Thomas M. Ryan, Esq. was born in Chicago and has practiced law in the city since being sworn into the Illinois Bar in November 2000. He previously practiced at a boutique commercial litigation firm for several years where he represented and advised clients in matters relating to commercial and contract disputes, corporate control disputes, directors’ and officers’ liability, employment claims and governmental enforcement proceedings. Prior to that, Mr. Ryan worked at a mid-size insurance defense firm where he represented multi-national self-insured corporations as well as developers and construction contractors. Mr. Ryan also served as Staff Attorney to the Honorable Paul P. Biebel, Jr., the presiding Judge of the Criminal Courts of Cook County, and previously served as a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Ronald C. Riley while Judge Riley sat in the Chancery Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County. Mr. Ryan has tried cases to verdict, has handled dozens of arbitrations, and has taken and defended in excess of 150 depositions.