Ryan L. Woody

Mr. Woody has been with Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer since 2004.  He concentrates his practice on ERISA reimbursement litigation, subrogation and insurance defense and complex coverage issues and appeals.  Mr. Woody has represented ERISA Plans seeking reimbursement in numerous federal courts around the country.  Mr. Woody is a member of the American Bar Association, Defense Research Institute and an active member of NASP, the National Association of Subrogation Professionals.  He has contributed to numerous Subrogator articles along with national treatises on insurance coverage and ERISA and workers' compensation subrogation.  Mr. Woody presented the ABC's of Healthcare Subrogation along with Workers' Compensation Subrogation 101 to the 2006 NASP Conference in Orlando, and presented the Intersection of Health Subrogation and Bankruptcy at the 2007 Conference in New Orleans .  He also recently testified before the Kansas Legislature about the benefits of allowing Subrogation Provisions in Health Insurance Contracts in that state.

Before joining Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer S.C., Mr. Woody was an Assistant Attorney General with the Wisconsin Department of Justice in Madison .  Ryan earned his J.D. in 2004 from Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee .  While at Marquette , he was involved with moot court, the school newspaper, practical internships, and the Environmental Law Society.  As a member of the National Moot Court Appellate Team, he won best brief at the Marquette competition, and went on to argue an issue of commercial speech before a panel of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the Regional Competition in Indianapolis .

Mr. Woody also has a special interest in environmental and natural resources law. He publishes the website   He is a member of the Natural Resources Division of the American Bar Association.  He serves as pro bono legal counsel to the Ruffed Grouse Society, a national wildlife conservation association.  In that position, he deals with all aspects of Forest Service decision-making and its consequences on the forest's stakeholders, including industry, Native Americans, residents, and environmental interest groups.

Outside of work, Ryan enjoys soccer, photography, backpacking and traveling.  He attended undergrad at Bradley University in Peoria, IL .  He previously worked in Yellowstone National Park, Caterpillar Inc. and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company.  Ryan is married to Annette and they reside in Whitefish Bay, WI along with their West highland Terrier, Winston.