BIOGRAPHY
When life changes in an instant because of a serious accident, you deserve more than just legal representation; you deserve an attorney who genuinely understands what’s at stake. For Ryan Loosvelt, every personal injury case is about helping people reclaim their lives, hold negligent parties accountable, and secure the financial resources they need to move forward with confidence.
As a Partner at Bighorn Law, Ryan focuses exclusively on personal injury litigation, representing clients who have suffered serious injuries due to someone else’s negligence. He has successfully handled cases involving car accidents, trucking accidents, rideshare collisions, motorcycle crashes, premises liability, slip and fall injuries, product liability, professional negligence, traumatic brain injuries, catastrophic injuries, and wrongful death claims. His commitment is simple: maximize every client’s recovery while providing honest guidance and unwavering advocacy throughout the legal process.
Ryan’s path to personal injury law is unique, and it gives his clients a distinct advantage. Early in his career, Ryan practiced complex commercial litigation at international, national, and regional law firms, becoming one of the youngest attorneys in his graduating law class to earn partnership at a global law firm with more than 25 offices worldwide. He represented Fortune 500 companies, multinational corporations, and sophisticated business clients in high-stakes litigation involving business disputes, insurance coverage, intellectual property, international law, and complex commercial matters.
While that experience sharpened his litigation skills, Ryan found his true calling representing individuals rather than corporations. Today, he uses the same strategic approach once employed in defending large organizations to advocate for people whose lives have been turned upside down by catastrophic injuries. He understands how insurance companies, corporate defendants, and defense attorneys evaluate claims, and he knows how to build compelling cases that position his clients for the strongest possible outcomes.
Over the course of his career, Ryan has recovered millions of dollars for injured clients, including multiple seven-figure settlements and judgments. His case results include an approximate $31 million medical negligence verdict, a more than $6 million premises liability recovery, a $2.5 million insurance bad faith resolution, a $2 million traumatic brain injury judgment, numerous multi-million-dollar motor vehicle and trucking accident resolutions, and successful outcomes in complex product liability and professional negligence cases. These results reflect not only his courtroom experience but also his meticulous preparation and willingness to take difficult cases to trial when necessary.
Clients often say Ryan brings a calming presence during one of the most stressful periods of their lives. He believes communication is just as important as legal strategy, making himself available to answer questions, explain complex legal issues in plain language, and ensure clients feel informed from beginning to end. His philosophy is that every client deserves honesty, transparency, and an attorney who treats their case as if it were his own family’s.
At Bighorn Law, Ryan is proud to be part of a team known for taking on complex personal injury cases and standing up to insurance companies that put profits ahead of people. Outside the office, Ryan enjoys spending time with his family and friends, exploring the hiking trails at Red Rock Canyon, and staying active in the gym. Those closest to him know him as someone who values integrity, lifelong learning, loyalty, and meaningful relationships; qualities that naturally extend into the way he represents every client.
If you’ve been seriously injured in a car accident, truck accident, slip and fall, or another preventable incident, Ryan Loosvelt has the experience, courtroom skill, and dedication to help you pursue justice. He believes every client deserves an attorney who will listen, prepare relentlessly, and fight for the compensation needed to rebuild after a life-changing injury.
Accolades
American Society of Legal Advocates, Top 40 Lawyers Under 40, 2014
Legal Aid Society Pro Bono Attorney 100+ hours Honoree, 2017
My Vegas Magazine’s Top 100 Men, 2020
Nevada Top Rank Attorneys 2022 and 2024 (f/k/a Nevada’s Legal Elite)
Former ABA Panel Member
Education
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, B.A (1997)
University of San Diego School of Law, J.D. (2003)
Barcelona Institute of International and Comparative Law, Certificate of International Studies (2001)
Notable Verdicts & Settlements
Most settlements and resolutions handled by Bighorn Law are subject to confidentiality agreements and/or privacy obligations. As a result, many case outcomes, settlement amounts, and client recoveries cannot be publicly disclosed. Any results discussed on this website are provided for informational purposes only and do not guarantee a similar outcome in any future matter. Every case is unique and must be evaluated on its own facts and circumstances.
- Obtained $31,256,554.24 verdict against a hospital company for negligent discharge of our client from an Emergency Room resulting in second and third degree burns as well as a traumatic brain injury that caused cognitive deficits including dementia. The jury awarded $15 million in pain and suffering, approximately $5.3 million in past and future medical treatment, and $10,950,000 in punitive damages for the hospital’s malice, oppression, and fraud. Successfully obtained sanctions including adverse inferences during trial due to hospital’s destruction or failure to preserve video footage.
- Obtained over $6 million policy limit and sanctions payment resolution in a premises liability case against building owner where client fell through an office roof, sustained a burst fracture of his spine among other injuries, resulting in the need for lifelong future care. After successfully defeating exclusive remedy and summary judgment challenges, obtained an in limine order the week before trial excluding defendant’s liability expert, all defense future medical opinions, and the sub rosa footage, resulting in defendant doubling its prior offer to the full policy limit.
- Obtained $2.5 million recovery for client who was a passenger in a serious automobile collision who sustained injuries including pelvic and spinal fractures, aortic tear, and TBI.
- Obtained a $2 million judgment for a client who sustained a moderate traumatic brain injury along with back injuries, where a large video board fell on him as a result of a defective design and negligent maintenance and repair of the video board at international trade show against the defendants show manager, product designer, and maintenance vendor.
- Obtained a $1.4 million dollar resolution against construction contractor involving a multi-vehicle collision on the 215 freeway in a construction zone due to defendant’s deficient traffic control planning and implementation, for client who was cited at fault as speeding more than 10 mph over the limit. Compelled punitive damage financial statements and excluded defendant’s traffic control planning expert before case
Settled. - Obtained numerous approximate $1 million – $1.5 million resolutions in cases involving ride share companies, go-kart incidents, trucking accidents, other motor vehicle collisions including major and low impacts, premises liability claims, product liability, trampoline parks, and also obtained multiple damages-capped medical malpractice settlements.
- Successfully obtained Nevada Supreme Court decision denying defendants writ petition seeking to dismiss professional negligence complaint for alleged deficiencies in NRS 41A.071 pre-complaint expert affidavit, later resulting in full general damages cap resolution against two defendant doctors and the defendant facility.
- Successfully obtained $1.2 million judgment and $223,966.31 attorney’s fee and cost award for Los Angeles based Grammy-nominated music producer against three music labels, as well as joint personal liability against their owner under alter ego theory, for copyright and breach of producer contract lawsuit.
- Successfully represented international English corporation doing business in India against disgruntled shareholders based in Mauritius overturning injunctive relief and receivership allowing client’s $30 million sale of interest in Indian airline to proceed, while resolving dissenters’ rights litigation arising from client’s reverse merger.
- Represented Fortune 500 corporation against two serial cyber squatters. Protected client’s interest by obtaining a permanent injunction, securing return of over 20 domain names, and recovered $1 million in damages and fees.
- Successfully represented foreign client in federal Hague Convention trial regarding the abduction of her child across international borders, resulting in the return of the child and global resolution of controversies.