About Ryan Saylor

Ryan T. Saylor is an experienced litigator at Tawney, Acosta & Chaparro P.C., specializing in personal injury litigation including oilfield and industrial death and injury cases, commercial trucking death and injury cases, premises liability matters, and insurance bad faith claims.

Saylor earned his Juris Doctor magna cum laude (Order of the Coif) from Seton Hall University School of Law, a Master of Business Administration summa cum laude as class speaker from the University of New Mexico, and a Bachelor of Science in Aviation Maintenance Management magna cum laude from Middle Tennessee State University. He completed the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General School Basic Officer Course. He is admitted to the State Bars of Florida, New Mexico, and New Jersey, and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico.

Saylor has served as a U.S. Army Judge Advocate, Assistant District Attorney, in-house counsel for a national insurer, and law firm partner. He also holds FAA Commercial Pilot, Flight Instructor, and Mechanic certifications.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Tawney, Acosta & Chaparro P.C.

These results are credited to Tawney, Acosta & Chaparro P.C.. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$27.5 millionVerdict

An El Paso jury awarded $27.5 million, including $7.5 million in punitive damages, to the young son of Orlando Robles, 38, who was killed in the sleeper berth of a Mesilla Valley Transportation truck after its driver fell asleep on I-40 in Oklahoma. The full verdict across all family members was $104 million.

District Court, El Paso County, Texas · 2026Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$7 millionSettlementTop 20 in New Mexico · #14

Luna County agreed to a $7 million settlement after a sheriff's deputy driving more than 130 mph T-boned a family's car on a rural New Mexico highway, killing a 14-month-old boy and severely injuring his mother.

Luna County, New Mexico · 2024Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

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

Practice areas

Education

Middle Tennessee State University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Florida
State Bar of New Mexico
State Bar of New Jersey
State Bar of U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico

Awards & recognition

Order of the Coif

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