Louise Emmy-B Ryder

Louise Ryder is an effective and empathetic lawyer. From the very beginning, she guided me through the process with clarity and presented the best possible options for my situation. Although it was a long journey, I always felt I could trust her judgment and approach. She took the time to truly un...derstand me, and her professionalism combined with her warmth made her very easy to work with. Most importantly, I felt safe and confident having her advocate for me and represent my interests. In the end, I felt a strong sense of vindication because of her skills and dedicated efforts. I highly recommend her to anyone seeking both strong legal expertise and genuine care.

My name is Yordanos Sium and I was terminated by the D. C. government. I would like to offer my comments on a terrific Lawyer, Louise Ryder, who was my attorney and represented me before the D. C. Office of Employees Appeals. How blessed I was to have had her as my attorney. Without question Ms. Ry...der did a tremendous job for me. She is a vigilant and astute observer. I can’t say enough about her; no words can explain how good she is. Ms. Ryder is just an excellent lawyer and knows how to organize, bring together facts and issues that might seem to be difficult. She took my case that had been before the D. C. Office of Employees Appeals, the D. C. Superior Court and had gone up to D. C. Court of Appeals which vacated the OEA Board’s decision and remanded my case back to OEA for further proceedings consistent with the Court’s opinion. Without question Louise did everything to bring my case to the right conclusion and that conclusion was that my termination was reversed and I was ordered reinstated with my back-pay, benefits and attorney fees from a job I lost 10 years ago. Louise is a skill lawyer; she is personal and demonstrates respect. On a scale of 1 to 10, Ms. Ryder gets a 10 from me.