Ryan Legal comprehensively serves the needs of employers in all aspects of employment law, from day-to-day advising, workplace training, corporate compliance and the development of personnel policies and procedures to representation in employment-related disputes and litigation before federal and state courts and administrative agencies such as the California Civil Rights Department, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, the California Labor Commissioner and the Employment Development Department. Ryan Legal represents many of the largest employers in Central California in cutting edge disputes such as class action litigation, wrongful termination, sexual harassment and other discrimination claims, unfair competition and trade secret litigation. Ryan Legal is also actively involved in the representation of employers in union organizational efforts and elections, negotiations and the prosecution and defense of claims of unfair labor practice matters.
What this covers
Day-to-day advising, workplace training, and corporate compliance
Personnel policies, procedures, and employment agreements
Employment disputes and litigation before federal and state courts and agencies
Class actions, wrongful termination, harassment, and discrimination defense
Union organizing, elections, negotiations, and unfair labor practice matters
Client Types
Many of the largest employers in Central California
Training delivered
More than 150,000 participants trained on employment law topics, in English and Spanish, over three decades.
Ryan Legal represents federal qualified health centers, rural health clinics, skilled nursing facilities as well as private practice health care providers with regard to corporate compliance, peer review proceedings, operational and organizational issues, fraud and abuse, HIPAA compliance, litigation, mediation and arbitration, and provider reimbursement and payment.
What this covers
Corporate compliance and peer review proceedings
Operational and organizational issues, including fraud and abuse and HIPAA compliance
Litigation, mediation, and arbitration
Provider reimbursement and payment matters
Client Types
Federally qualified health centers, Rural health clinics, Skilled nursing facilities, Private practice health care providers
Compliance training delivered
More than 100 training sessions for employees, physicians, and boards across dozens of California clinics, covering HIPAA, compliance, and workplace conduct.
Ryan Legal represents clients in complex business litigation (including contract litigation, trade secret, confidentiality and unfair competition disputes, real estate disputes and construction litigation). The firm represents clients before all state and federal trial courts, as well as governmental and administrative entities.
What this covers
Contract litigation and trade secret, confidentiality, and unfair competition disputes
Real estate disputes and construction litigation
Representation before all state and federal trial courts and administrative entities
Forums
State superior courts, Federal district courts, Arbitration panels, Administrative agencies
Trial record
More than 150 major hearings, arbitrations, and jury trials to conclusion, prevailing in at least 90% of those cases.
In his role as outside general counsel for many of his clients, Mr. Ryan has provided representation all aspects of formation, organization, financing and merging of both for-profit and non-profit entities. This includes borrower representation in secured and unsecured financial transactions, including loan commitments and credit line renewals from $1 million to more than $200 million, and assistance with the merging of health care entities and complex structuring such as those involving new market tax credits. Having taught commercial and secured transactions as an adjunct professor at a local law school for eight years has given Mr. Ryan unique insights into such transactions.
What this covers
Formation, organization, financing, and merging of for-profit and non-profit entities
Borrower representation in secured and unsecured financing, from $1 million to more than $200 million
Mergers of health care entities and complex structuring, including new market tax credits
Client Types
For-profit entities, Non-profit entities, Health care entities
Teaching credential
Adjunct professor of commercial and secured transactions law for eight years at San Joaquin College of Law.
Ryan Legal advises on and litigates IT matters, including claims of unfair competition, trade secret misappropriation and interference with business relationships. The firm also advises tech companies in the areas of confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements, complex compensation arrangements, software agreements, trademark licensing and related issues.
What this covers
Unfair competition, trade secret misappropriation, and interference with business relationships
Confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements
Complex compensation arrangements and software agreements
Russ has successfully briefed and argued precedent-setting matters before the California Supreme Court, the California appellate courts, and the Ninth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeal. His published decisions include landmark cases involving zoning and land-use regulation (Hernandez v. City of Hanford), EB-5 investor-visa law (Spencer Enterprises v. INS), employee vacation-pay rights (Church v. Jamison), California's prohibition against noncompete agreements (Kelton v. Stravinski), arbitration law (United Health Centers v. Superior Court), public-employee due process (Pinheiro v. Civil Service Commission), and judicial-disqualification procedures (Urias v. Harris Farms).
What this covers
California Supreme Court
California Courts of Appeal
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Areas of Precedent
Zoning and land use, Immigration law, Noncompete law, Arbitration law
Reported decisions
Nine reported appellate decisions, including Church v. Jamison, which changed how California employers accrue vacation pay.
