For more than a decade, Ryan represented insurance companies and employers in the State of South Carolina. Finally, he’d had enough of taking orders that would potentially harm the injured in South Carolina and knew the only way to make a difference was to switch sides. He stopped representing insurance companies and began to represent the injured in job injury cases and significant and catastrophic cases like wrongful deaths, car accidents, brain injuries and trucking accidents.
Ryan Montgomery is a 1997 graduate of Clemson University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in speech and communications. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Baltimore in 2000 and attended Georgetown University School of Law as a visiting student in 2000.
Following his graduation from law school, Ryan served as a law clerk to the Honorable Michael D. Mason, Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland. He then went onto work for a litigation and trial law firm in Rockville, Maryland.
After the birth of his first child, he and his wife moved home to South Carolina where he now practices and owns his own firm, Ryan Montgomery Attorney at Law, LLC. He focuses his practice on South Carolina workers’ compensation claims, on the job injuries, personal injury, car accident, trucking and serious and complex personal injury litigation.
Ryan was selected to Greenville Magazine’s Best and Brightest. In 2011-2017 he achieved an AV rating, the highest available rating through Martindale. This is also known as a preeminent rating and is earned based upon the ratings and critiques of other lawyers. In 2012-2017 he was named legal elite for personal injury and workers compensation.
When he is not practicing law, Ryan coaches soccer and volunteers extensively. He also enjoys spending time with his wife and three boys whether it be fishing, sports or traveling.
| Areas of Practice | Bar Admissions |
|---|---|
| Workers’ Compensation Law | South Carolina |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents — Plaintiff | Maryland |
| Personal Injury — Plaintiff | District of Columbia |
| On the Job Injuries | |
| Trucking |
| Education | Professional Associations and Memberships |
|---|---|
| University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland | American Bar Association |
| J.D – May, 2000 | South Carolina Bar |
| Clemson University B.A – May, 1997 | Maryland Bar Association |
| Honors: Dean’s List | District of Columbia Bar Association |
| Major: Speech and Communications | South Carolina Workers Compensation Educational Association |
| Greenville County Bar Association | |
| Injured Workers’ Advocate | |
| South Carolina Association for Justice | |
| Honors and Awards | |
|---|---|
| 2012-2017- Upstate Legal Line | |
| 2013-2014 Super Lawyers Rising Stars | |
| 2011-2017 Martindale AV “Preeminent” Rating | |
| Life Member Million Dollar Advocate Forum | |
| Greenville Magazine’s Best and Brightest |
South Carolina Injury Attorney Ryan Montgomery handles claims throughout South Carolina including Aiken, Anderson, Charleston, Clemson, Columbia, Belton, Easley, Hilton Head Island, Pelzer, Starr, Williamston, Pendleton, Goose Creek, Greenville, Greer, Laurens, Mount Pleasant, Myrtle Beach, Newberry, Simpsonville, Mauldin, Rock Hill, Sumter, Spartanburg, Summerville, West Columbia, Duncan, Inman and Chesnee, South Carolina.
