About Colleen Ryf

Colleen Ryf is a Trial Attorney at Bernheim Kelley Car Accident & Personal Injury Lawyers, specializing in complex personal injury cases and litigation strategy. She has been selected for national leadership teams in multiple multidistrict litigations, including talcum powder, Zantac, and Gilead Tenofovir litigations.

Ryf earned her J.D. from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, an M.S.W. from Barry University, and her B.S. in Special Education from Florida Atlantic University. While at the University of Maryland, she contributed to the Journal of Health Care and Public Policy.

She is admitted to practice in Maryland, Washington D.C., and before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, and has been admitted pro hac vice in Massachusetts.

Ryf has been recognized by Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service for successful pro bono work on behalf of teen fathers' rights. She serves on law and briefing committees for talcum powder, Zantac, and Gilead Tenofovir litigations, and is a TDF Narrative Committee member and Zantac Daubert team member.

Practice areas

Education

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
B.S. Special Education; M.S.W. (Barry University)
Florida Atlantic University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Maryland
State Bar of District of Columbia
State Bar of U.S. District Court, District of Columbia

Awards & recognition

MVLS recognition for pro bono work on teen fathers' rights

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$14.1 million · $14.1 Million Settlement After College Wrestler Died of Heatstroke During Punishment Practice
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$277,966 · Reyadh v. Trulite Glass: $277,966 for a Torn Rotator Cuff After a Low-Damage Truck Crash
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Kinnard Clayton & Beveridge
$55 million (verdict; settlement confidential) · Nashville Jury Awards ESPN's Erin Andrews $55 Million After Stalker Filmed Her Through Hotel Peephole
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Rocky McElhaney Law Firm
$18 million (sought) · Family of TDOT Supervisor David Younger Brings $18 Million Suit Against Spirit Truck Lines Over Fatal I-40 Crash
The Higgins Firm
The Higgins Firm
$347,134 · Davidson County Jury Awards $347,134 After Nursing Home Fails to Give Diabetic Resident Her Insulin