Ryan Lex Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon Area

• Long term project providing support in mass torts/class action/remediation. Primary activities:
• Facilitated resolution of complex remediation problems escalated via call center or claims intake
• Developed, implemented, and trained other project attorneys in specialized procedures
• Balanced demanding and competing priorities within tight deadlines
• Provided Quality Assurance and training feedback for project attorney work

Los Angeles, CA

• Primarily performed Workers’ Compensation medical record reviews on a regular basis (30-50 hours/week) as an independent contractor since May 2013, summarizing patient files for Qualified Medical Examiners and Agreed.
• Occasionally assisted small businesses and sole proprietors with contracts/transactions, legal advice, and communications with adverse parties
• Received training in Consumer Credit Law to assist clients with Bankruptcy, debt settlement & creditor lawsuit defense

• I worked in the Tort & Condemnation Section of the Civil Law Division. Primary activities:
• Researched and drafted memos/motions for civil defense of California State entities
• Participated in mediation between State and private party to resolve damages dispute

• I was a summer research assistant for Professor Sande Buhai at Loyola Law School. Primary activities:
• Researched the history and development of fiduciary duty, from ancient to modern times
• Based on that research, I drafted material for a larger project on the subject of fiduciary issues

• I assisted in reviewing documents related to two separate lawsuits:
• Reviewed franchise contracts after a nationwide merger, in preparation for a class action lawsuit
• Examined documents representing years of negotiation between client and a large, international corporation, in preparation for an intellectual property related lawsuit

• Drafted, reviewed, and edited security incident reportsSupervised, trained, evaluated and counseled officers in lobbies and control center for a campus of approximately four thousand employees
• Coordinated emergency response to medical, environmental and security incidents between Intel staff and police/fire

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Supervised all personnel on shift at a local grocery store in Westwood, CA - UCLA community.
• Supervised up to 8 employees per shift, including cashiers, service deli, stocking, & produce
• Resolved employee and customer issues
• Provided customer service
• Performed daily banking cash deposits in excess of $20,000.00 at a time
• Closed out registers and balanced daily sales

J.D., Bar Curriculum

Activities and Societies: Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review – Staff Writer 2006-07; Production Editor 2007-08. Author: Can.

B.A. - English, English, Creative Writing, Philosophy

Creative Writing Specialization: Required admittance to three highly competitive workshops. 200 writing submissions for consideration; 15.