Ryan Douglas Gehrke

Ryan's practice focuses on a variety of litigation matters including commercial and business, environmental, insurance coverage, product liability, technology law, toxic tort and trademarks.

During law school, Ryan clerked for an AmLaw 50 law firm and a Fortune 100 corporation. He received a CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Negotiating Business Transactions, was the Business Editor for the Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review and was the Founding President of the Professional Development Association. Ryan also volunteered with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee.

Prior to earning his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin, Ryan served in the United States Air Force as a loadmaster on the C-5 Galaxy. He was stationed at Travis AFB, CA and was assigned to the 22nd Airlift Squadron. While with the 22nd, Ryan received three Outstanding Unit Awards, was recognized as Airman of the Quarter twice, and was part of the Aircrew of the Quarter twice. He was also awarded Air Force Achievement, Aerial Achievement, Good Conduct and National Defense Medals. His time serving in the Middle East earned him the Armed Forces Expeditionary and Global War on Terrorism Medals. Ryan received the Humanitarian Medal after volunteering to help fly in supplies to Guam after a typhoon hit the island.

Ryan is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Bar Association, Disabled American Veterans, and Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Ryan has presented and published articles on numerous topics for various groups and national publications, including the Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog as the “Alumni Blogger of the Month.”