Ryan Alderson

Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Greenville, South Carolina

Alderson Law, LLC

Practice areas: Personal Injury

Licensed in South Carolina since: 2017

Education: University of South Carolina School of Law

Selected to Rising Stars: 2025 - 2026

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Alderson Law, LLC

12 Whitsett St
Greenville, SC 29601 Phone: 864-622-5757 Email: Ryan Alderson Visit website

Alderson Law focuses on representing individuals and families after serious injury or sudden loss, such as personal injury, wrongful death, motor vehicle and trucking collisions, and other serious civil litigation involving injuries caused by the negligence or wrongdoing of others. The firm is built around personal attention, careful case development, and trial-ready advocacy for clients facing some of the most difficult moments of their lives.

Alderson Law is intentionally focused on serious injury and wrongful death cases. Ryan’s background as a former prosecutor has shaped the way he prepares cases, evaluates evidence, and presents facts to a jury. The firm is small enough to give clients direct, personal attention, but built with the mindset that every case should be prepared as though it may ultimately be tried in a courtroom. Clients are not case numbers -- they are people and families whose lives have been changed. They deserve clear communication, honest guidance and committed advocacy.

First Admitted: 2017, South Carolina

Professional Webpage: https://www.aldersonlawsc.com/bio/ryan-alderson.cfm

Bar / Professional Activity

Greenville County Bar Association
South Carolina Bar Association

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

Greenville County Sheriff’s Deputy, was conducting a routine patrol and perimeter check at a large apartment complex construction site located in the Sans Souci neighborhood of Greenville when he and two other uniformed deputies encountered a suspicious vehicle parked deep within the unfinished project. The construction site was owned, operated, and controlled by multiple construction entities. The deputies, dressed in full Greenville County Sheriff’s Office uniforms and using flashlights, approached the vehicle while identifying themselves as law enforcement officers. As the deputies approached, the vehicle suddenly accelerated through the construction site. Despite commands to stop, the driver, later identified as an illegal immigrant, opened fire on the deputies. One of the rounds struck my client in the leg, shattering his femur. The evidence developed during litigation established that the night watchman had been hired to perform armed security services at the construction site despite having no prior security experience, no meaningful training, limited or no ability to communicate in English, and no legal authorization to possess a firearm. The plaintiffs contended that the various construction entities failed to exercise reasonable care in selecting, training, supervising, and outfitting armed security personnel for the site. The evidence further showed that his vehicle bore no markings identifying him as security personnel and that no warnings or notice had been provided to local law enforcement that an armed night watchman would be patrolling the property. My client was transported emergently to Greenville Memorial Hospital after suffering a catastrophic gunshot wound to his left thigh. Imaging revealed a displaced and angulated mid-shaft femur fracture with retained bullet fragments. He underwent emergency surgery involving retrograde intramedullary nailing of the femur and removal of bullet fragments. Over the following years, he endured extensive physical therapy, chronic pain, gait abnormalities, numbness, weakness, ongoing orthopedic complications, and psychological injuries including post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, insomnia, and depression. The injuries ultimately affected both his law enforcement career and daily life. We successfully argued that the shooting and resulting injuries were foreseeable consequences of placing an untrained and improperly vetted armed security guard in charge of overnight security at a large construction site without appropriate policies, supervision, communication procedures, or safeguards. The case resolved before trial for a total settlement of $3.325 million., 2026
$1,000,000 settlement after the second day of trial against an 18-wheeler trucking company who made an illegal left turn and injured my client, 2025
$600,000 settlement against the Sheriff's Office after my client was killed as an innocent bystander in a reckless high-speed chase., 2025
$1,000,000 settlement against a dram shop where the drunk driver who struck my client later fled the country, 2025
Seven-figure confidential settlement against an app-based gig economy company, 2025