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Mr. Ryan is recognized in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of Labor and Employment Law. He was also included in the 2006 Mid-South Super Lawyers in the category of Employment Litigation on behalf of Plaintiffs. 

Practice Description:
    Employment, Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury

Education and Professional Background:
    University of Tennessee at Knoxville 1992 B.A. History
    University of Mississippi 1999 J.D. Law
        Member of Mississippi Law Journal
        1997-1998 (Associate Mississippi Cases Editor)
        1998-1999 (Mississippi Cases Editor)
        Member of Steen Reynolds and Dalehite National Trial Competition Team
        - 1999
        Runner-up in Heidelberg & Woodliff Oral Advocacy Competition - 1999.

Admissions:
    Tennessee - 1999
    Mississippi - 1999
    United States Supreme Court
    Tennessee Supreme Court
    Mississippi Supreme Court
    U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
    U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern District of Mississippi
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Affiliations and Memberships:
    Memphis Bar Association
    Tennessee Bar Association
    Mississippi Bar Association
    Federal Bar Association
    Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association
    Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association
    National Employment Lawyers Association
    American Inns of Court

    Mr. Ryan is currently serving as President Elect of the Federal Bar Association's Memphis Mid-South Chapter.  He is the immediate past president of the Memphis Bar Association's Labor & Employment Section.

Billy Ryan's Blog is available at: http://billyryan.com  
 

"Service and advice.  That's what I provide to my clients.  Whether in the courtroom or outside of the courtroom, my goal is to provide the best service and advice that I can possibly provide so that my clients' goals are obtained."

Published Decisions:
Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. White, 126 S Ct. 2405 (2006)
White v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Company, 364 F.3d 789 (6th Cir. 2004) (en banc) 
Guy v. Mutual of Omaha Ins. Co., 79 S.W.3d 528 (Tenn. 2002)
Frayser v. Dentsply Intern., Inc., 78 S.W.3d 242 (Tenn. Sp. WC Panel 2002)
Crews v. Buckman Laboratories Intern., Inc., 78 S.W.3d 852 (Tenn. 2002)
Cooper v. MRM Investment Co., 367 F.3d 789 (6th Cir. 2004)
Cooper v. MRM Inv. Co., 199 F. Supp.2d 771 (M.D. Tenn. 2002)
Ling v. Herrod, 445 F. Supp. 2d 892 (W.D. Tenn. 2006)
Tidwell v. City of Memphis, 193 S.W.3d 555 (Tenn. 2006)
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