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Ryan Zehl

Trial Lawyer at Zehl & Associates
Houston, TX21 years experience

About Ryan Zehl

Ryan Zehl is the founder of Zehl & Associates, a Houston-based plaintiffs' personal injury law firm with a national practice focused on catastrophic injury, offshore, oilfield, and commercial truck cases. He earned his B.A. in Psychology from The University of Texas at Austin and his J.D. magna cum laude from South Texas College of Law, graduating in the top 5 percent of his class. After law school, Ryan served as a briefing attorney for Justice Scott Brister of the Texas Supreme Court before joining Gardere's litigation and appellate group, where he distinguished himself as an aggressive trial lawyer in complex commercial and personal injury cases.

Ryan has been named a Texas Super Lawyer every year since 2009 and has been featured on the cover of Texas Super Lawyers magazine. He has also been named to the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 in Texas and to LawDragon's leading lawyers in America in 2025. He holds lifetime membership in both the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Practice areas

Education

South Texas College of Law
J.D. magna cum laude, B.A. Psychology
The University of Texas at Austin
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas
State Bar of Pennsylvania
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
State Bar of Texas
State Bar of Pennsylvania
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
National Trial Lawyers Top 100

Awards & recognition

Texas Super Lawyer (every year since 2009)
Featured on cover of Texas Super Lawyers magazine
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Texas - National Trial Lawyers
Million Dollar Advocates Forum (lifetime member)
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum (lifetime member)
LawDragon Leading Lawyers in America (2025)
Magna cum laude, top 5% of class - South Texas College of Law

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Houston firms

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$1.1 billion · $1.1 Billion Verdict for Child Left Brain-Damaged by Oil-Fortune Heir
The Lanier Law Firm
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$9 billion (reduced to $36.8 million) · $9 Billion Verdict Against Takeda and Eli Lilly in First Actos Bladder Cancer MDL Trial
Arnold & Itkin
Arnold & Itkin
$2.065 billion · Cobb County Jury Awards John Barnes $2.065 Billion in Roundup Cancer Trial
Williams Hart & Boundas
Williams Hart & Boundas
$15.3 billion · Texas Recovers $15.3 Billion From Tobacco Industry in Landmark 1998 Settlement
Abraham Watkins
Abraham Watkins
$32 million · Barn Door Collapse at Midtown Hilton Garden Inn Leads to $32 Million Verdict, Later Reduced to $12 Million