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Ryan T. Johnson
Associate

Ryan Johnson is known to friends and colleagues alike as a no-nonsense person that investigates a matter thoroughly, but also knows how to get at the crux of a problem quickly and efficiently. His passion for investigation and problem-solving started early while growing up in Iowa. It was this love of discovery that led Ryan to pursue a career in law, "a natural way to indulge my interests."

Today, Ryan is an accomplished commercial and professional liability litigator specializing in the fact-intensive world of construction and engineering litigation. His personable yet competitive nature makes him an extremely effective litigator on behalf of both corporate and individual clients. Ryan's ability to see through the muck and cut to the chase without delay puts him at the forefront of the recent trend toward more cost-efficient and less protracted litigation.

A former prosecutor for several municipalities in McHenry County, Illinois, one of Ryan's first trial cases involved a multiple DUI offender who had been in an incident involving a vehicle driven by a mother and daughter. The case was almost plead out due to lack of evidence including the absence of Breathalyzer results. But following discussions with the mother and daughter, Ryan decided to reject any plea negotiations and try the case. Following a multiple day jury trial, the defendant was convicted on all counts and later sentenced to a significant jail term. Ryan was hooked to the world of litigation.

It was the intricacies of complex commercial and liability litigation that would ultimately become his calling. Among Ryan's accomplished resume: highly involved in representing a construction-related defendant in the Chicago Porch Collapse litigation, which resulted in over 40 lawsuits including more than 10 wrongful death claims; drafted a winning appellate brief that upheld the transfer of litigation to Kendall County from Cook County - involving a wrongful death claim; assisted in obtaining a very successful outcome on behalf of a large corporation involved in asbestos litigation.

A graduate of Drake University Law School (J.D.), where he was a member of the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition Team, Ryan's practice with Schuyler, Roche & Crisham concentrates in complex commercial and civil litigation, including professional liability, construction law, personal injury defense and insurance/defense coverage disputes.