Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2025 
Daniel T. Ryan is a Chicago, Illinois attorney with Cooney & Conway LLP. He earned his B.A. from Villanova University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law. He joined the firm as a law clerk in 2003 and returned as an attorney in 2006.
Mr. Ryan represents individuals and families in civil litigation matters, including asbestos litigation, wrongful death, product liability, construction negligence, premises liability, personal injury, mass tort litigation, and class actions. Much of his practice focuses on representing people diagnosed with mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. His clients include union tradesmen and women, military servicemembers, and their families. He works to investigate the conduct of manufacturers, distributors, contractors, and other corporate defendants.
Mr. Ryan has traveled throughout the United States to meet with and take depositions from clients, family members, corporate representatives, witnesses, and other individuals involved in asbestos and personal injury cases. His reported results include more than one hundred settlements exceeding one million dollars, including dozens of settlements exceeding five million dollars and individual client recoveries exceeding ten million dollars.
Mr. Ryan is licensed to practice law in Illinois and Indiana and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, and the Fenwick Bar Association.
Daniel T. Ryan has been listed by Best Lawyers since 2025 in the practice areas of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. He has also received listings from Super Lawyers and Leading Lawyers publications.
Best Lawyers selections are based on a peer-review survey of lawyers practicing in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The selection reflects the professional regard in which Mr. Ryan is held by other lawyers.
