For Ryan Lindinger, practicing law means standing beside injured victims at some of the hardest moments of their lives and fighting to get them the results they deserve. Since 2006, he has built a reputation as a courtroom-tested trial attorney, having tried cases to verdict in multiple counties throughout Northern Indiana — a track record that speaks to his willingness to take a case the distance rather than settle for less than his clients deserve.
Based in the South Bend office, Ryan has spent his career serving the Northern Indiana community, and his sustained recognition among the state’s top young trial lawyers reflects a lawyer who is as respected by his peers as he is trusted by his clients.
– J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School (2006) — graduated in the top third of his class
– BA in Public Relations, Purdue University (2002)
– Indiana State Bar Association
– St. Joseph County Bar Association
– Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
– U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
– U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
– All state courts in Indiana
– Top 40 Under 40 – The National Trial Lawyers (2012–2018)
– Selected to Super Lawyers Rising Stars: 2019
– Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
– Personal Injury
– Wrongful Death
Ryan has served as lead counsel in the following cases:
– Pre-suit Settlement, Elkhart County, Indiana, motor vehicle collision, $450,000, August 2026
– Pre-Suit Settlement, Marshall County, Indiana, motor vehicle collision – $1,000,000, July 2026
– Pre-Suit Settlement, Elkhart County, Indiana, trip and fall inside a home – $113,000, June 2026
– Mediated Confidential Settlement, Steuben Circuit Court, wrongful death, car versus semi with heavily disputed liability, $600,000, February 2026
– Mediated Settlement, LaGrange County Circuit Court, trip and fall in parking lot – $300,000, January 2026
– Confidential Mediated Settlement, Marion County Circuit Court, motorcycle versus semi collision – $4,000,000, November 2025
– Pre-suit Settlement, Elkhart County, Indiana, motorcycle versus car collision/disputed liability – $500,000, September 2025
– Settlement, St. Joseph County Superior Court, motorcycle versus pickup truck collision – $500,000, May 2025
– Mediated Settlement, St. Joseph County Superior Court, pedestrian versus car collision – $225,000, February 2025
– Pre-Trial Settlement, Elkhart Circuit Court, rear end collision – $475,000, October 2024
– Confidential Mediated Settlement, Kosciusko County Circuit Court, box truck versus pedestrian, $237,500, June 2024
– Confidential Settlement, LaGrange County, Indiana, house fire leading to wrongful death, $300,000, November 2023
– Confidential Mediated Settlement, Wabash Circuit Court, Box truck versus car, $5,000,000, April 2022
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