Ryan W. Gertz

Attorney Ryan W. Gertz is the founder and owner of The Gertz Kelley Law Firm in Beaumont, Texas. A nationally ranked and board-certified attorney, Mr. Gertz has more than 17 years of total legal experience, and he has provided invaluable counsel and support to those dealing with legal challenges involving any of the following:

· White collar crimes, IRS investigations, tax fraud, securities fraud and other serious federal crimes

· DWI/DUI defense

· Computer crimes

· Theft and property crimes

· Drug crimes

· Sexual assault

· Murder and negligent homicide

· Other felonies and misdemeanors

Over the course of his legal career, Mr. Gertz has achieved remarkable success fighting for the rights and liberties of the accused in state and federal courts. He holds board certification in Criminal Law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is also a Beaumont native, so he has invaluable knowledge and insight into his area's court proceedings and criminal justice system.

Honored for his outstanding professionalism and service, Mr. Gertz has earned an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating* from Martindale-Hubbell along with a "Top 100 Trial Lawyers" ranking from The National Trial Lawyers and designation as among the "Premier 100" from the American Academy of Trial Attorneys. He has also received "Superb, 10 out of 10" client ratings on Avvo as well as the site's Clients' Choice Award.

A 2000 graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, Mr. Gertz received his master's in political management from The George Washington University in 2001 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Houston Law Center in 2004. While in law school, he won several mock trial, mediation and negotiation competitions as well as two advocacy competitions. He also received the Ben G. Levy Essays in Freedom Award for authorship of an article on constitutional law, and he was a member of The Order of the Barristers.

Mr. Gertz is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Supreme Court of United States. He has also served on the board of advocates of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association as well as on the board of several teen and student courts and trial teams.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.