EDUCATION
Saint Louis University School of Law - Saint Louis, MO
JD, Concentration in Criminal Litigation, Certificate in Employment Law, Dean's Scholar
Saint Louis University - Saint Louis, MO
B.A. in Entrepreneurship
PRACTICE AREA
MESOTHELIOMA
Ryan is dedicated to helping mesothelioma victims and their families.
EXPERIENCE
Ryan is an associate in the firm’s Edwardsville, Illinois office, where he has the privilege of representing victims who have been tragically affected by mesothelioma. As an experienced trial attorney, Ryan has obtained multiple multimillion-dollar jury verdicts and settlements for his clients. While a partner at a national civil litigation firm, Ryan litigated cases throughout the Country acting as counsel in Wrongful Death and personal injury actions in eleven different States.
Ryan began his legal career as a law clerk for the Honorable David A. Hylla, former Chief Judge of Madison County, and an intern for the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Shortly thereafter, Ryan began working for a local worker’s compensation firm, where he first discovered his passion for zealously advocating for his injured clients.
Following his clerkships, Ryan, a Madison County native, began his legal career as a prosecutor for the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office, where he obtained jury verdicts in homicide cases as both first and second chair. He also served as the head of the State’s Attorney’s Office’s Juvenile Delinquency Division, Post- Conviction Docket, and Drug Interdiction Taskforce.
Not afraid of the courtroom, Ryan has extensive trial experience in both the civil and criminal arenas, having more than a dozen jury trials under his belt with multiple verdicts in excess of $1,000,000.
Outside of the office, Ryan spends his free time golfing and hanging out with his family and their two golden retrievers.
Since 2021, Mr. Sweet has been named a member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 under 40 and the National Trial Lawyers Top 100.
