Ryan was born in Rockingham, North Carolina on December 9, 1984 and grew up in Cary, North Carolina. He graduated with Distinction from the University of North Carolina's Kenan - Flagler Business School with a degree in Business Administration. After college, he attended the University of South Carolina School of Law where he served as an Articles Editor on the Southeastern Environmental Law Journal. Prior to joining the firm Ryan clerked for the Honorable Diane S. Goodstein of the First Judicial Circuit. He is a member of the Charleston County Bar, South Carolina Bar, and American Bar Association. Ryan's areas of practice include personal injury, premises liability, products liability, and heavy trucking litigation.