About Ryan Hurd

Ryan Hurd is proud to be an active trial attorney practicing in Pennsylvania and New Jersey since 2007. He has an intimate understanding of how an accident or malpractice can affect you and your family. His experience with litigation began as a child after a physician failed to diagnose clear symptoms of a serious defect on Ryan’s spinal cord. This first-hand experience ignited his passion to fight for those who were similarly hurt by others’ negligence.

Ryan understands what is necessary to obtain the results his clients need. He successfully represented hundreds of injured victims in personal injury matters, including motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, products liability, and premises liability claims at arbitration and trial court levels in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He has also handled cases in Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, West Virginia and Oklahoma.

His results include a $7,000,000 settlement arising from a tractor trailer collision, a $4,000,000 settlement for an injured bicyclist, and a $6,000,000 settlement in a product liability claim against a car manufacturer. Ryan was recognized by The National Trial Lawyers as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer in Pennsylvania and has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer. Ryan was also selected by the American Society of Legal Advocates (ASLA) as a Top 40 Under 40 member.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$1 millionVerdict

George Abrahams, a U.S. Army veteran and painting contractor, was shot in the right thigh in June 2020 when his holstered SIG Sauer P320 fired. In November 2024 a Philadelphia jury found the pistol defectively designed and the company negligent in selling it, and awarded $1 million in compensatory and $10 million in punitive damages. In June 2025 the trial judge struck the punitive award, leaving the $1 million compensatory verdict and the defect finding in place.

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, PA · 2024Product LiabilityRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Villanova University School of Law
J.D., 2007
Franklin & Marshall College
Undergraduate, 2003

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Pennsylvania
State Bar of New Jersey

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Philadelphia firms

Kline & Specter, PC
Kline & Specter, PC
$4.85 Billion Vioxx MDL Settlement for Heart-Attack and Stroke Victims
Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig
Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig
$160 million · U-Haul Pays $160 Million After Overfilled Propane Tank Kills Food Truck Owner and Her Daughter
Ross Feller Casey
Ross Feller Casey
$85 Million Verdict for Penn Med Student Who Fell 18 Feet Into Open Center City Manhole
Anapol Weiss
Anapol Weiss
$1.6 billion · 104 Women Win $1.6 Billion Against Long Island Pediatrician Stuart Copperman
The Beasley Firm, LLC
The Beasley Firm, LLC
$907 million · Maddux Family Wins $907 Million Wrongful Death Judgment Against Fugitive Ira Einhorn

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.