Austin, Texas appellate attorney Ryan Clinton is a former Texas Assistant Solicitor General and shareholder at the Texas boutique law firm Davis, Gerald & Cremer. Ryan has successfully handled dozens of appeals and original appellate proceedings in state and federal courts. He has established a reputation for handling high-profile and high-impact cases, such as the successful representation of oil-and-gas producers in two retained-acreage-clause cases in the Texas Supreme Court, an energy company seeking to vacate a $125,000,000.00 arbitration award, an international oil-and-gas producer in a precedent-setting gas-royalties dispute, Texas A&M University in litigation arising from the tragic collapse of the Texas Aggie Bonfire, and a Texas Court of Appeals in litigation filed by a then-sitting appellate justice over opinion authorship.Ryan has repeatedly been named among the best appellate attorneys in America (by US News and American Lawyer), in Texas (by Texas Super Lawyers), and in Austin (by Austin Monthly). In March 2013, Ryan was recognized as one of Texas’s top 25 "legal leaders" under 40 by Texas Lawyer magazine (back when he met the age requirement). And in 2010, he was named a finalist for Austin Under 40’s young professional of the year award. Ryan is board certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbel. Ryan has also delivered speeches on a variety of legal topics, including oil-and-gas litigation, governmental entity disputes, the Texas Tort Claims Act, and representing clients before the Texas Supreme Court. His wide appellate experience includes handling oil-and-gas appeals, personal injury appeals, employment appeals, intellectual property appeals, government and constitutional appeals, and breach of contract appeals.Read more at www.ryanclinton.org.