NOTIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT BY OFFICE OF THE MAYORTO BOARD OR COMMISSIONTO: City CouncilTHROUGH: Todd Stermer, City ClerkBY: Jerry P. Dyer, Mayor ReappointmentX New AppointmentName of person replaced: Don SimmonsName: Ryan EddingsAddress: 1616 South Minnewawa AvenueFresno, CA 93727Phone: (559) 448-6481Appointed to: Historic Preservation CommissionTerm: Through June 30, 2028City Council Agenda 9/12/2024
RYAN L. EDDINGS1616 S. Minnewawa Ave. Fresno, California 93727 (559) 448-6481 [email protected] EXPERIENCE Littler Mendelson, P.C. Fresno, California Office Managing Shareholder and Attorney, July 2009 Present Provide daily advice to clients concerning labor and employment issues Represent clients at trials, arbitrations, mediations, pretrial conferences, motion hearings, and case management conferences Take and defend depositions of parties and witnesses, including expert witnesses Direct cases through litigation with an emphasis on motion practice Baker Manock & Jensen, P.C. Fresno, CaliforniaAttorney\, September 2007 July 2009 Represented clients at trials, arbitrations, mediations, pretrial conferences, motion hearings, and case management conferences Took and defended depositions of parties and witnesses, including expert witnesses Directed cases through litigation with an emphasis on motion practice Belgrade & ODonnell, P.C. Chicago, Illinois Attorney, August 2006 August 2007 Law Clerk, October 2004 July 2006 Directed cases through litigation with an emphasis on motion practice, including drafting motions for summary judgment and motions to dismiss Represented clients at trials, arbitrations, motion hearings, and case management conferences EDUCATION Loyola University Chicago Chicago, Illinois J.D., May 2006 News Editor, Loyola Consumer Law Review, 2005-2006 Staff Editor, Loyola Consumer Law Review, 2004-2005 Deans List, Spring 2005 and Fall 2005 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California B.A., History, May 2002 Senior thesis explored the relationship between citizen denunciations and political involvement in Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union Coursework included upper division courses in American History and Government ADMISSIONS / AFFILIATIONS Licensed to practice in California, Illinois, United States District Courts for both states and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Former Board Member Fresno County Young Lawyers Association Former Board Member Fresno Academy of Civic and Entrepreneurial Leadership American Bar Association; California Bar Association; Fresno County Bar Association Member of Leadership Fresno Class 26