Ryan Zehl

• Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2009
• Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers Association
• Lifetime Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• National Champion, Judge Evan A. Evans Moot Court Competition, South Texas College of Law
• Highest Grade: Criminal Procedure
• Magna cum laude (top 5%) graduate from law school
• Highest Grade: Evidence
• Law clerk for Justice Scott Brister of the Texas Supreme Court, 2004
• South Texas Law Review Member
• Highest Grade: Remedies

• National Trial Lawyers Association
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• Board Member, Houston Trial Lawyers Association
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims
• State Bar of Texas, 2004
• Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• State Bar of Pennsylvania, 2011

• University of Texas, Austin, B.A. in Psychology

• #1 Largest Oilfield Accident Settlement in US History , 2021
• #1 Largest Oilfield Burn Injury Settlement in US History , 2021
• $100 Million Settlement: Zehl & Associates obtained a $100 million settlement on behalf of workers injured in a refinery explosion.  The settlement is one of the largest industrial accident settlements in history.  , 2021
• $23.5 Million Settlement: Ryan Zehl obtained a record-setting $23.5 million settlement on behalf of a client who was seriously injured after being hit head-on by a commercial truck.  The settlement is the largest in the defendant's history and the largest in Texas in 2019.  , 2019
• $9.8 Million Settlement: Ryan Zehl obtained a $9.8 million settlement on behalf of a client who suffered a herniation in her cervical spine and a mild traumatic brain injury after being run off the road by an 18 wheeler in Dallas, Texas. 
• $3.35 Million Settlement: Ryan Zehl recovered $3.35 million for a client who suffered a herniated disk in his lumbar spine after being rear-ended by an 18 wheeler in San Antonio, Texas.   
• $10.2 Million Settlement: Zehl & Associates obtained a $10.2 million settlement on behalf of a roustabout who suffered a mild traumatic brain injury after being dropped from a personal basket during an offshore crew transfer.  The settlement is the largest in the company's corporate history. 
• $4.8 Million Verdict: Ryan Zehl recovered a $4.8 million verdict against R&L Carriers, Inc. on behalf of a client who sustained a mild traumatic brain injury, as well as herniations in her neck and lower back, when her vehicle flipped over after being rear-ended by an 18 wheeler in Weatherford, Texas.  The verdict is the largest in R&L's corporate history and was one of the largest accident verdicts in the State of Texas. 
• $18.6 Million Verdict: Ryan Zehl recovered $18.6 million at trial on behalf of a client who suffered a lumbar herniation while riding as a passenger on a Greyhound bus.  The verdict was the #1 largest accident verdict in Texas and remains the largest verdict in Greyhound's history.   
• $7.1 Million Settlement: Zehl & Associates recovered $7.1 million on behalf of a father and son who suffered herniations in their neck and lower back after being rear-ended by an 18 wheeler in Houston, Texas.   

• , What Our Clients Say About Zehl & Associates , 2022
• , #1 Largest Oilfield Burn Injury Settlement in US History , 2022
• , About Zehl & Associates, Personal Injury, Trucking, Maritime, Plant And Refinery Explosions, 2020

• 18 Wheeler Accidents
• Car Accidents
• Jones Act
• Maritime Injury
• offshore accidents
• Oilfield Accidents
• Personal Injury
• Truck Accidents
• Wrongful Death

“Realizing superlawyers may not give credit to a lawyer I just tried a case with and I believe nominated me, I still wish to submit Mr. Zehl for consideration.I had only met Mr. Zehl on a handful of occasions prior to our 3 week trial and ultimate $18,595,000.00 verdict against Greyhound Lines, Inc. last December.Through trial, I came to know him as one of the most dedicated and competent lawyers I have ever met. Particularly for his age.He tried a case of a lifetime with me and our result speaks for itself.Please consider him for nomination.”