Daniel E. Ryan III

Professional Affiliations

• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
• Selected to appear in The Best Lawyers in America® (2007-2025)
• Listed in Connecticut Super Lawyers® (2006-2024) and named in its Top 50 List in Connecticut (2008-2015) and Top 100 list in New England (2008, 2011-2014).
• Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy
• Defense Research Institute
• Fairfield County and American Bar Associations
• Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association

Representative Experience

• Obtained a defendant’s verdict in a jury trial in which he represented a spinal surgeon alleged to have improperly removed a tumor from an 11 year old boy’s back. Plaintiff’s alleged that as a result of the improper removal of the tumor, the patient required two subsequent surgeries for the performance of bone grafting and insertion of metal rods for spinal stability.
• In a wrongful death case tried to a jury, obtained a defendant’s verdict for a cardiologist alleged to have been negligent for failing to recommend bypass surgery after a failed angioplasty in a 69-year-old patient.
• Successfully precluded plaintiff’s attorney from calling expert witnesses and then obtained summary judgment on behalf of a psychiatrist alleged to have been negligent for treating plaintiff with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
• Obtained a defense verdict after jury trial for an OB/GYN alleged to have been negligent during delivery of the plaintiff’s first child, allegedly causing a recto-vaginal fistula.
• Participated in a one day mock jury presentation on behalf of a local hospital in a case involving a severe neurologic birth injury. The mock trial was presented through videotaped deposition testimony and was used to help evaluate damages and the apportionment of damages between the hospital and a co-defendant obstetrician, allowing the case to settle without the need for trial.

Reported Decisions

Judson v. Brown, 98 Conn. App. 381

Davis v. Druks, 43 Conn. App. 453

Fuller v. Feinest, 38 Conn. App. 299

Bradford v. Herzog, 33 Conn. App 714

Dolnack v. Metro North, 33 Conn. App. 832

Ginsberg v. Fusaro, 225 Conn. App. 420

DeJesus v. Craftsman Machinery, et al., 16 Conn. App. 558