Zehl & Associates

2 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Litigation - Insurance Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Biography

Ryan is a Trial Lawyer who’s recovered the largest verdicts and settlements in history for clients who were catastrophically injured, seriously burned, and tragically killed across Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico and the United States.

His record-setting verdicts and settlements have received national media attention and distinguished Ryan as one of the top personal injury lawyers in the country.

Since founding the firm, Zehl & Associates has repeatedly recovered the largest verdicts and settlements in history for their clients, including the:

Ryan has been featured on the cover of Texas Super Lawyers magazine (a Thompson Reuters publication), voted as one of the top 100 personal injury lawyers in Texas by the National Trial Lawyers Association, and selected as a “Texas Super Lawyer” and “Rising Star” every year since 2009.

Ryan has extensive experience helping injury victims with all personal injury matters including:

Call us today to schedule a free consultation. Our undefeated Houston personal injury attorneys will help you maximize your compensation.

Zehl & Associates

2 Best Lawyers awards

Zehl & Associates logo

Overview

  • Spanish
  • English

  • South Texas College of Law Houston, J.D., graduated 2004
  • The University of Texas, B.A.

  • Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2010
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2004

  • Houston Trial Lawyers Association - Board Member
  • Texas Trial Lawyers Association - Member
  • Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum - Member
  • Million Dollar Advocates Forum - Member
  • National Trial Lawyers Association - Member

  • United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

  • Texas - Supreme Court
  • Spanish
  • English
  • Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2010
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2004
  • Houston Trial Lawyers Association - Board Member
  • Texas Trial Lawyers Association - Member
  • Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum - Member
  • Million Dollar Advocates Forum - Member
  • National Trial Lawyers Association - Member
  • South Texas College of Law Houston, J.D., graduated 2004
  • The University of Texas, B.A.
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • Texas - Supreme Court

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
Awards:
    • Largest oilfield accident settlement in US History
    • Top 40 Under 40 by the National Trial Lawyers Association
    • Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers Association
    • Member of Million Dollar & Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
    • Texas Rising Stars by Super Lawyers/Thomson Reuters
    • Texas Super Lawyers by Super Lawyers/Thomson Reuters

Case History

Cases
  • $90 Million
Largest personal injury settlement in the State of Texas
  • $25 Million
Largest accident settlement in the State of Texas
  • $105 Million
Largest industrial accident settlement in petrochemical company's history
  • $60 Million
Largest truck accident settlement in trucking company's history
  • $100 Million
Largest oilfield settlement in US History for a single plaintiff

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