Ryan Zehl

Ryan Zehl is the founder of Zehl & Associates and a nationally recognized trial lawyer who's recovered billions of dollars and the largest verdicts and settlements in history on behalf of clients injured in catastrophic oilfield, truck, motor-vehicle, offshore, and plant and refinery accidents and explosions.Some of Ryan's recent recoveries include the #1 largest oilfield accident settlement in US History, the #1 largest oilfield burn injury settlement in US History, the #1 largest 18 wheeler accident settlement in Texas, a $100 million settlement for workers injured in a catastrophic refinery explosion, and a $90 million settlement for a worker who was severely burned in an oilfield blowout.The success that Ryan and his firm have achieved for their clients has distinguished Ryan as one of the "Top 100 Trial Lawyers" in Texas and resulted in him being named a Super Lawyer every year since 2008. Ryan is also a member of both the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, organizations that limit membership to the top 1% of trial lawyers in the country.Ryan was also named as one of the “leading lawyers in America” by LawDragon in 2025.Some of the types of cases that Ryan and his firm handle include:Truck accident lawyermaritime injury lawyerOilfield accident lawyerOil rig explosion lawyerCar accident lawyerWrongful death lawyerPlant and refinery accident lawyerMr. Zehl has been interviewed by media outlets across the world, including Good Morning America, the International Herald, the Wall Street Journal, CBS Nightly News, Fox & Friends, the Washington Post, the New York Times, and a number of others.Before founding Zehl & Associates, Mr. Zehl worked as a Briefing Attorney for the Texas Supreme Court and as a trial and appellate lawyer at one of the largest law firms in the country.