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Ryan G. Cole
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rcole@thompsoncoe.com
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Dallas
700 North Pearl Street
Twenty-Fifth Floor - Plaza of the Americas
Dallas, Texas 75201
214.871.8277 direct  |  214.871.8209 fax
Assistant:
Carrie A. Shelton
214.880.2595 direct
cshelton@thompsoncoe.com
Overview

Ryan Cole's practice focuses on commercial litigation, construction defects and liens, intellectual property and employment matters, and all issues affecting small businesses.  He draws on his litigation experience, as well as his experience assisting small businesses, to craft and implement strategies that serve to avoid litigation, reduce costs and limit exposure on behalf of his clients. 

Representative Experience
  • Completed and closed an asset purchase agreement for a client in 5 days.
  • Negotiated a Teaming Agreement on behalf of a small business with an international manufacturing corporation.
  • Obtained summary dismissal of a bankruptcy case for fraud by the debtor and an award of attorney fees.
  • Obtained numerous summary judgments or dismissals of product liability claims.
  • Represented muti-national corporations in products liability claims.
  • Represented national construction company in construction defect and premises liability claims.
  • Represented small businesses in contract preparation and analysis and with employment issues.
Professional and Community Activities
  • State Bar of Texas
  • State Bar of Oklahoma
  • Dallas Bar Association, Community Involvement Committee
  • Active member of the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce YP214 Young Professionals
  • Member of Canyon Creek Presbyterian Church in Richardson

Speeches and Presentations

What Small Businesses Need to Know about Contracts, Operation Breakthrough: Break through the Barriers and Position Yourself in Federal Government Contracting -A Small Business Perspective! - April 2010 Austin and Houston, October 2009 in Dallas

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Education
  • Tulsa College of Law, J.D., 1997, with highest honors, Order of the Curule Chair, Magister of Phi Delta Phi Honorary Legal Fraternity
  • University of Oklahoma, B.A., 1994
Bar Admissions
  • Oklahoma, 1998
  • Texas, 2000
  • Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma
  • Northern, Eastern and Southern District of Texas
  • United States Court of Appeals  Tenth Circuit
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