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Ryan Zehl Named to Lawdragon’s Leading Lawyers List for 2026

Zehl & Associates founder earns placement among nation’s top attorneys

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zehl & Associates Founding Partner Ryan Zehl is again being recognized as one of the nation’s foremost personal injury attorneys by Lawdragon, one of the most prestigious legal organizations in the country. Mr. Zehl has earned a repeat selection to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America list, considered to be among the most exclusive of the publication’s annual directories of top legal talent. Mr. Zehl was singled out for excellence in plaintiff personal injury.

Mr. Zehl, who began his career in personal injury practice over 20 years ago, has built Zehl & Associates into a nationally recognized powerhouse that regularly wins record-setting verdicts and settlements for clients, leading to his inclusion in some of the legal industry’s most elite organizations. He has a lifetime membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum® and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum®, distinctions reserved for less than 1% of U.S. trial lawyers.

Mr. Zehl has earned repeat placements on several other Lawdragon “best of” listings, as well as other prominent legal guides such as The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers. The National Trial Lawyers Association also named him among the top 100 personal injury lawyers in Texas.

Lawdragon issues multiple annual listings of top attorneys, but the Leading Lawyers in America list is its flagship guide among all practice areas. All Lawdragon lists are curated through editorial evaluations and independent third-party research, as well as client and peer nominations.

View the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America listing for 2026 here.

About Zehl & Associates

Zehl & Associates is an undefeated Houston and Midland-based personal injury law firm that represents accident victims across Texas, Louisiana and the United States, earning a reputation for recovering record-breaking verdicts and settlements for its clients. The firm’s practice areas include truck and 18-wheeler accidents, oilfield, maritime and refinery accidents, and catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases. The firm has secured billions of dollars for its clients, obtaining unprecedented victories against the largest trucking, oil and gas, maritime and petrochemical companies in the world.

For more information, visit https://www.zehllaw.com/.

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