Attorney Stephen Ryan is a partner at Petersen, & Ryan, PLLC.  He is committed to providing effective and intelligent litigation and advocacy to individuals and small and mid-size businesses. He represents consumers and businesses in many kinds of litigation and dispute resolution, including those involving unfair and deceptive acts or practices, consumer protection matters and business disputes such as breach of contract and breach of warranty and breach of fiduciary duties.

He represents whistleblowers and litigates fraud cases, including False Claims Act (qui tam) matters, brought by corporate insiders to expose wrongdoing and fraud against federal and state agencies.

He litigates libel, slander and defamation cases, with an emphasis on defending free speech and First Amendment rights.

He strives to provide advocacy with integrity, at a reasonable price.