Ryan Zehl

Ryan Zehl is a nationally recognized personal injury trial lawyer and the founding attorney of Zehl & Associates Injury & Accident Lawyers. Based in Houston, Texas, Ryan has built a reputation for securing the largest verdicts and settlements in history on behalf of clients who have suffered catastrophic injuries, severe burns, or wrongful death due to accidents across Texas and the United States. His courtroom results have drawn national media attention and established him as one of the country’s most successful and respected trial lawyers.

Ryan earned his B.A. in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin and his J.D., magna cum laude, from South Texas College of Law. While in law school, he served on the South Texas Law Review, won the national Judge Evan A. Evans Moot Court Competition, and earned top honors in Evidence, Criminal Procedure, and Remedies.

After graduating in the top 5% of his class, Ryan served as a law clerk to Justice Scott Brister on the Texas Supreme Court before joining Gardere’s litigation and appellate practice. He quickly built a reputation as a powerful trial and appellate lawyer in complex personal injury and commercial litigation, experience he now brings to clients as the founder of Zehl & Associates Injury & Accident Lawyers.

Under Ryan’s leadership, the firm has achieved the #1 largest verdicts and settlements in numerous categories, including oilfield accidents, truck crashes, and corporate negligence cases. His results include the largest oilfield accident settlement and burn injury settlement in U.S. history, as well as historic verdicts against major companies like Greyhound and Oakley Trucking.

Ryan Zehl is admitted to practice in Texas, Pennsylvania, multiple U.S. District Courts, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. He is a lifetime member of the Million and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forums and has served on the Houston Trial Lawyers Association board. Recognized by Texas Super Lawyers, the National Trial Lawyers Association, and Law.com, Ryan leads one of the nation’s top-ranked injury law firms.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founding Attorney, Zehl & Associates, PC
• Member, Houston Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Member, National Trial Lawyers Association

Licensed State

• Texas
• Pennsylvania

Education

• South Texas College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Texas
  BA in Psychology with Magna Cum Laude

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