Ryan Casey Esq. - Los Angeles, CA

Ryan Casey, Esq. is a Senior Partner and accomplished Trial Attorney with more than 15 years of experience in personal injury law, with a focus on motor vehicle accidents, product liability, and wrongful death. Over the course of his esteemed career, Ryan has secured more than $300 million in recoveries for his clients.

Ryan has always been driven by a passion for helping others, and he chose the legal profession as a meaningful way to make a positive impact in people’s lives. He is dedicated to providing comprehensive, compassionate, and highly skilled representation. Ryan understands that every client and every case is unique, yet all share the need for a committed advocate who can guide them through some of the most challenging moments of their lives and work toward achieving the best possible result.

Ryan’s commitment to excellence has earned him numerous honors. He has been recognized annually in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2018 and has been named a Southern California Super Lawyer since 2022. Prior to that, he was honored as a Southern California Super Lawyer Rising Star from 2013 to 2022, an honor awarded to the top 2.5% of lawyers in the Southern California area under 40 years of age, and selected by Super Lawyers for inclusion as an Up-and-Coming 100: Southern California Rising Star from 2019-2022.

Outside of his legal practice, Ryan enjoys coaching youth sports, playing golf, and cooking. He takes pride in the saying “food is love” and often brings friends and family together by hosting dinner parties and gatherings.

Results

• A $36.48 million verdict was awarded to a woman and her family involved in a trucking crash in Riverside County that left her partially paralyzed. The defense disputed both the cause of the crash and the nature and extent of the plaintiff’s injuries. After a month-long trial, however, the jury reached a verdict that rejected the defense’s position. (Ryan was part of the trial team).
• A $17.2 million settlement was obtained against the County of Los Angeles on behalf of a 4-year-old girl and her family. The child suffered severe facial injuries when a speeding Sheriff’s Deputy crossed into oncoming traffic and struck the vehicle taking her to school.
• A $12.5 million settlement was reached against a school district on behalf of the family of a young boy who was killed while crossing the street to reach an illegally located bus stop. The boy was forced to cross four lanes of traffic to reach a stop placed opposite his home, with no controlled crossing nearby and no crossing guards to assist.
• A $10 million settlement was secured for a client who suffered a spinal cord injury in an auto collision. The settlement provided the financial resources necessary to protect the client’s long-term medical and financial needs.
• A $10 million settlement was obtained for the family of a man who was killed when a gas truck ran a red light and collided with his vehicle.
• An $8,375,000 settlement was reached for a family of four who sustained serious injuries after their minivan was rear-ended by a big-rig tractor trailer.
• A $7,250,000 settlement was secured for the children of a mother who was killed when she was rear-ended by a San Bernardino County Sheriff.
• A $6,750,000 settlement was obtained against a tire manufacturer on behalf of a family injured when another truck, suffering a tire failure, crossed into their vehicle.
• A $6,100,000 policy-limits settlement was reached for an elderly woman who suffered severe injuries after being struck by a security guard while crossing the street.
• A $5,000,000 settlement was secured on behalf of a 60-year-old plaintiff whose 80-plus-year-old mother was killed in a motor vehicle collision.
• A $5,000,000 verdict, plus a finding of punitive damages, was obtained for two parents whose 22-year-old son was killed in a trucking-versus-auto crash. Their son was just days away from his 23rd birthday. In 2019, this was the largest wrongful death verdict in the state of Arizona. (Ryan served as co-trial counsel).

Guiding Philosophies

“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get back up.” – Vince Lombardi

“It’s not the will to win that matters – everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.” – Paul “Bear” Bryant

“As you walk down the fairway of life, it’s important to smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.” – Ben Hogan

Publications

Ryan also regularly contributes to the legal field authoring and contributing to articles on various legal topics that have been published in multiple journals and magazines:

• How Technology Puts Powerful Storytelling Within Every Lawyers Reach, December 2025 – Nevada, Communiqué. Co-written by Rachel Gezerseh and Ian Samson.
• Maximizing General Damages Through Storytelling: Crafting Impactful Stories in Catastrophic Injury and Wrongful Death Cases, April 2025 – California, Advocate. Co-written by Brian Panish.
• Navigating Privette Requires a Bit of Magic These Days: Examining Privette Doctrine in Light of Recent Case Law on Bringing Multi-Employer Jobsite-Injury Cases or Workers Comp Crossover Cases, May 2024 – California, Advocate. Co-written by Jordan Phillips.
• Keys to “On-Demand” Transportation Cases: Know What to Seek in Discovery and What to Ask in Depositions When Bringing a Personal Injury Case Against a Ride-Hailing Company, February 2022 – National, Trial Magazine (AAJ). Co-written by Ian Samson.
• Well Pleaded: Tips for Drafting Effective and Well-Organized Complaints That Can Help You Avoid Unnecessary Issues, December 2022 – California, Advocate.
• The Virtual Reality of Depositions During Covid-19, January 2021 – California, Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine.
• Designated Hit: Expert Designation and How Recent Caselaw Affects the Ability to Strike “Improper” Experts Found in Defendant’s Supplemental Designations, February 2020 – California, Advocate. Co-written by Andrew Owen.
• Pitch-Ing for the Win: How a Pitchess Motion Can Be Used to Obtain Crucial Evidence in Motor-Vehicle Collision Cases Where One or More Defendants are in Law Enforcement, April 2018 – California, Advocate.
• Knowing When to be Direct: Using a “Direct Victim” Theory to Recover Emotional Distress Damages, April 2015 – California, Advocate.
• Proving the Trucking Negligence Case: How to Lay a Strong Foundation in a Trucking Case, Including Acquisition of Crucial Evidence and Wielding it as a Weapon, July 2013 – California, Advocate. Co-written by Spencer Lucas.
• The Stipulated Protective Order and Defendant’s Documents: Protecting the Plaintiff’s Interests During the Protective-Order Process, November 2013 – California, Advocate. Co-written by Adam K. Shea.
• Mock Juries: When to Use Them and How to Organize Them, July/August 2012 – California, FORUM (CAOC Vol 42-4). Co-written by Robert Glassman.
• Destruction or Withholding of Evidence by the Defense May Leave the Defendant Defenseless: When Defendants Withhold or Destroy Evidence, They Destroy the Truth and Your Ability to Present it at Trial, August 2012 – California, Advocate. Co-written by Rahul Ravipudi.
• Finding Traction for Your Defective-Tire Case: A Look at How and Why Tires Fail, Often with Disastrous Consequences, and How to Prove It, November 2012 – California, Advocate. Co-written by Adam K. Shea.