Bryan C. Graff

Bryan C. Graff is a Member and Managing Director at Ryan Swanson Cleveland PLLC. He is a trial lawyer with a broad litigation practice involving insurance, employment, intellectual property law, real estate, and complex commercial disputes. His experience includes partnership, franchise, class action, and other business litigation. He has represented clients in jury trials, arbitrations, regulatory proceedings, and appellate matters involving significant financial and operational concerns.

Bryan earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from Georgia State University College of Law. He served as a member and Legislation Co-Editor of the Law Review. He earned his B.A. in Sociology, with distinction, from The Colorado College. His academic background provided a foundation for his subsequent work in complex litigation and trial advocacy.

Bryan has served as lead trial counsel in significant employment and commercial disputes. His experience includes obtaining a seven-figure judgment in a case involving restrictive covenants. He has handled real estate cases involving easements, trespass, land use disputes, adverse possession, and prescriptive rights. His commercial litigation work covers contract disputes, trade secrets, unfair competition, intellectual property licensing, and consumer protection claims. He further represents insurers and businesses in coverage and regulatory matters.

Bryan C. Graff is admitted to practice in Washington and Georgia. His federal admissions include the U.S. District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Washington and the Northern District of Georgia. He has been named to the Washington Rising Stars list six times. His professional activities include service on the Board of Trustees of the King County Bar Foundation and membership in the Defense Research Institute and the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel.

Law Office Affiliations

• Member & Managing Director, Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC
• Member, Washington State Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of Georgia
• Board of Trustees, King County Bar Foundation
• Member, Defense Research Institute
• Member, National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel

Licensed State

• Washington
• Georgia

Education

• Georgia State University College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Colorado College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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