Ryan Locke represents people who have been injured and people who have been unfairly convicted from his office in Atlanta. Formerly a public defender, Ryan uses the same passion and relentless advocacy for his clients today. Ryan is also an adjunct professor at Emory University School of Law; hosts a podcast about appellate practice called Georgia Appellate Review; and maintains comprehensive legal resources on his website for lawyers and the public, such as his guide for using the HITECH Act to get cheap medical records and his guide for people to change their name and gender in Georgia government documents.
2014 - Current
Emory University School of Law
I am an adjunct professor of law for the Kessler-Eidson Program for Trial Techniques, a seven-day program for all second-year students modeled after the National Institute for Trial Advocacy's program for teaching practicing lawyers.
2012 - 2013
Goodman McGuffey
I represented insurance companies in insurance coverage and liability matters in state and federal courts throughout the United States.
2010 - 2012
Office of the Public Defender, Atlanta Judicial Circuit
Managed all aspects of defense of juveniles charged with felony, misdemeanor, and status offenses by interviewing and counseling the juvenile and family; fact-finding through formal and informal discovery by motions practice and by directing a team of investigators; analyzing facts to develop strategies and arguments; preparing witnesses for motions hearings, trial, and sentencing hearings; orchestrating effective rehabilitative solutions with state and county agencies; and representing juveniles at probable cause hearings, motions hearings, and trial. Managed criminal appeals before the Court of Appeals and Georgia Supreme Court by reviewing trial transcripts for appellate issues; researching law; analyzing potential issues to determine the probable outcome; developing strategies and arguments; investigating the underlying facts; filing and arguing motions for new trial; writing briefs; and preparing and delivering oral arguments
2007 - 2010
J.D. (2010) | Law
Honors: The Order of Barristers
2004 - 2007
B.A. (2007) | Rhetoric & Communications Studies; Psychology
Honors: The Lexicon Award, a departmental honor
Georgia Super Lawyers
Georgia Trend Magazine
The Order of Barristers
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
University of Georgia School of Law
