Jessica Ryland

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CONTACT JESSICA
Office: (415) 228-0480
​Email: Jessica@ssm.legal

Jessica (“Jess”) Ryland advises technology companies in the Bay Area and beyond in the areas of litigation, risk management, insurance, and commercial user agreements.

Prior to joining SSM, Jess worked as in-house counsel at Lyft, Postmates, and Uber advising on risk mitigation (via insurance, third party contracting, and internal protocols), training employees/corporate witnesses, and overseeing outside litigation counsel throughout the United States on matters involving user agreements, catastrophic safety incidents, bad faith/insurance, and product liability. 

Born and raised in Virginia, Jess has called San Francisco her adopted home since 2009. She currently lives in the Cole Valley neighborhood with her husband and a fluffy black cat named Douglas. 

EDUCATION

• J.D., University of San Francisco School of Law, 2012
• B.A., Philosophy Pre-Law, Loyola University New Orleans, 2008

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

• The Justice and Diversity Center, Board of Directors (2022 - Present) 
• The Barristers Club, Board of Directors (2016 - 2021)
  • Treasurer (2018 - 2019)
  • President-Elect (2019 - 2020)
  • President (2020 - 2021)
• The Bar Association of San Francisco, Board of Directors (Ex Officio) (2019 - 2021)
• Lyft, Inc., Co-Founder, Pro Bono Committee

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

• Outstanding Barristers Award 2022 by The Bar Association of San Francisco

ADMISSIONS

• California (State Courts)
• Northern District of California (Federal)
• Central District of California (Federal)​