In more than 30 years of practice, Jim Ryan has received several honors based on statewide surveys of Minnesota attorneys, including: Top 20 Appellate Attorneys, Top 40 Employment Litigation Attorneys, and Top 40 ADR Attorneys. In addition to being included in the list of SuperLawyers each year since 1998, Ryan has been also been named a "Leading Minnesota Attorney" by American Research Corp. In the areas of appellate law, employment law, and mediation. In recent years, Ryan has limited his practice to serving as a mediator in civil cases. (See https://www.ryanlawfirm.com/Mediation-Civil-Cases.shtml for the number and kinds of cases mediated.) In addition to the honors noted above, Ryan has also been selected as a member of the following organizations: Member, National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals ("Membership [in the NADN] is by invitation only and limited to attorney mediators and arbitrators who have proven experience in the field. All Academy members have been thoroughly reviewed and found to meet stringent practice criteria." See www.nadn.org.) Member, Academy of Court-Appointed Masters (www.courtappointedmasters.org)