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Dennis P. Ryan

Trial Attorney

“It all starts with respect.” We respect our clients’ time. Their dignity. We do not waste their time. And we fight for them, relentlessly, every single day so that they get the results they deserve.
Dennis P. Ryan seated in The Ryan Injury Firm office
Super Lawyers · 2026 Dennis P. Ryan Trial Attorney
2 decades Of trial practice
NY & NJ Admitted to practice
Bronx Born and raised
NYSTLA Board of Directors

The attorney

A trial lawyer shaped by family.

Dennis P. Ryan is a trial attorney with close to two decades of experience in personal injury litigation. He focuses much of his practice on representing injured City workers and trades workers, and has represented hundreds of Sanitation Workers injured in line-of-duty injuries (LODIs). He also represents people injured in motor vehicle accidents, workplace accidents, slip and trip-and-falls, and injuries caused by unsafe equipment.

Mr. Ryan was previously a Partner at a New York based personal injury firm before starting his own firm. Other plaintiff’s firms frequently hire him to serve as trial counsel, and he has obtained tens of millions of dollars for his clients through verdicts, arbitrations and settlements.

The son of a New York City sanitation worker, he frequently advocates for improving public safety laws for workers in Albany. He has published worker safety articles in union newsletters, lectured for New York City judges at the Civil Court Judges Association Seminar on Negligence, lectured for the New York State Trial Lawyers Institute on trial preparation, and spoken at meetings of New York City Department of Sanitation Fraternal Societies on the rights of injured workers.

Born and raised in the Bronx, Mr. Ryan is admitted to practice in the State of New York and New Jersey.

Super Lawyers 2026 National Trial Lawyers Top 100 New York State Trial Lawyers Association

Credentials

The record behind the practice.

Recognition, professional affiliations, education and service — the work that shapes how we represent our clients.

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Honors & recognition

  • Best Lawyers®, 2025–present
  • TopVerdict: Top 100 settlements in New York — 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025
  • The National Trial Lawyers — Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyer, New York
  • The National Trial Lawyers — Top 10 Trucking Attorneys, Member
  • The National Trial Lawyers — Top 25 Car Accident Attorneys, Member
  • Super Lawyers: New York Super Lawyer, 2024–present; Rising Star, 2014–2023
  • American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Member — invitation only, by demonstrated trial experience and ethical standing
  • Doyle’s Guide, Leading Attorney: Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation — fewer than 30 plaintiff attorneys in New York City
  • Million-Dollar Advocates Forum, Member
  • Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, Member
  • Irish Legal 100
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Positions held

  • New York State Trial Lawyers Association — Board of Directors; Premises & Municipal, Auto and Partnership for Justice Committees
  • New York State Trial Lawyers Association — New Lawyers Committee, former Co-Chair
  • Bronx Bar Association, Board of Directors
  • Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA), Advocate Member
  • American Association for Justice, Member of the PAC Committee
  • Queens County Bar Association, Member
  • New York County Lawyers Association, Member
  • The Brehon Law Society, Member
  • New York County Democratic Judicial Screening Panel, Panelist
  • Regis Bar Association, Member
03

Education

  • St. John’s University School of Law, JD
  • College of the Holy Cross, BA
04

Charity & service

  • Cystic Fibrosis Foundation — contributor
  • St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital — contributor
  • Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation — contributor
  • 9/11 Victim’s Compensation Fund, representing victims in claims
  • New York City Department of Sanitation Emerald Society, sponsor of charitable events and scholarships
  • St. John’s University School of Law, volunteer mock trial judge
  • Civil Legal Advice and Resource Office (CLARO), legal advice for low-income New York residents

Selected results

Outcomes that speak for themselves.

A selection of recent matters across New York City — the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Open any case to read how it was resolved.

Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome — every case is different, and past verdicts and settlements are no guarantee of future results.

01 New York City Award · Trip & Fall Trip-and-fall on a City sidewalk $2.946M

Our client tripped and fell on a public sidewalk in front of a private home in the City of New York. He missed a significant amount of time from work and needed surgery as a result of the accident. He was eventually awarded more than $2.946 million.

02 New York City Settlement · Trip & Fall Trip-and-fall on a City sidewalk $2.25M

Our client tripped and fell on a public sidewalk in front of a private home. Our office found documents through Freedom of Information Law searches that established Prior Written Notice of the defective sidewalk, and the case settled for hundreds of thousands of dollars more than the City initially said it would pay.

03 New York City Settlement · Sanitation City negligence in a Sanitation garage $1.85M

Our client was injured inside a Sanitation garage. We helped him obtain his three-quarter disability pension and a $1.85 million settlement. We pushed the case to trial and obtained a settlement well over the City’s initial offers.

04 New York City Settlement · DSNY Trip-and-fall inside a DSNY garage $1.325M

Our client was a DSNY Supervisor who fell inside the garage where he was stationed. He ultimately had surgery, was forced to retire, and received a three-quarter disability pension. After we found documents showing the City knew of problems inside that garage, the City paid $1,325,000 to settle while the case was on the trial calendar.

05 New York City Settlement · Auto Rear-end collision $1.1M

Our client was injured in a rear-end collision. The defendant claimed our client’s prior injuries were the real cause of the accident and the surgery. Our firm won Summary Judgment on Liability and prepared the case for trial. The defendant eventually offered $1.1 million while the case was on the trial calendar.

06 New York City Settlement · Slip & Fall Broken pavement in a Sanitation parking lot $939K

Our client was a DSNY employee who fell on uneven pavement in a DSNY parking lot. The City’s first offer was $100,000. We pushed the case to trial and settled for $939,000 while the case was on the trial calendar.

07 New York City Jury verdict · Pedestrian Pedestrian knockdown $775K

Our client was struck while crossing the street. The defendant testified that our client was outside the crosswalk. We tried the case, and the jury found the defendant 100% liable; our client recovered $775,000.

08 New York City Jury verdict · Trial verdict Trial by another firm’s referral $770K

Our firm was hired for trial by another firm. The defendant’s pre-trial offer was $50,000. Our firm obtained a liability verdict for the plaintiff, who recovered $770,000.

09 Brooklyn Jury verdict · Trial verdict Kings County damages verdict $750K

Lead trial attorney on a $750,000 verdict in Kings County (Brooklyn). The defendant’s pre-trial offer was under $25,000. Mr. Ryan obtained a liability verdict holding both defendants responsible, then a damages verdict of $750,000.

10 New York City Settlement · DSNY DSNY supervisor trip-and-fall $675K

Our client was a Sanitation Supervisor who fell on uneven pavement in a parking lot. He eventually underwent surgery because of the accident. We obtained a settlement of $675,000.

11 New York City Settlement · DSNY DSNY worker injured by defective equipment $475K

Our client was injured by a defect in equipment provided to him. The City initially denied anything was wrong with the equipment, and a prior firm declined the case. Patrick Griesbach obtained a $475,000 settlement after depositions concluded.

12 New York City Settlement · Slip & Fall Slip on ice in a parking lot $450K

Our client fell on ice in a parking lot. The defendants moved for summary judgment asking the court to dismiss the case. We defeated the motion and settled the matter for $450,000.

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