Ryan D. Burns

As a member of the firm's Casualty Department, Ryan's law practice covers a wide array of general liability areas including; negligent security, product liability, premises liability, construction and equipment operators liability, asbestos and toxic tort litigation, maritime litigation, general negligent business operations and automotive liability matters. He also devotes a portion of his practice to general PIP litigation and insurance coverage matters. Ryan has handled numerous cases involving catastrophic injuries, as well as wrongful death claims. He has also argued before the Fourth District Court of Appeal and has worked on appeals in the Third and Fourth DCAs.

Ryan was previously an Assistant State Attorney with the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office. There he prosecuted a wide variety of crimes including DUIs, narcotics trafficking, white collar crime, lewd sexual batteries, aggravated batteries, armed robberies and burglaries, and insurance fraud.

As a law student at Indiana University of Bloomington, Ryan was active in all phases of litigation education, including being a Moot Court finalist, a member of the school's Moot Court Competition Team and a member of the school's trial competition team. Additionally, Ryan made the Dean's List and graduated cum laude.

Ryan has tried over a dozen jury trials to verdict, including both civil and criminal.

Honors & awards

Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star
2013-2019

Year joined

2008

Thought Leadership

Twelve Marshall Dennehey Attorneys Selected to the 2019 Florida Super Lawyers & Rising Stars Lists

May 30, 2019
Twelve attorneys from Marshall Dennehey's Florida offices (Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa) have been selected to the 2019 edition of Florida Super Lawyers magazine.

Eleven Marshall Dennehey Attorneys Selected to the 2018 Florida Super Lawyers & Rising Stars Lists

June 19, 2018
Eleven attorneys from the Florida offices of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin have been selected to the 2018 edition of Florida Super Lawyers magazine.

Eight Marshall Dennehey Attorneys Selected to the 2017 Florida Super Lawyers & Florida Rising Stars Lists

June 8, 2017
Eight attorneys from the Florida offices of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin have been selected to the 2017 edition of Florida Super Lawyers magazine.

Ten Marshall Dennehey Attorneys Selected to the 2016 Florida Super Lawyers & Rising Stars Lists

June 9, 2016
Ten attorneys from the Florida offices of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin have been selected to the 2016 edition of Florida Super Lawyers magazine.

Marshall Dennehey Announces New Shareholders and Special Counsel

January 4, 2016
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin is pleased to announce that 14 attorneys were elected shareholders of the firm at the annual shareholders' meeting held December 8 in Philadelphia.

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Florida Supreme Court Sets Settlement Ground Rules

Tampa
Fort Lauderdale
General Liability
Professional Liability
Health Care Liability
April 23, 2015

GEICO Case Opens Door to Depose Plaintiff’s Physician

Fort Lauderdale
General Liability
April 1, 2013

Classes/Seminars Taught

When Lithium Batteries Fail and What to do About it - panel, 2019 CLM Southeast Conference, Orlando, FL, October, 2019

ETHICS: The Tripartite Relationship and Bad Faith Claims, Marshall Dennehey Florida Claims Symposium - Casino Royale, Tampa, FL, September 20, 2018

Discussions of Recent Florida Case law Developments Regarding EUO Methodology and Limitations, FIFEC - Florida Insurance Fraud Education Committee, Orlando, FL, June 2012

Florida Premises Liability Law and the Affect of Medicare Liens on Settlements, client seminar, October 2011

Legal Teaching Position

Certified Instructor in Adjuster Law and Policy by the Florida Department of Financial Services, Bureau of Licensing