Ryan T. Gormley

Ryan T. Gormley

New York, NY recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2023
Claggett & Sykes Law Firm

3 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Appellate Practice Commercial Litigation Construction Law Litigation - Construction Litigation - Insurance

Biography

Ryan Gormley is a partner in the firm’s Las Vegas office, where his practice focuses on complex civil litigation and appeals. Ryan has represented both plaintiffs and defendants across a broad array of high exposure matters, including insurance bad faith, products liability, catastrophic injury, construction, and general business litigation. He is licensed in Nevada and has represented clients pro hac vice in several other jurisdictions across the country.

Ryan has received recognition for the quality of his work, having been named “One to Watch” by Best Lawyers, “Legal Elite” by Nevada Business Magazine, and a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers.

An active provider of pro bono legal services, Ryan serves on the firm’s Pro Bono Committee. He recently obtained a favorable settlement during discovery on behalf of a disabled veteran in a real property nuisance action. He also serves on the board of two local non-profit organizations.

Following law school, Ryan clerked for Chief Justice Mark Gibbons of the Nevada Supreme Court. Originally from Las Vegas, Ryan received his undergraduate degree from Penn State University and his J.D., cum laude, from the William S. Boyd School of Law, where he served as an editor of the UNLV Gaming Law Journal and externed for the Honorable James C. Mahan of the U.S. District Court, District of Nevada.

Claggett & Sykes Law Firm

3 Best Lawyers awards

Claggett & Sykes Law Firm logo

Overview

  • Penn State, B.S., graduated 2010
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas, J.D., graduated 2014

  • Nevada, State Bar of Nevada

  • Sedona Conference, - Member
  • United States Tennis Association, District of Nevada - Board of Directors Member
  • Nevada State Bar Young Lawyer Section - Member
  • Nevada State Bar Appellate Litigation Section - Member
  • Marty Hennessy’s Inspiring Children Foundation - Advisory Board Member

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Nevada

  • Nevada - Supreme Court
  • Nevada, State Bar of Nevada
  • Sedona Conference, - Member
  • United States Tennis Association, District of Nevada - Board of Directors Member
  • Nevada State Bar Young Lawyer Section - Member
  • Nevada State Bar Appellate Litigation Section - Member
  • Marty Hennessy’s Inspiring Children Foundation - Advisory Board Member
  • Penn State, B.S., graduated 2010
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas, J.D., graduated 2014
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Nevada
  • Nevada - Supreme Court

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Insurance
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America from 2021-2022 for work in:
  • Construction Law - 2022
  • Construction Law - 2021
Awards:
  • Nevada Lawyer, Nevada Trailblazer, 2023

  • Nevada Magazine, Top Rank Attorneys, 2019, 2021, 2025

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