/fondosin-RA-640.jpg\" alt=\"abogado accidente vegas\" width=\"368\" height=\"640\" \/>\n\nRyan practices primarily in <strong>personal injury<\/strong>. \u00a0He represents people who have been injured in both insurance claims and litigation, and has recovered tens of <a title=\"Personal Injury: Millions Recovered\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ryanalexander.us\/personal-injury-law\/personal-injury\/\">millions for injured clients<\/a>. Ryan loves trial practice and has taken more than 36 civil cases to jury verdict or decision. Most of his personal injury practice involves car crashes and trucking crashes, but he also handles slip and falls, injuries in stores or by business employees, defective products and insurance bad faith. Many of Ryan's cases are referred by other lawyers for trial, especially when the legal issues are complicated.\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Prior Legal Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ryan actively practiced bankruptcy law from 2009 to 2023.\u00a0 He discharged and reorganized tens of millions in debt in over 1,600 bankruptcy cases for Nevada families and small businesses.<\/p>\nRyan also handled criminal matters including <a title=\"DUI\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ryanalexander.us\/criminal-defense\/dui\/\">DUI<\/a>, domestic violence and other misdemeanors, up to 'white collar' felonies, drug possession and trafficking crimes and sex crimes.\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ryan spent his first years of practice primarily in copyright and trademark infringement litigation and entertainment law contracts. Ryan also has experience in the areas of business formation and franchises, having drafted franchise disclosure documents, private placement memorandums and OTC opinions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ryan has been featured as an alumni guest speaker at Harvard Law School, as well as guest lectures at Emerson College and the International Academy of Art and Design.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n<strong>Harvard Law School<\/strong>, J.D.\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Harvard Criminal Justice Institute - Criminal Defense Clinic\nHarvard Recording Artists' Project - Transactional Clinic<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>BYU Hawaii<\/strong>, B.S. International Business Management<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Minors in Economics, Spanish and Theatre\nPhi Kappa Phi, Honors Program and Magna Cum Laude\nAcademic, Student Gov't, Business and Theatre Scholarships<\/p>\n<strong>Languages<\/strong>\nRyan is fluent in Spanish.\n\n<strong>Bar Admissions<span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">\nNevada\nWisconsin (2007-2010)\n<\/span><\/strong>\n\n<strong>Associations<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">\nMulti-Million Dollar Advocates Forum - Lifetime Member<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">National Trial Lawyers Top 100<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">The National Association of Distinguished Counsel \"Top One Percent\"<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">American Association for Justice<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">National Association of National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys\nNational Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers\nNevada Justice Association<\/span>\n\n<strong>To make an appointment with Ryan, call (702) 868-3311.\u00a0 For all consultations you will meet with a licensed Nevada attorney.<\/strong>\n\n<strong>Personal Biography<\/strong>\n\n\"I grew up in the Niagara region of Ontario, Canada, spending much of my childhood on a farm outside a steeltown about 15 miles from Buffalo, New York. My mother's family were mostly union iron and steelworkers, my father a military officer.\u00a0 During my teen years, my life got more exciting and through a random series of events I was able to spend time in Germany with my father, then attended boarding school in New Zealand and on to college in Hawaii.\u00a0 I developed a strong affinity for the people and cultures of Polynesia, and even performed in Samoan and Maori culture dance troupes.\n\nDuring college I took two years off to serve a religious mission in Seattle, Washington, where I worked solely with the Spanish-speaking immigrants in the metro Seattle area.\u00a0 We not only taught doctrine but helped people find jobs, establish social groups and make new friends, get furniture for their empty homes, and helped people integrate and build lives in America.\u00a0 Their problems were our problems, and those years working with Latin families in their homes gave me invaluable insight into the communities and the struggles of Hispanic immigrants to the USA.\u00a0 It was also in Seattle that I first considered being an attorney - I never even knew any lawyers before then. It was a big departure from wanting to be an artist.\u00a0 I returned to Hawaii, changed majors from Visual Art to International Business, and worked on getting into law school.\n\nWhen I went to law school at Harvard, I was the only person who said they wanted to be a plaintiff's lawyer.\u00a0 A friend who is an injury lawyer won me over with stories about his cases helping severely injured people.\u00a0 I was also the only person in the whole class to start their own practice right away - as soon as I was licensed I formed my first practice.\u00a0 And I've been proud to help people who have been injured, people accused of crimes, families in financial trouble, artists and small business owners with intellectual property issues and more.\u00a0 I like working with people and now enjoy the 'counselor' role of the attorney.\n\nI'm married with four children.\u00a0 I enjoy movies and documentaries, photography and graphic design, exotic sports cars and languages. 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