After graduating from DePaul University’s College of Law and passing the bar in 2007, Ryan Theriault joined Foote, Meyers, Mielke & Flowers as a trial attorney to pursue his passion to help those that have been harmed by others, and to provide them with a better grasp of the law along the way.
“I don’t want to meet with a client and tell them to ‘sign this and sign this.’ I want them to understand what they’re signing, why they’re doing it, and to be an active part of the legal process. I want them to be comfortable walking out knowing they received great legal direction.”
Theriault is a life-long resident of the Chicago and Fox Valley areas, and uses that approach when representing families harmed by the negligence of others.
“You have to put yourself in their shoes to truly understand their pain and suffering,” Theriault explains. “If someone has been injured on the job and their employer or the insurance company has taken away their weekly paycheck, the only means of supporting their family, they throw themselves completely in your lap. At that point, we are prepared to fight on their behalf.”
Prior to practicing law, Ryan worked eight years for a large Chicago-area police department. As a result, Ryan has a special interest in representing public safety officers who have been injured as a result of their dedicated service to others.
When not devoting his time and efforts to his clients, Ryan offers his expertise to Prairie State Legal Services on a pro bono basis, has volunteered for the Kane County Bar Association’s “Ask A Lawyer” phone bank service and served as a judge for local mock trial competitions. He has spoken at Continuing Legal Education seminars and has been published on the topic of workers compensation issues.
Ryan is licensed to practice in the state of Illinois and in Illinois’ Northern District of the U.S. District Court. He is a member of the Kane County Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice.
