Orangeburg, NY

Charles (Chuck) A. Deluca

Charles A. Deluca has litigated cases for individuals, businesses, and insurance carriers since 1977, focusing on major tort litigation, products liability, insurance coverage, transportation, professional liability, and business litigation. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2005 and named Stamford’s “Lawyer of the Year” multiple times. He is also recognized in Connecticut Super Lawyers® and has held the highest Martindale-Hubbell rating of AV for 30 years. He is a past president of the Fairfield County Bar Association and the Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association, and has served on the Connecticut Supreme Court Chief Justice’s Civil Commission, chairing the e-discovery subcommittee.

Michael T. Ryan

Michael T. Ryan has been an attorney with the firm since 1982, successfully defending clients in a wide range of civil cases including professional liability, legal malpractice, construction claims, civil rights, wrongful death, governmental liability, products liability, and railroad liability. He has defended class action lawsuits, tried over twenty cases to verdict, and handled numerous appeals. He is a member of ABOTA (American Board of Trial Advocates) and a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. He served as President of the Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association (2007-2008) and on the Public Service and Trust Commission for the Connecticut Judicial Branch. He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America and named Stamford’s “Lawyer of the Year” in Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants in 2020.

Robert C. E. Laney

Robert C. E. Laney has been a partner at the firm since 1997, focusing on professional liability defense for lawyers, including legal malpractice and disciplinary proceedings. His practice also covers commercial litigation, construction claims, unfair trade practices, premises liability, and product liability. He has tried over 40 jury cases and argued more than three dozen appeals in state and federal courts across Connecticut, Virginia, and North Carolina. He holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell for over 20 years and has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© since 2018 and Connecticut Super Lawyers® since 2008. He is a frequent speaker on trial tactics and civil procedure and is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, and the National Retail & Restaurant Defense Association.

Daniel E. Ryan III

Daniel E. Ryan III is a trial attorney primarily defending medical malpractice and catastrophic personal injury cases. He has successfully tried numerous jury and court cases, and regularly participates in alternative dispute resolution. He has argued appeals before the Connecticut Supreme and Appellate Courts. Peers often ask him to mediate personal injury cases. He has taught at trial advocacy programs for the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and the Connecticut Trial Advocacy Institute. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2007-2026) and Connecticut Super Lawyers® (2006-2025), including Top 50 Connecticut and Top 100 New England lists. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

James J. Noonan

James J. Noonan is a partner at the firm, practicing primarily in personal injury and insurance defense, with a focus on construction litigation, insurance coverage disputes, motor vehicle, premises liability, and uninsured/under-insured motorist cases. He also handles professional liability, commercial liability, products liability, and transportation litigation. He is an active trial attorney with numerous trials in state and federal courts and has handled appeals to the Connecticut Appellate Court and the New York Appellate Division. He is a frequent guest lecturer at Quinnipiac University and Quinnipiac University School of Law. A former Captain in the United States Army Reserve, Judge Advocate General’s Corp, he is admitted to practice in Connecticut and New York, and before the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a Past President of the Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association and currently the Connecticut State Representative to the Defense Research Institute (DRI).

Robert O. Hickey

Robert O. Hickey is the managing partner of Ryan Ryan Deluca, having started his career at RRD in 1998. His practice is dedicated to civil litigation, trying numerous cases to verdict in state and federal court, ranging from motor vehicle accidents to complex wrongful death and catastrophic injury claims. He has defended appeals to the Connecticut Appellate and Supreme Courts and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. He also serves as a mediator or arbitrator in civil matters. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He has been recognized in The Stamford Area’s Best Lawyers as Personal Injury Litigation - Defense Lawyer of the Year in 2015 and listed in Connecticut Super Lawyers® (2015-2025).

John F. Costa

John F. Costa has represented hospitals, physicians, and other healthcare professionals for over thirty years in litigation and regulatory matters. He has successfully tried numerous medical malpractice cases to verdict and argued before Connecticut’s Supreme Court. His practice also includes representing long-term care facilities and professionals, successfully defending over one hundred such suits. He is an active member of the Connecticut Society for Healthcare Risk Management and has been a guest lecturer nationally and locally. He was recognized by The National Law Journal for one of The Top Defense Verdicts of 1998.