Ryan Blackstone-Gardner

Ryan Blackstone-Gardner is an attorney at Greene & Roberts LLP who has practiced since 2000 in employment, business, intellectual property, and general civil litigation. The firm maintains offices in Sacramento and San Diego, California. Mr. Blackstone-Gardner primarily represents publicly traded companies, privately owned businesses, and public entities in employment disputes, regulatory matters, and business litigation. His practice includes counseling, mediation, arbitration, trial preparation, and courtroom representation.

Mr. Blackstone-Gardner earned a B.A. in History with distinction from the University of California, Berkeley, and a J.D. cum laude from the University of Notre Dame. While in law school, he received the Dean’s Award for Real Property II. He is admitted to the California State Bar, multiple federal district and bankruptcy courts in California, and the Intertribal Court of Southern California. He is also a registered patent attorney before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Mr. Blackstone-Gardner defends employers against wrongful termination, retaliation, harassment, discrimination, wage and hour, class action, and Private Attorneys General Act claims. He also advises businesses on employee discipline, leaves of absence, workplace policies, handbooks, and regulatory compliance. His experience includes responding to investigations by federal and California employment agencies. In intellectual property matters, he prepares and prosecutes patent and trademark applications and represents clients in trademark infringement and cancellation proceedings.

Ryan Blackstone-Gardner combines litigation experience with preventive counseling designed to help businesses manage disputes and reduce legal risk. His practice also includes business formation and litigation, general liability, tribal sovereignty, and compliance involving public contracting, the Brown Act, HIPAA, Stark Law, and anti-kickback requirements. He is a member of the California Bar’s employment section and the San Diego County Bar Association and provides clients with practical guidance across litigation, employment, business, and intellectual property matters.