Attorney Profiles

nrv@msblaw.com

Nathan VanRyn received his law degree from Wayne State University.  His professional Experience includes research and writing for the Michigan Supreme Court and in the Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan, as well as experience working for a large West Michigan law firm.  Nathan focuses his practice in labor and employment litigation along with some general litigation matters.

Areas of Practice:

Employment & Labor

General Civil Litigation
Enforcement and Defense of Non-Compete/Non-Solicitation Agreements
Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance
Defense of Employers in Wrongful Discharge and Other Employment-Related Litigation and Arbitrations
Family and Medical Leave Act Issues
ERISA Litigation and related claims
Employee Fringe Benefits
Employment and Labor Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (mediation and arbitration)
Duty of Loyalty and Fiduciary Duty Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Michigan, 2006
U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan

Education:

Wayne State University Law School, Juris Doctor, 2006
Western Michigan University, B.A., 2003

Professional Associations and Memberships:

State Bar of Michigan
Grand Rapids Bar Association
Ottawa County Bar Association
Zeeland Chamber of Commerce
Holland Young Professionals
Grand Rapids Young Professionals

Community Service

Christian Legal Aid Clinic (Detroit, Michigan), Past Board Member
Deacon at Forest Hills Bible Chapel