Ryan Greely
Founding Partner
Email: rgreely@johnsonbakken.com
Phone: (720) 921-2070
Background
Mr. Greely has handled a wide range of high-stakes catastrophic injury and wrongful death and commercial litigation cases in both state and federal court in multiple jurisdictions, including Colorado, Texas, California, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, Illinois, Indiana and Delaware. Mr. Greely has litigated cases in the areas of auto accidents, premises liability, fire/explosion and industrial accidents, products liability, 1983 civil rights claims, breach of contract and various business torts, large-scale construction defect claims, insurance bad faith, civil RICO, and copyright and trademark infringement. He excels in cases involving complicated science, engineering, legal issues, injuries and medical causation. Mr. Greely also has extensive appellate experience.
In addition to his litigation experience, Mr. Greely has significant transactional experience including performing commercial real estate closings, drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts, as well as filing applications for trademark and copyright registration.
Prior to founding Johnson Bakken Greely Smith, P.C., Mr. Greely excelled at his prior law firms, having been made partner in only a year-and-a-half after working at both his last firm in Denver and prior to that, at an AV-rated downtown Chicago litigation law firm, where he handled a caseload of large loss, wrongful death and commercial litigation cases, with supervision and management over multiple attorneys.
Mr. Greely is a health and fitness buff who enjoys weightlifting, snowboarding, hiking, and running. Mr. Greely loves to spend his free time traveling, watching movies, playing guitar, and enjoying the outdoors.
Mr. Greely’s significant accomplishments include:
- Obtained summary judgment on multiple policy-limit demand catastrophic injury cases and an environmental contamination case seeking in excess of $2.75 million in property damage and injunctive relief.
- Obtained multiple defense verdicts as first-chair in binding arbitrations in high-value premises liability cases.
- Negotiated and closed a multi-million-dollar commercial transaction involving the transfer of stock in two manufacturing companies and multiple parcels of real estate, which was the culmination of litigation in both the Delaware and Illinois Chancery courts.
- Obtained favorable settlement resolutions in two construction defect cases for municipal entity that operated U.S. Cellular Field (now Guaranteed Rate Field).
- Served on trial team that obtained $1.5 million binding arbitration award for client regarding industrial cleaning project.
Awards
- Leading Lawyers Emerging Lawyer (Top 2% of lawyers in Illinois under 40 years old) 2015–2018
Memberships and Professional Affiliations
- Colorado Bar Association
- Denver Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Faculty of Federal Advocates
Education
- Juris Doctor, 2007, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
- Bachelor of Arts, 2004, University of Michigan
Court Admissions
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Muscogee (Creek) Nation
- District of Colorado
- Western District of Texas
- Northern District of Illinois
- Northern District of Indiana
Other team Members
James Johnson
Founding Partner
Aaron Bakken
Founding Partner
Josh Smith
Founding Partner
Jack Hardwick
Senior Associate
Steven Phillips
Special Counsel
Let Our Legal Team Help You With Your Case
If you need a team of legal professionals with experience in complex litigation cases, Johnson Bakken Greely Smith, P.C. is here for you. Let us help you navigate the legal process and achieve success. Contact us today to schedule a consultation.