Ryan Griffin is an Associate with the Firm and focuses his practice on patent infringement litigation. He also has experience writing and prosecuting patent applications involving a wide variety of technologies, including telecommunications, software, electronics, and mechanical and medical devices.

Ryan received his law degree from the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law. While in law school, he was a member of the SMU Law Review and served as Managing Editor of the Journal of Air Law and Commerce. He was also a member of SMU's Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Team and served as a judicial extern for Judge D. Michael Lynn of the Northern District of Texas. Upon graduation Ryan was inducted into the Order of the Coif.

Ryan is a member of the State Bar of Texas. He is also admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas.

Areas of Practice:

• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Commercial Litigation

Bar Admissions:

• State of Texas
• United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas

Education:

• Southern Methodist Dedman School of Law, Dallas, 2007
  Doctor of Jurisprudence, magna cum laude
• University of Texas, Austin, 2002
  Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Publications, Speeches, & Presentations:

• "Court Strengthens Open Source Protection," Fulbright Briefing, August 2008.
• "State Aid, the Growth of Low-Cost Carriers in the European Union, and the Impact of the 2005 Guidelines on Financing of Airports and Start-Up Aid to Airlines Departing from Regional Airports," 71 J. Air L. & Com. 341 (2006).

Honors & Professional Associations:

• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• American Bar Association
• State Bar of Texas
• Dallas Bar Association
• Dallas Association of Young Lawyers