Background
Ryan, William P. was born in 1956 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, United States.
Ryan, William P. was born in 1956 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, United States.
Southern Illinois University (Bachelor of Arts, 1978). DePaul University (Juris Doctor with Honors, 1982).
Worked at Ray, Robinson, Carle, Davies & Snyder (Cleveland, Ohio) specializing in General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Admiralty, Corporation, Insurance, Products, Environmental and Liability Law. Labor Relations. Trials and Appeals.
Admitted to the bar, 1982, Illinois, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar and United States. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit.
1992, Indiana and United States. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. 1993, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
(Resident at Chicago, Illinois Office). Ray, Robinson, Carle, Davies & Snyder and its predecessor firms have been engaged in the practice of law in Cleveland, since approximately 1890, and in Chicago, since 1957. The Firm's principal area of concentration has from its inception been admiralty and maritime law, representing both local and international vessel owners and their respective insurers in all types of litigation.
In recent years, the firm's practice has expanded to include environmental law, product liability law, corporate law, labor and employment law, and associated with its maritime practice, all types of insurance defense law. The firm also does substantial work with various governmental agencies associated with its areas of concentration.