Reeves & Brightwell LLP welcomes Ryan Pierce to the partnership, effective January 1, 2016. Ryan is a trusted member of our team with significant experience representing clients in complex business disputes, as well as in intellectual property, employment, legal malpractice, products liability, real estate, transportation, and franchise matters. Ryan also is dedicated to providing pro bono legal services, representing a number of individuals seeking asylum in the United States. Ryan earned a J.D., summa cum laude, from Tulane University School of Law in 2001, where he served as a managing editor for the Tulane Law Review. After graduation from law school, Ryan clerked for Justice Harriet O’Neill of the Texas Supreme Court. Ryan later clerked for Judge Michael W. Mosman, a federal district court judge in Oregon.