Overview
Ryan Geddie is a Texas trial lawyer that has represented numerous individual and corporate clients over a broad spectrum of matters in civil litigation. He actively represents individual and corporate clients in federal and state court, arbitration proceedings, and before administrative agencies. He has tried more than 30 jury trials and has developed concentration areas in commercial disputes, transportation, railroad law, serious personal injury (including products and premises liability), employment litigation, construction defect litigation, insurance coverage disputes (including duty to defend and bad faith actions), breach of employment, agreements and contracts, and numerous business tort actions. Mr. Geddie also has experience conducting risk analysis and best practices for corporate clients and the investigation of accidents involving serious injury or death. Prior to law school, he worked as an institutional broker for one of the nation’s largest money managers and previously held Series 6, 7 and 63 securities licenses. Mr. Geddie utilizes his prior business experience to assist clients with the handling and evaluation of litigation from a bottom-line perspective.
Honors & Awards
College of the State Bar of Texas, Member
National Order of the Barristers, Member
Moot Court Honor Society, Executive Board Member
August A. Rendigs, Jr. National Products Liability Moot Court Competition, Quarterfinalist
NARTC College of Trial Advocacy
Professional Affiliations
Civic
Board of Adjustment, Town of Flower Mound, Place 2, 2019 - present
Oil and Gas Board of Appeals, Town of Flower Mound, Place 2, 2019 - present
Professional
National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, Member
State Bar of Texas
Tarrant County Bar Association
Dallas Bar Association
Houston Bar Association
Defense Research Institute (DRI), Member
Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Member
Practice Areas
- Commercial Litigation
- Personal Injury Litigation (Products and Premises Liability)
- Tort, Energy and Commercial Litigation
- Subrogation Recovery
- Probate / Will Contest Litigation
- Construction Defect Litigation
- Business Torts
- Arbitrations under Individual and Collective Agreements
- Labor and Employment
- Non-Competition and Confidentiality Agreements
- Trial, Specialty and Construction Litigation
Credentials
Education
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, J.D., 2006
University of North Texas, B.A., 1997
Admissions
- Texas Courts
- U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern & Western Districts
Employment
- Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P., February 2011 – present
- The Wolf Law Firm, PC, 2006 – 2011
- The Law Offices of W.C. Roberts, Jr., PC, 2003 – 2006