Appeals, Motions, & Litigation

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Curriculum Vitae

Board certified in Texas civil appellate law, Ryan Clinton has twenty years of experience handling a wide variety of appeals and original proceedings in Texas and federal appellate courts.  Ryan is a former Texas Assistant Solicitor General and a partner in Davis, Gerald & Cremer's Austin office. 

Ryan has successfully handled a large number of appeals and original appellate proceedings and has delivered dozens of oral arguments including ten in the Texas Supreme Court. He has handled many high-profile and high-impact cases, such as the successful representation of an energy company seeking to vacate a $125,000,000.00 arbitration award, an international oil-and-gas producer in a precedent-setting gas-royalties dispute, Texas A&M University in litigation arising from the tragic collapse of the Texas Aggie Bonfire, a Texas Court of Appeals in litigation filed by a then-sitting appellate justice over opinion authorship, and the Texas Attorney General in a suit filed by a Texas school district over the release of public bonds.  Ryan's experience includes handling oil-and-gas appeals, contract appeals, intellectual property appeals, government-law appeals, tax appeals, personal injury appeals, and employment appeals.

Ryan is often brought into work on a case early on by a trial lawyer who wants to craft legal strategies and preserve error during and after a trial.  Ryan also handles appeals, both small and large, brought to him by someone within or outside his firm or referred to him by another law firm.  Of course, he is also frequently hired directly by a client or general counsel.  Ryan also writes motions for summary judgment and post-judgment motions in trial courts.

Ryan has repeatedly been recognized on various national, state, and local “Best Lawyer” lists, including on multiple occasions by Austin Monthly, Best Lawyer (US News), American Lawyer, and Texas Super Lawyers. In March 2013, Ryan was recognized as one of Texas’s top 25 "legal leaders" under 40 by Texas Lawyer magazine (back when he met the age requirement).  And in 2010, he was named a finalist for Austin Under 40’s young professional of the year award. Ryan has also delivered speeches on a variety of legal topics, including oil-and-gas litigation, governmental entity disputes, the Texas Tort Claims Act, and representing clients before the Texas Supreme Court.