Mediation Services – Civil Cases – Jim Ryan

Qualifications and background as mediator in civil cases

Jim Ryan has served as mediator in 589 civil cases to date, 495 of which settled at the mediation with a signed settlement agreement.

Mr. Ryan has litigated civil cases since 1984, representing both plaintiffs and defendants, and has served as a mediator since 2001, in cases involving a wide variety of legal claims, including (a) claims arising under state and federal statutes (discrimination [age, race, national origin, disability, sexual harassment, gender and retaliation], whistleblower, Title VII, MHRA, FMLA, ERISA, Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, RICO, Consumer Fraud Act, 302A.751 litigation [unfairly-prejudicial conduct toward minority shareholder in close corporation, etc.], bankruptcy retaliation), and (b) claims arising under common law , including breach of contract, commercial construction, partnership disputes, non-competition and confidentiality agreements, trade-secret and unfair-competition disputes, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, promissory estoppel, defamation, assault and battery, tortious interference with contract/prospective advantage, sexual assault, negligent hiring, supervision, and retention, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, wrongful death, personal injury, and so on.

He is licensed in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Relevant Honors and Activities

Top 20 Appellate Lawyers in Minnesota ( Law & Politics , 2000)

Top 40 Employment Litigation Attorneys in Minnesota ( Law & Politics , 2004 – 2005)

Top 40 ADR Attorneys in Minnesota ( Law & Politics , 2006 – 2010) (No “Top 40” lists after 2010)

“Super Lawyer” (1998 – 2019)
(Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Business Monthly, Law & Politics)

“Leading Minnesota Attorney” (American Research Corporation) in each of the following areas:

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Civil Appellate Law

Employment Law Individual

Employment Law Management

Board Certified Labor and Employment Law Specialist (MSBA)

Member of Employment Law Subcommittee for the Civil Jury Instruction Guides (5th ed. 2006)

Member of the Minnesota Continuing Legal Education Planning Committee for the Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute (1996 – 2001, 2007)

Minnesota State Bar Association – Labor and Employment Governing Council (2000-01)

Martindale Hubbell Ratings: “a”/”v”