Ryan D. Elias

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Ryan D. Elias brings over a decade’s-worth of property and casualty insurance claim-handling knowledge and expertise to the firm’s appellate practice and complex litigation support/consulting team.

For twelve years, Ryan worked for one of the largest insurers in the U.S. Since joining Kubicki Draper in 2019, Ryan has worked with clients on a variety of topics, including coverage determinations, premises liability, auto negligence, fraud, and appeals. His meticulous nature and command of the law have yielded positive results for clients, including, among other things, final summary judgment awards in favor of carrier-clients and substantially reducing carrier exposure during settlement negotiations.

Ryan earned his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Illinois State University, graduating cum laude. He earned his Juris Doctor degree with honors from The George Washington University Law School (GW Law) in Washington, D.C.  While in law school, Ryan was an editorial board member of the law journal, a Dean’s Fellow in the Legal Research and Writing Program, and was one of two students selected to represent GW Law at the 2018 Williams Institute Moot Court Competition in Los Angeles, California.

Ryan is a below-the-knee amputee and enjoys mentoring, working with, and learning from other amputees. Over the years, he has been extensively involved in diversity and inclusion initiatives, both inside and outside work. While working for his former employer, he co-founded the Miami, Florida chapter of an LGBTQ employee resource group and served as Vice-Chair of his department’s Diversity and Inclusion Council. Ryan also enjoys hiking, cooking, and watching a good scary movie from time to time.
                                          

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Credentials

Education

  • George Washington University (J.D., 2019)
    with Honors
  • Illinois State University (B.S., 2004)
    Cum Laude

Admissions

  • State of Florida, 2019
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 2019
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2019

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Kubicki Draper Appellate and Coverage Practice Group, Member
  • Kubicki Draper Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, Member
  • Florida Bar Association
  • Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter (CPCU)
  • Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU)
  • Orange County Bar Association
  • Central Florida Gay & Lesbian Law Association

Certifications / Specialties

  • Certified Continuing Education Instructor, State of Florida
Presentations

Speaking Engagements / Presentations

  • How to Use EUO's Effectively: Properly Investigating Residency, Regular Use, and Other Issues," Kubicki Draper Webinar, 2022
  • "How to Use EUOs Effectively - Properly Investigating Residency, Regular Use, and Other Issues," GEICO, 2022
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  • Presentations

locations

Miami

Miami Office

9100 South Dadeland Blvd., Suite 1800
Miami, FL 33156

T: 305.374.1212 F: 305.374.7846

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Miami-Dade

Key West

Key West Office

402 Applerouth Lane, Suite 2C
Key West, FL 33040

T: 305.509.7300 F: 305.374.7846

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Monroe
Ft. Lauderdale

Ft. Lauderdale Office

110 East Broward Blvd., Suite 1400
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

T: 954.768.0011 F: 954.768.0514

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Broward
West Palm Beach

West Palm Beach Office

1700 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., Suite 800
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

T: 561.640.0303 F: 561.640.0524

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Indian River | Martin | Okeechobee | Palm Beach | Saint Lucie

Tampa

Tampa Office

400 North Ashley Drive, Suite 1200
Tampa, FL 33602

T: 813.204.9776 F: 813.204.9660

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Hernando | Hillsborough | Manatee | Pasco | Pinellas | Polk | Sarasota
Orlando

Orlando Office

201 South Orange Avenue, Suite 475
Orlando, FL 32801

T: 407.245.3630 F: 407.245.7685

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Brevard | Highlands | Orange | Osceola | Seminole
Ocala

Ocala Office

1396 NE 20th Avenue, #500
Ocala, FL 34470

T: 352.622.4222 F: 352.622.9122

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Jacksonville

Jacksonville Office

1 Independent Drive, Suite 1601
Jacksonville, FL 32202

T: 904.396.0062 F: 904.396.0380

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Baker | Bradford | Clay | Columbia | Duval | Flagler | Hamilton | Nassau | Saint Johns | Union
Pensacola

Pensacola Office

125 West Romana Street, Suite 550
Pensacola, FL 32502

T: 850.434.0003 F: 850.434.0223

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Escambia | Holmes | Okaloosa | Santa Rosa | Walton

Tallahassee

Tallahassee Office

1705 Metropolitan Boulevard, Suite 202
Tallahassee, FL 32308

T: 850.222.5188 F: 850.222.5108

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Bay | Calhoun | Franklin | Gadsden | Gulf | Jackson | Jefferson | Leon | Liberty | Wakulla | Washington | Madison | Lafayette | Taylor 

Ft. Myers

Ft. Myers Office

13350 Metro Parkway, Suite 201
Fort Myers, FL 33966

T: 239.334.8403 F: 239.939.0700

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Charlotte | Collier | DeSoto | Glades | Hardee | Hendry | Lee

Mobile

Mobile Office

11 North Water Street, Suite 10290
Mobile, AL 36602

T: 251.308.3351 F: 251.287.1624

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Baldwin | Washington | Clarke | Escambia | Covington | Geneva | Houston | Henry |  Dale | Coffee | Barbour | Pike |Crenshaw | Butler  | Monroe | Clarke | Choctaw | Wilcox | Bullock | Russell

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In 1963, Gene Kubicki founded the firm based on dedication to excellence. The same high standards have been maintained for over five decades -- years which have seen the firm’s ranks swell to over 200 attorneys.

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In response to the growing needs of its clients, the firm began expanding in the early 1980's and today is a diverse full-service law firm providing trial, appellate, coverage, commercial and real estate transaction services.

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Kubicki Draper enjoys a national reputation for expertise in the handling of complex, high stakes litigation matters, as well as, appellate, general commercial and real estate practice.

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With a dozen offices throughout the State of Florida and other key points in the southern parts of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississipi, our firm is familiar to every venue statewide and will never get home-teamed.

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