The legal world is simply not for everyone. Being a lawmaker, practicing attorney, or judge is a career path that requires not only a specific type of individual, but also years of sacrifice in your personal life. Starting in university, would-be attorneys are expected to spend hours in the library studying the history and practice of law from every angle. In law school, assuming they can even make it through the rigorous application programs, they are then tested on a daily basis on everything from general legal trends down to the minutest details of long forgotten court cases. As practicing attorneys, they are expected to put in late nights developing cases, reviewing paperwork, and gathering testimonies in order to best defend their clients. Finally, if their case eventually goes to trial, they then have to sit through hours of proceedings during which they must remain sharp and attentive to every detail of what is happening. In short, people become lawyers because they really want to. Only this desire could motivate individuals to survive the long process to their first legal case.
For Jeffrey Ryan, solicitor, connecting with people is the heart of being a lawyer. His career in law comes a deep personal connection to standing up for what is right and defending the underdogs in his life. He has been an avid sports fan since his childhood, cheering on his favorite team, the LA Rams, and participating in sports such as football, basketball, baseball, track, and tennis. His tennis career is particularly impressive, having led his high school team to multiple championships and even moving to Europe and advancing to the doubles finals in the Pro Satellite Tennis Circuit.
Perhaps it is this athletics background that led Jeffrey Ryan to a career in law. What better way to defend the underdogs in the real world than as an attorney? After graduating from Santa Clara University Law School, he became a member of the State Bar of California in 1987. Ever since, he has used his qualifications in a number of nationally and internationally publicized cases. Most famously, he joined a team of attorneys in defending a whistleblower who reported fraudulent activities from his Silicon Valley tech company. The case ultimately reached a settlement of $75.5 million dollars, one of the five largest settlements in the history of the False Claims Act. It is no doubt that having a deep personal connection to his craft is what makes Jeffrey F. Ryan such an effective litigator.
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