Ryan Cordell is a versatile and adaptive litigator whose experience spans multiple industries and practice areas. He brings a flexible, solutions-oriented approach to resolving legal challenges of every size and scope.

Mr. Cordell has represented a wide range of clients ranging from individual authors and inventors to major construction, industrial, insurance, and energy companies. His litigation practice has included complex commercial litigation, insurance coverage litigation, personal injury and wrongful death litigation, construction litigation, bankruptcy litigation, plaintiff’s litigation, trade secret litigation, and patent, trademark, and trade dress litigation.

Before entering law, Mr. Cordell earned a master’s degree in environmental biology with a minor in business from Tulane University. He graduated cum laude from Tulane University School of Law, where he served as Senior Managing Editor of the Tulane Environmental Law Journal. His final semester, he studied for and passed the U.S. Patent and Trademark Registration Examination.

Licensed in Texas, Louisiana, and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Mr. Cordell handles all phases of litigation, from discovery and depositions to dispositive motions, expert preparation, jury trials, and appeals. His clients rely on his ability to adapt to new challenges while maintaining a steady, strategic focus on achieving the best possible outcomes.

  • Named as 2025 Texas Rising Star by Texas Super Lawyers
  • Named to Lawdragon 500X – The Next Generation List (2023)
  • Named to Lawdragon 500X – The Next Generation List (2024)
  • Named to Lawdragon 500X – The Next Generation List (2025)
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Louisiana State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Houston Bar Association – Litigation Council Treasurer 2025-26
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel
  • CLE: Bienvenue en Louisiane! Demystifying Practice in Louisiana for Texas Litigators (2024).
  • A Litigator’s Guide to Drafting Oil and Gas Contracts: Indemnity, Insurance, and Limitation of Damages Provisions, The Houston Lawyer (2023) (co-author).
  • The Mardi Gras Pass: Coastal Restoration and Public Rights in a Mississippi River Distributary Channel, 30 Tul. Envtl. L.J. 325 (2017).
  • Sierra Club v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: The D.C. Circuit Upholds FERC’s Regional NEPA Analysis for Freeport Projects; Punts on Issue of LNG Export Environmental Impacts, 30 Tul. Envtl. L.J. 123 (2016).