Phone: (405) 235.7000
Fax: (405) 996.3403
E-Mail: rwilson@hartzoglaw.com

• Litigation
• Employment Law

• Ryan has tried cases in the state and federal courts in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, as well as in rural county state courts throughout Oklahoma. He has been successful for both plaintiffs and defendants – having received both large jury verdicts for clients who have been wronged and defense verdicts for clients sued in multi-million dollar cases
• Ryan routinely practices in state and federal courts outside of Oklahoma when clients’ needs require
• He has represented clients in the United States Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of Oklahoma
• His litigation practice includes employment law, securities litigation, business disputes, medical malpractice, products liability, unfair trade practices, class actions, oil and gas, personal injury and appeals
• Ryan has an administrative law practice representing clients before state agencies and licensing boards
• Named to Outstanding Lawyers of America
• Member of William J. Holloway, Jr. American Inn of Court
• Recognized in Best Lawyers in America in the area of:
  Commercial Litigation

• United States Supreme Court
• United States 10th Circuit Court of Appeals
• U.S. District Court for Western District of Oklahoma
• U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Oklahoma
• U.S. District Court for Northern District of Oklahoma
• State Bar of Oklahoma
• Oklahoma County Bar Association
• Litigation Section of the American Bar Association
• Fellow of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation

• University of Oklahoma, College of Law (J.D., 1990)
• Order of the Coif
• Oklahoma Law Review, serving as Note Editor
• Named outstanding Note Editor in 1989-90
• Oklahoma State University (B.S., Business Administration in Finance, with minors in Economics and Accounting, 1987)
• Perkins-Tryon High School, Perkins, Oklahoma (1983 – Valedictorian)

• Ryan is a frequent speaker for high school graduation commencements, school groups, youth organizations and church groups
• Ryan provides pro bono legal services for churches, charitable organizations and underprivileged individuals

• “Statutory Law: The Oklahoma Open Records Act: Are NCAA Investigation Records Accessible?”, Oklahoma Law Review, Vol. 42, No. 1, Spring 1989

• Ryan, his wife of over 20 years, Cindy, and their two children, Allie and Nolan, make their home in Edmond, Oklahoma

• R.K. Black Inc. v. Okla. Tax Commission, 39 P.3d 814 (Okla. 2002) (Okla. Ct. App. 8 2002)
• Nuveen Premium Income Municipal Fund 4, Inc. v. Morgan Keegan & Co et al., 200 F Supp. 2d 1313 (W.D. Okla. 2002)
• Tice v. State of Oklahoma ex. rel. Oklahoma Memorial Hospital, 30 P.3d 1164 (Okla. 2001)
• Codner v. American Home Products Corp., 123 F. Supp. 2d 1272 (W.D. Okla. 2000)
• Prudential Ins. Co. v. Glass, 959 P. 2d 586 (Okla. 1998)
• Robinson v. City of Edmond, 160 F. 3d 1279 (10th Cir. 1998)
• Robinson v. City of Edmond, 68 F. 3d 1226 (10th Cir. 1995)
• Scott v. University Hospital Authority, 887 P. 2d 1385 (Okla. 1994)