Damon Ralph Ryals

Damon specializes in real estate litigation and transactions including eviction and ejectment, title clearance and conveyance, and condominium/HOA law including collections. He is an active, long-time real estate investor and condo owner, which gives him an unique insight into and respect for the needs of clients. We are proud to continue to serve clients of all sizes throughout Alabama as we have for the past 15 years.

He’s licensed to practice in Alabama State Courts, and both the Federal District & Bankruptcy Courts for all Districts of Alabama. He also maintains an inactive, unrestricted license to practice law in Texas for special litigation projects.

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Alabama

Alabama State Bar Association

ID Number: 2745N68R

Principal Attorney

The Ryals Law Firm, PC

2006 - Current

At the Ryals Law Firm we specialize in real estate litigation and transactions including eviction and ejectment, title clearance and conveyance, and condominium/HOA law including collections. Damon Ryals is an active, long-time real estate investor and condo owner, which gives him an unique insight into and respect for the needs of clients. We are proud to continue to serve clients of all sizes throughout Alabama as we have for the past 15 years.

Provider Contracting Advisor Cigna Medicare Advantage

Cigna

2019 - 2021

Head of Alabama Litigation

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC

2017 - 2018

Counsel, Credit Risk

First National Bank of Shelby NC

2012 - 2013

Analyzed and reported foreclosures and referred cases to outside counsel. Analyzed documentation related to note and deed of trust sales Provided analysis and summary of environmental, financial and litigation risks in bankruptcy, foreclosure, note sales and general operations.

Attorney

In re HealthSouth Corp. Securities Litigation

2007 - 2008

Reviewed and analyzed documents pertaining to HealthSouth securities litigation. Coordinated projects relating to deposition preparation and document review summary.

Attorney

Matt Freeman and Associates

2005 - 2006

Deposed cardiologists, treating physicians and other specialists regarding plaintiffs’ medical history, valvular heart disease, echocardiograms and use of Phen-fen and related diet drugs. Traveled extensively throughout the U.S. counseling and deposing plaintiffs and their spouses.

Reviewer / Supervising Attorney

Vetco Gray International / Update Legal

2005 - 2005

Supervised three other attorneys, two attorney-translators, contract support staff and client support personnel in collecting, organizing, reviewing, and storing an estimated 1.2 million documents. Liaised with client’s in-house counsel, outside counsel, and forensic accountants in Houston, D.C., Norway, England, Nigeria, South Africa, and Angola. Provided IT structure for electronic production, including identification, recovery and handling of corrupted documents, networking, and review streamlining resulting in significant client savings. Produced financial tables of complex international transactions for the SEC, including programming automated cross-currency conversions and modeling for various admissibility scenarios.

University of Alabama School of Law

J.D. (2004) | Law

2001 - 2004

University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa

B.S. (2001) | Finance

2001

Honors: Concentration in Banking

University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa

B.S. (1999) | Psychology

1996 - 1999