Mr. Ryder was appointed and served on the Governor’s Workers’ Compensation Commission. He is a past member of the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Bar Association’s Workers’ Compensation Section and the Board of Governors for the Florida Bar Young Lawyers’ Division. Mr. Ryder served as Editor of the State Bar of Georgia’s Workers’ Compensation Section Newsletter and has served on numerous State Bar of Georgia committees. Mr. Ryder is the founding director of the Atlanta Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section’s annual “Kids’ Chance Run,” a charitable fundraiser that has been held annually since 1991. Mr. Ryder frequently lecturers on workers’ compensation defense strategies to employers and insurers around the country and is a speaker on Georgia Workers’ Compensation law at the annual Florida Workers’ Compensation Law Institute Educational Conference.

Mr. Ryder earned his undergraduate degree and his law degree from the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida Blue Key, Omicron Delta Kappa and Phi Delta Phi.