About Ryan Shafer
Ryan has lived in Chicago for his entire career, litigating cases throughout the Midwest. His legal career began at a firm that represented construction workers, factory workers, teachers, and others who battled cancer from asbestos exposure in Illinois and Wisconsin. For the last 15 years, he has continuously practiced in Social Security disability, with cases throughout the Midwest. This includes 10 years at the Social Security Administration's Office of General Counsel handling hundreds of federal court disability cases. Ryan also wrote disability decisions for Social Security Administrative Law Judges at the National Hearing Center and the Office of Hearing Operations in Chicago.
Ryan is honored to apply his knowledge and skills to fighting in federal court for those who need Social Security disability.
Education
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University of Dayton, graduated with highest honors in Political Science and International Studies, minors in Spanish and Economics
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University of Notre Dame Law School, graduated with honors
Awards
Ryan J. Shafer
Founder and Managing Attorney
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Recognized with 8 awards at the Office of General Counsel for work in federal court disability and bankruptcy cases.
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​Received the highest possible performance rating in four of the last five years at the Office of General Counsel.
Bar Admissions
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Illinois
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All U.S. District Courts in Illinois (Central, Northern and Southern Districts)
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All U.S. District Courts in Wisconsin (Eastern and Western Districts)
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U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana
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U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky
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U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
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Ryan has also practiced as a government attorney in the Sixth and Seventh Circuit Courts of Appeals, as well as other district courts in Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Ohio.
