Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Ryan attended the University of Texas at Austin where he was selected to Phi Beta Kappa and graduated with Highest Honors in 2010. He earned his law degree at the University of Texas School of Law in 2013. In law school, Ryan served as Executive Editor of the Texas Review of Law & Politics, was an intramural mock trial champion, and a member of theUT Interscholastic Mock Trial Team. He further augmented his legal education by serving as a judicial intern for Justice Eva Guzman at the Texas Supreme Court.
- Lawyer Page: https://www.lanierlawfirm.com/attorneys/ryan-ellis/
- 10940 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Suite 100
Houston, TX 77064
- The University of Texas, J.D., graduated 2013
- The University of Texas, B.A. (highest honors), B.S. (highest honors), graduated 2010
- Texas, State Bar of Texas
- Texas Bar Foundation - Fellow
- Texas Young Lawyers Association - Member
- United States District Court for the District of Colorado
- United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
22 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
7 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

- Commercial Litigation
Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, 2024-2025
Lawdragon's 500 X - The Next Generation - Commercial Litigation, 2023-2024
Top 40 Under 40 by The National Trial Lawyers, 2018 and 2022
Recognized by Texas Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star” in 2020 to present
Featured as one of 25 “Lawyers on the Rise” in Texas Lawyer magazine, September 2017
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