Practice Areas
For nearly 40 years, Attorney Ryan has been helping the victims of serious injury in California recover maximum compensation for their damages. If you or someone you love has been injured because of someone else’s negligence, whether from medical malpractice, dog bites, slip-and-fall, or any other serious accident, you have the right to seek fair compensation.
Personal Injury
Accidents are always frightening, and often take an emotional and psychological toll, in addition to [...]
Accidents are always frightening, and often take an emotional and psychological toll, in addition to causing physical injury.
Bicycle Accident
Being in an accident on your bicycle is a frightening experience. When that accident is [...]
Being in an accident on your bicycle is a frightening experience. When that accident is caused by a careless motorist, the results are often catastrophic.
Bus Accident
Riding the bus has its perks, such as being able to use commute time for [...]
Riding the bus has its perks, such as being able to use commute time for reading and rest, and not having to maintain a vehicle or find space to park [...]
Car Accidents
Car crashes can leave injured people facing medical care, missed work, and insurance pressure. The [...]
Car crashes can leave injured people facing medical care, missed work, and insurance pressure. The firm helps clients understand […]
Catastrophic Injuries
Catastrophic injuries can permanently affect a person and their family. A claim should account for [...]
Catastrophic injuries can permanently affect a person and their family. A claim should account for the […]
Construction Accident
Construction accidents happen far too often in the Orange County area. Whether due to unsafe [...]
Construction accidents happen far too often in the Orange County area. Whether due to unsafe conditions or reckless behavior, these accidents can leave you in dire straits with a possibly [...]
Dog Bites
Dog-bite injuries can be traumatic and disruptive. The firm helps injury victims understand the claim [...]
Dog-bite injuries can be traumatic and disruptive. The firm helps injury victims understand the claim process and the evidence that may [..]
Motorcycle Accidents
Motorcyclists are often blamed for crashes they did not cause. Timothy J. Ryan & Associates [...]
Motorcyclists are often blamed for crashes they did not cause. Timothy J. Ryan & Associates helps […]
Pedestrian Accidents
Pedestrians struck by vehicles can face life-changing injuries. The firm helps injured people investigate […]
Pedestrians struck by vehicles can face life-changing injuries. The firm helps injured people investigate […]
Rideshare Accident
After an accident during an Uber ride, you may be wondering how you can get [...]
After an accident during an Uber ride, you may be wondering how you can get compensated for your injuries. It can be confusing because Uber drivers weren’t technically employees in [...]
Slip and Fall Accidents
Property owners have a duty to maintain reasonably safe conditions. When an unsafe property [..]
Property owners have a duty to maintain reasonably safe conditions. When an unsafe property [..]
Truck Accidents
Truck cases can involve severe injuries, multiple responsible parties, and commercial insurance issues. Early investigation [...]
Truck cases can involve severe injuries, multiple responsible parties, and commercial insurance issues. Early investigation helps preserve the information needed to evaluate what happened.
Wrongful Death
When a loved one dies because of another person’s negligence or misconduct, surviving family members [...]
When a loved one dies because of another person’s negligence or misconduct, surviving family members may need guidance about the […]
Workers Compensation
Your workers’ comp benefits can make life easier for you while recovering from a severe [...]
Your workers’ comp benefits can make life easier for you while recovering from a severe injury or illness. The average worker’s compensation settlement is $21,800. Unfortunately, only 73% of those [...]
Negligent Security
When visiting someone else’s property, there is an expectation that the property owner take reasonable [...]
When visiting someone else’s property, there is an expectation that the property owner take reasonable measures to ensure our safety. When these measures are neglected and we get injured as [...]
Rear End Car Accident
A rear-end collision occurs every 17 seconds in the United States. About 3 million people [...]
A rear-end collision occurs every 17 seconds in the United States. About 3 million people are injured in rear-end collisions every year. They should almost never happen. Vehicles do not [...]
Defective Tire Accident
Any vehicular accident caused by a tire failure that involves death or serious injury should [...]
Any vehicular accident caused by a tire failure that involves death or serious injury should be evaluated for a potential tire-defect claim. The key to this type of case is [...]
Brain Injury
Brain injuries can come from a variety of different things such as medical malpractice, misprescription, [...]
Brain injuries can come from a variety of different things such as medical malpractice, misprescription, blunt force, slip and falls, assault, car accidents, and more.
Closed Head Injury
A “closed head injury” is the name doctors give to brain injuries that are caused [...]
A “closed head injury” is the name doctors give to brain injuries that are caused by impacts that do not break open the skull. Most brain injuries are closed head [...]
Diffuse Axonal Brain Injury
A diffuse axonal brain injury is a life-shattering form of a traumatic brain injury (TBI). [...]
A diffuse axonal brain injury is a life-shattering form of a traumatic brain injury (TBI). “Axonal” refers to nerve fibers (“axons”) in the brain that are damaged or disrupted. “Diffuse” [...]
Open Head Injury
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is any type of trauma put upon the scalp, skull, [...]
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is any type of trauma put upon the scalp, skull, or brain of an individual. These range from just a small bump on the back [...]
Traumatic Brain Injury
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an injury that changes the way the brain functions. [...]
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an injury that changes the way the brain functions. A TBI usually results from a violent blow to the head. Automobile collisions, motorcycle crashes, [...]
Burn Injury
Burn injuries can be very severe, painful, and debilitating to the soul. Survivors not only [...]
Burn injuries can be very severe, painful, and debilitating to the soul. Survivors not only must cope with the pain of their injuries and the resulting suffering and immense physical [...]
Paralysis Injury
Paralysis is commonly thought of as just a result of a spinal cord injury due [...]
Paralysis is commonly thought of as just a result of a spinal cord injury due to trauma, but there are many other ways that a victim can end up paralyzed [...]
Catastrophic Injury Settlements & Verdicts
In personal injury law, a catastrophic injury is a lasting or permanent disabling wound that [...]
In personal injury law, a catastrophic injury is a lasting or permanent disabling wound that usually prevents the victim from returning to work. Examples of catastrophic injuries include spinal cord [...]
Spinal Cord Injury
The spinal cord is a complicated bundle of nerves that sends signals from the brain [...]
The spinal cord is a complicated bundle of nerves that sends signals from the brain to the extremities, and an injury to the spinal cord can cause serious, permanent damage [...]
Whiplash Injury
Whiplash is one of the most common injuries that someone can suffer after a car [...]
Whiplash is one of the most common injuries that someone can suffer after a car accident, although it can additionally happen from a sports injury or another situation. The injury [...]
Industrial Accident
If you are injured on the job, you may be entitled to damages in addition [...]
If you are injured on the job, you may be entitled to damages in addition to your workers’ compensation benefits. If your injuries are caused by a third party (anyone [...]
Medical Malpractice
Working with a medical professional can be an intimidating experience no matter how routine your [...]
Working with a medical professional can be an intimidating experience no matter how routine your needs may be. Fortunately, we can take comfort in knowing that a licensed, certified medical [...]
Examples of Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice occurs when a medical practitioner acts in a negligent manner when treating a [...]
Medical malpractice occurs when a medical practitioner acts in a negligent manner when treating a medical condition. This negligence causes harm to the patient. Medical malpractice law governs the liability [...]
Birth Injury
Everyone gets excited when a new baby is on the way, so it can be [...]
Everyone gets excited when a new baby is on the way, so it can be extremely devastating when childbirth injuries happen because of a doctor’s mistakes. Either the mother or [...]
Prescription Drug Errors
The small mistakes made by healthcare practitioners can have dramatic consequences on your wellbeing. Medical [...]
The small mistakes made by healthcare practitioners can have dramatic consequences on your wellbeing. Medical malpractice is widespread in the health industry, where many patients are hurt by avoidable errors. [...]
Surgical Error
Surgery is only successful if the outcome was to improve your condition, not worsen it. [...]
Surgery is only successful if the outcome was to improve your condition, not worsen it. Unfortunately, surgical and procedural errors happen quite frequently in the healthcare field and can come [...]
Uneven Pavement Accident
When you least expect it, slip and fall injuries can happen out of the blue [...]
When you least expect it, slip and fall injuries can happen out of the blue and take your life away from you. One in five falls causes serious injuries. Uneven [...]
Product Liability
When a person buys a product, they put their trust in the company that sold [...]
When a person buys a product, they put their trust in the company that sold it to them. They expect that product to do what it says it is going [...]
18 Wheeler Accident
An 18 wheeler accident can have devastating consequences. The size of an 18 wheeler truck [...]
An 18 wheeler accident can have devastating consequences. The size of an 18 wheeler truck in comparison to that of a passenger vehicle increases the risks of those in a [...]
Distracted Driving
It does not matter if you are sipping a cup of coffee, taking a drag [...]
It does not matter if you are sipping a cup of coffee, taking a drag of your morning cigarette, talking to your kids on your hands-free device, or negotiating what [...]
Drunk Driving Accident
Drunk driving is a very real, and very unfortunate decision that many people make each [...]
Drunk driving is a very real, and very unfortunate decision that many people make each day, putting themselves and many around them at serious risk of injury and even death. [...]
Hit and Run Injury
The stories and reports of hit and run accidents across the United States and specifically [...]
The stories and reports of hit and run accidents across the United States and specifically Orange County, California, abound. Elderly grandmothers, bicyclists, school children, joggers, and so many others have [...]
Reckless Driving
Reckless driving is extremely dangerous for everyone on the road, including the reckless driver and [...]
Reckless driving is extremely dangerous for everyone on the road, including the reckless driver and their passengers. The term reckless driving includes (but is not limited to) things like speeding, [...]
Rollover Accident
Out of all of the potential accidents you can experience, a rollover accident can be [...]
Out of all of the potential accidents you can experience, a rollover accident can be one of the scariest. Every year, thousands of people die in rollover accidents across the [...]
Speeding Car Accident
When drivers don’t follow the law and exceed the speed limit, this puts everyone around [...]
When drivers don’t follow the law and exceed the speed limit, this puts everyone around them in danger. Speeding vehicles can cause high-impact crashes that cause a lot of destruction. [...]
T-Bone Collision
T-bone collisions can have life-threatening consequences and are often caused by the mistakes of careless [...]
T-bone collisions can have life-threatening consequences and are often caused by the mistakes of careless drivers. T-bone collisions occur when the front of one vehicle hits the side of another, [...]
Texting and Driving Accident
Texting and driving is an extremely dangerous decision, and unfortunately common in the United States, [...]
Texting and driving is an extremely dangerous decision, and unfortunately common in the United States, with California as no exception. Many people believe that they are able to keep their [...]
Delivery Truck Accident
Truck accidents of any kind are extremely mortifying, as large trucks cause massive damage in [...]
Truck accidents of any kind are extremely mortifying, as large trucks cause massive damage in accidents every year. In 2019, 4,119 people died due to large truck accidents, where 67% [...]
Fire Truck Accident
n busy cities, fire truck accidents can happen when the firefighters are speeding to save [...]
n busy cities, fire truck accidents can happen when the firefighters are speeding to save the lives of victims trapped in a burning building. On average, about 30,000 firetruck crashes [...]
Garbage Truck Accident
When garbage truck drivers make minor mistakes, it can have fatal results. About 67% of [...]
When garbage truck drivers make minor mistakes, it can have fatal results. About 67% of garbage truck accidents were due to car crashes. Garbage trucks sometimes crushing their victims due [...]
Rental Truck Accident
It can be extremely inconvenient when you are moving furniture to a new home and [...]
It can be extremely inconvenient when you are moving furniture to a new home and get into a rental truck accident. Rental truck accidents frequently happen every year. Between 2005 [...]
