Ryan Medler – Born to Be a Trial Lawyer: A Lifelong Quest to Be the Best

At four years old, Ryan Medler had cancer — and the doctor who nearly missed it changed his family's legal history. His mother quit her defense firm and launched the plaintiff practice that Ryan now calls home, Medler Law. He joins host Dan Ambrose to share highlights of his path, which includes 11 trials to date. Tune in as he reflects on his first trial that earned him thousands less than he’d asked for, his innovative decision to bring a habitability claim into a slip-and-fall case, and the chainsaw case that he brought under a section of the California labor code. As he says: It’s more interesting than it sounds. Episode Snapshot Ryan grew up in St. Louis, attended UCLA for his undergraduate degree, and then moved to New York, managing nightclubs for several years before enrolling at New York Law School on a full scholarship. Ryan began his legal career as a floater at Wilshire Law Firm before joining trial attorney Gene Sullivan's five-person firm, where he co-first-chaired nine trials in just over three years. He now practices at the firm that his parents founded. In a slip-and-fall case against a slumlord with a leaking skylight over a staircase, Ryan won over $6.5 million at verdict — a figure that grew to more than $9 million by the time it was paid out. Ryan added a habitability claim to that slip-and-fall so he could introduce photos of mold, rats, holes in walls, and exposed wiring. Post-trial, jurors confirmed that the photos made them so angry they raised all damages across the board. Ryan's takeaway from his “chainsaw” case under a California labor code: Rather than attacking the opposing witness directly, he used that witness to expose six lies told by the defendant, defense counsel, and defense expert. The defense settled for the $1.5 million policy limit. Ryan will teach a case analysis session and trial preparation workshop at TLU Beach. Produced and Powered by ‪@lawpods‬, Podcast Production & Marketing for Lawyers https://www.LawPods.com Train and Connect with the Titans ☑️ Ryan Medler Bio: https://www.medlerlawfirm.com/ryan-me... Medler Law: https://www.medlerlawfirm.com/ ☑️ TLU Beach: https://tlubeach.com/ ☑️ TLU On Demand: https://TLUonDemand.com ☑️ Witness Preparation & Direct Examination: https://training.triallawyersuniversi... ☑️ Dark Arts Trial Craft Bootcamp: https://training.triallawyersuniversi... ☑️ Subscribe Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5qkVuIo... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/acf... ---- Learn from Over 50 Top Trial Lawyers on every aspect of trial, including expert depos, taking and defending, jury selection, opening statement structure, directing & crossing experts, closing argument and rebuttal. triallawyersuniversity.com