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Graham H.
Ryan

Position
Partner
Office
New Orleans

Graham Ryan is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group. Graham resolves complex business disputes through civil litigation and appeals in federal and state courts for a diverse group of clients spanning numerous industries. He serves on the boards of numerous organizations.


Graham concentrates his practice on commercial civil litigation in federal and state courts, and has extensive experience in Louisiana substantive and procedural law and appeals. He has cross-industry litigation experience in the areas of business disputes, breach of contract, torts, real estate and construction, banking and financial services litigation, and other areas of complex commercial litigation. Graham represents a cross-industry regional and national client base that spans banking, healthcare, construction, and energy. In addition to his trial and appellate practice, Graham has developed a focus on pre-trial strategy and resolution and has successfully resolved many complex cases through summary judgment and dispositive relief in advance of trial.

Graham is an active member of the legal profession and the community at the local, statewide, and national levels. He has served on the board of numerous professional organizations, including the Louisiana State Law Institute, the American Bar Association YLD, the Louisiana Bar Association YLD, the New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel, and the Jefferson Parish Bar Association YLD. He was elected to represent Louisiana in the American Bar Association House of Delegates, which establishes national policy on issues pertaining to the legal professional and the public. He was named a Fellow of the Louisiana Bar Foundation and has served as the Louisiana Delegate to US Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference. Graham also served as co-chair of the Litigation Committee for the American Bar Association YLD, the largest young lawyer organization in the world with more than 150,000 members.

In his community, Graham is past chairman of HandsOn New Orleans, a nonprofit volunteer center formed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina that has engaged more than 60,000 volunteers to rebuild southern Louisiana. He was also chair of Barristers for Boards, a collaboration with the United Way to train and place lawyers on the boards of directors of Louisiana nonprofits. Graham serves as a volunteer attorney to the homeless and veteran population in New Orleans through Project H.E.L.P. (Homeless Experience Legal Protection) and volunteers with The Pro Bono Project. He was named a fellow of the Loyola Institute of Politics and is a graduate of several leadership institutes.

Graham also leads several access-to-justice initiatives. He served a three-year term leading Louisiana’s Disaster Legal Services program, which provides free legal assistance to low-income Louisianans following a presidentially declared disaster, and which helped a record-setting 4,300 Louisianans displaced by the historic Louisiana flood of 2016. Graham also led Louisiana’s first justice hackathon, which paired app developers with public interest lawyers to develop smartphone apps that provide legal help to low-income residents.

Before joining Jones Walker, Graham served as a judicial extern for the Louisiana Supreme Court. He also studied law at Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 in France, where he received an award for his studies on constitutional law and the European Union.

Noteworthy

  • Named to Gambit's "40 Under 40" List (2018)
  • Named "Top 40 Young Lawyers" in United States by American Bar Association (2018)
  • Appointed Commissioner of Lakeview Crime Prevention District (New Orleans) (2018)
  • Selected for New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute (2018)
  • Appointed by Louisiana State Law Institute as Delegate to American Bar Association (2018)
  • Named Finalist, Frank L. Maraist Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (2017)
  • Received "Chair’s Award" from Louisiana State Bar Association YLD (2016)
  • Elected to American Bar Association House of Delegates (2018)
  • Named Fellow of the Louisiana Bar Foundation (2017)
  • Named Fellow of the Loyola Institute of Politics (2017)
  • Elected to Louisiana State Law Institute Council (2017)
  • Appointed Louisiana Delegate to U.S. Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference (2016)
  • Appointed to Board of Louisiana State Bar Association YLD (2015)
  • Elected to Board of Jefferson Parish Bar Association YLD (2015)
  • Published in Louisiana Bar Journal (2015)
  • Elected Board Chair, HandsOn New Orleans (2014)
  • Selected for Leadership LSBA (2014)
  • Louisiana Super Lawyers, "Rising Star," Business Litigation (listed annually since 2019)

Publications

  • "Beyond the Blog — COVID-19 Recap — January 31, 2021," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Prep & Recovery Client Alert, January 31, 2021
  • "PPP Litigation Update: Lender Relief on Agent-Fee Disputes," Jones Walker LLP Banking & Financial Services Client Alert, January 20, 2021
  • "Beyond the Blog — COVID-19 Recap — November 22, 2020," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Prep & Recovery Client Alert, November 22, 2020
  • "Federal Court Appeals Another Victory to Lenders in PPP Litigation," Jones Walker LLP Banking & Financial Services Newsletter, November 19, 2020
  • "Beyond the Blog — COVID-19 Recap — September 27, 2020," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Prep & Recovery Client Alert, September 27, 2020
  • "Beyond the Blog — COVID-19 Weekly Recap — September 13, 2020," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Prep & Recovery Client Alert, September 13, 2020
  • "Jones Walker Continues to Monitor PPP Bank Litigation and Regulatory Trends," Jones Walker LLP Banking & Financial Services Newsletter, September 10, 2020
  • "First Major Court Decision in PPP Agent-Fee Litigation Deals a Victory to Lenders," Jones Walker LLP Banking & Financial Services Newsletter, August 27, 2020
  • "Beyond the Blog - COVID-19 Recap - August 23, 2020," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Prep & Recovery Client Alert, August 23, 2020
  • "First Major Court Decision in PPP Agent-Fee Litigation Deals a Victory to Lenders," Jones Walker LLP Banking & Financial Services Client Alert, August 20, 2020
  • "Beyond the Blog - COVID-19 Recap - August 16, 2020," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Prep & Recovery Client Alert, August 16, 2020
  • "Beyond the Blog — COVID-19 Weekly Recap — August 9, 2020," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Prep & Recovery Client Alert, August 9, 2020
  • "Bloomberg Law Features Jones Walker’s Bank PPP Litigation & Regulatory Capabilities," Jones Walker LLP Banking & Financial Services Newsletter, July 30, 2020
  • "PPP Litigation Trends Signal Court Battles Ahead for Banks," Bloomberg Law, July 30, 2020
  • "Beyond the Blog — COVID-19 Weekly Recap — July 26, 2020," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Prep & Recovery Client Alert, July 26, 2020
  • "Trending: PPP Agent-Fee Litigation," Jones Walker LLP Banking & Financial Services Newsletter, July 16, 2020
  • "Beyond the Blog — COVID-19 Weekly Recap — May 24, 2020," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Prep & Recovery Client Alert, May 24, 2020
  • "Litigation and Regulatory Risks to Banks from Paycheck Protection Program," Jones Walker LLP Banking & Financial Services Newsletter, May 21, 2020
  • "Interstate Discovery Simplified: Louisiana Passes the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act," Louisiana Bar Journal, April 22, 2015
  • "Auraria Student Housing at the Regency, LLC v. Campus Village Apartments, LLC," American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law - Exemptions & Immunities Committee Newsletter, December 20, 2011
  • "Vandenberg v. Aramark Educational Services, Inc.," American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law - Exemptions & Immunities Committee Newsletter, October 24, 2011
  • "What Went Wrong on the World Wide Web: The Crossroads of Emerging Internet Technologies and Attorney Advertising in Louisiana," 71 La. L. Rev. 749, October 25, 2010

Presentations

  • "PPP Litigation and Risk Update," Alabama Bankers Association 2021 Banking Law Seminar, February 5, 2021
  • "PPP Litigation and Regulatory Risk to Banks: Anticipating and Mitigating Risk," Louisiana Bankers Association 2020 Bank Counsel Conference, December 11, 2020
  • "AI & EQ: Artificial Intelligence and the Law," American Bar Association YLD Litigation Committee, July 26, 2018
  • "Barristers for Boards," Louisiana State Bar Association and United Way of Southeast Louisiana, April 4, 2018
  • "How to Survive and Thrive as a Litigator," American Bar Association YLD Litigation Committee, February 21, 2018
  • "Disaster Preparedness for Legal Practice," New Orleans Bar Association CLE, December 13, 2017
  • "30 Practice Tips in 30 Minutes," New Orleans Bar Association Presentation, December 14, 2016
  • "What is the Best Business Entity?" Louisiana State Bar Association Annual Meeting, June 7, 2016
  • "Disaster Planning: Civil Legal Aid Preparedness 10 Years After Hurricane Katrina," Louisiana Justice Community Conference, October 9, 2015
  • "Hackcess to Justice Legal Technology Hackathon," American Bar Journal and Louisiana State Bar Association (Organizer), March 22, 2015
  • "Legal Ethics: 30 Tips for the Oil and Gas Lawyer," Louisiana Oil & Gas Association (LOGA) Seminar & CLE, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 16, 2014
  • "Practical Legal Technology for the Young Lawyer," American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, August 8, 2014
  • "2012 Louisiana Legislative Session Preview," LSU Law Center, March 14, 2012

Memberships

  • Jesuit High School Alumni Steering Committee (2018 - 2020)
  • United Way of Southeast Louisiana, Campaign Cabinet (2018)
  • American Bar Association, ABA House of Delegates (2017-2018); ABA YLD, Louisiana Representative (2015-2018); Litigation Committee, ABA YLD, National Co-Chair (2017-2018); ABA YLD Access to Legal Services Committee, National Vice Chair (2015-2016); ABA YLD, National Conferences Team (2016-2017); ABA YLD Assembly, Louisiana Delegate (2014-2018)
  • Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit, Louisiana Delegate (2016)
  • Committee for a Better New Orleans, Graduate, Committee for a Better New Orleans Bryan Bell Leadership Forum (2016)
  • Federal Bar Association, New Orleans Chapter
  • HandsOn New Orleans, Chairman of Board (2014-2015); Board Member (2011-2016)
  • Jefferson Parish Bar Association, Board Member, Young Lawyers Division (2015-2017); CLE Committee
  • Lakeview Crime Prevention District, Commissioner
  • Lakeview Civic Improvement Association
  • Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
  • Louisiana Bar Foundation, Fellow (2017)
  • Louisiana State Bar Association, Council Member, Young Lawyers Division; Disaster Leadership Team; ABA YLD Representative (2015-2018); Access to Justice Committee, Technology for Access to Justice Committee; CLE Committee and Summer School Co-Chair; Leadership LSBA Class (2014-2015); Leadership Summit, LSBA and Louisiana Judicial College (2016); Chair's Award presented by LSBA YLD (2016)
  • Louisiana State Law Institute, Councilmember (2017-2019)
  • Loyola Institute of Politics, Fellow (2017)
  • New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel, Board Member (2017-present)
  • New Orleans Bar Association, Member and CLE Speaker
  • New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute (2018-2019)
  • New Orleans Young Leadership Council, Leadership Development Series (2013)
  • Project H.E.L.P. (Homeless Experience Legal Protection), Volunteer Attorney
  • The Pro Bono Project, Volunteer Attorney
New Orleans
201 St. Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
D: 504.582.8370
F: 504.589.8370
Emailgryan@joneswalker.com

Education

  • Harvard Law School Executive Education, Harvard Negotiation Institute, 2018
  • Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center
    JD, DCL, 2011
    Online Editor, Louisiana Law Review, Vol. 71; Student Bar Association Executive Board; Chancellor's Advisory Board
  • Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, Lyon, France, 2009
  • Louisiana State University
    BS, Finance, summa cum laude, 2007

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana

Court Admissions

  • US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
  • US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
  • US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Related Practices

  • Appellate Litigation
  • Banking & Financial Services Litigation
  • Contract Negotiation & Drafting
  • Disaster Preparedness & Recovery
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Litigation
  • Real Estate
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