Awards & Rankings 08.15.24
Ryan Steinbrunner advises clients in complex commercial business litigation matters, with a focus on the construction, real estate and energy sectors.
Ryan represents a wide range of clients on litigation disputes. He has successfully tried complex commercial litigation cases as both first and second chair as both plaintiff and defendant in matters that involve breach of contract, professional negligence, tortious interference, securities and common law fraud, partnership disputes, shareholder and derivative disputes, misappropriation of trade secrets, and violation of relevant consumer laws, including the DTPA. His work includes matters before state and federal courts and arbitral panels.
Representative Experience
- As first chair, won half-million-dollar jury verdict and recovered attorney’s fees in lawsuit concerning misappropriation of trade secrets, fraud and breach of contract.
- Obtained multimillion-dollar jury verdict for engineering firm in connection with the construction of a crude processing facility.
- Obtained sizeable jury verdict in lawsuit representing a former business owner suing former partners for breach of partnership agreement and fraud.
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- Obtained summary judgment and awarded fees on behalf of oil and gas consultant in connection with a down-hole failure.
- Obtained summary judgment on behalf of landowner in a dispute over the demolition and remediation of a decommissioned powerplant.
- Obtained motion to dismiss on behalf of a Fortune 500 company in breach of contract action involving the sale of goods to a U.S. company.
- Obtained multimillion-dollar result in lawsuit representing plaintiff investor class who had been defrauded in nationwide commercial real estate investment scheme.
- As lead counsel, obtained favorable settlement for several families suing life insurance companies for fraud and violation of Autism Mandate in connection with denial of benefits for autism-related therapies.
- Outside of Texas: appeared and argued before courts across the United States, including Los Angeles County, Cook County, York County and the Southern District of New York.
- Participated in over 50 mediations.
Professional Highlights
- Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (published by BL Rankings LLC) for Commercial Litigation (2024 – 2025)
Education
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J.D., South Texas College of Law, 2014
B.A., Texas A&M University, 2011
Admissions
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Texas
Courts
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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas