Ryan is a personal injury attorney fighting for injured victims in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Ryan Hurd

Trial Attorney

Ryan Hurd is proud to be an active trial attorney practicing in Pennsylvania and New Jersey since 2007. He has an intimate understanding of how an accident or malpractice, like a failure to diagnose, can affect you and your family. Most importantly, he understands what is necessary to obtain the results his clients need.

Ryan has successfully represented hundreds of injured victims in a variety of personal injury matters, including: motor vehicle accidents (car, tractor-trailer, bus, motorcycle, pedestrian and bicycle), medical malpractice, products liability (for defective and dangerous products), FELA, premises liability (slip / trip and fall accidents), and workers’ compensation claims. He has litigated numerous claims at the municipal, arbitration and trial court levels in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. 

Ryan serves as a certified Arbitrator for the Court of Common Pleas Philadelphia Compulsory Arbitration program.

Ryan was recognized by The National Trial Lawyers as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer in Pennsylvania. 

He has been repeatedly named a Rising Star in the Personal Injury practice area by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® between 2013 and 2020. The Rising Star category consists of a selection of top lawyers who are under the age of 40 or who have been in practice for 10 years or less, as nominated and selected by their peers, in each practice area. 

Ryan has since been named a Super Lawyer in the Personal Injury practice area in Pennsylvania by Super Lawyers®.  Super Lawyers® designates attorneys using a patented multiphase selection process including peer nominations, evaluations and independent research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Each year, no more than five percent (5%) of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive the honor of Super Lawyers.

Ryan was also selected by the American Society of Legal Advocates (ASLA) as a Top 40 Under 40 member. ASLA is a national, invitation-only organization of elite lawyers who combine stellar legal credentials with a proven commitment to community engagement and the highest professional standards.

As a 2007 graduate of Villanova University School of Law, Ryan was selected to serve as an executive member of the Villanova University School of Law Moot Court board. He additionally served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Rayford A. Means of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division.

Ryan has been a member of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association. He is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State of New Jersey, U.S. District Court in New Jersey and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania.

Ryan is a South Jersey native, currently living in Burlington County with his family.

Ryan is special counsel at Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Bendesky, a prominent, nationally recognized plaintiff personal injury firm.