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Ryan Hayden Smith
Founding lawyer Ryan Hayden Smith earned his law degree from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He is admitted to practice law in the state of North Carolina, and the federal courts in the Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina. Ryan represents individuals, startups, businesses, nonprofits and more. His focus is on lawsuits, commercial litigation, and trials, including immigration law, contracts, slip and falls, debt settlement, car accidents, personal injury, fraud, negligence, and other torts. He provides aggressive representation and is always ready to fight for your rights.
Ryan has clients all over the country, and represents both plaintiffs and defendants in civil litigation and immigration law, achieving significant courtroom wins for his clients. For example, Ryan successfully defended the world-famous musician, Ja Rule in a $100 million-dollar class-action lawsuit concerning the Fyre Festival. He got all 13 claims against Ja Rule dismissed. The case is titled In Re Fyre Festival Litigation in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The full opinion is here. The Fyre Festival story can be found here.
Call or email Ryan The Lawyer to set up a consultation to analyze your legal rights. The first call is always free!

Madelaine Mindy Wang
Lawyer Madelaine Mindy Wang earned her law degree from St. Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri. She is admitted to practice law in both Missouri and North Carolina, and the federal court in the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Madelaine started her career as a criminal defense lawyer, discovered an interest in contract law, and began working as in-house counsel for the State of North Carolina. She currently practices business law and civil litigation. Her business practice includes support for startups, entity formation, succession planning, business dissolution, and contract drafting and review.
Maddy’s litigation practice includes a range of commercial litigation and lawsuits including debtor’s rights, breach of contract, car accidents, personal injury, and fraud. She played a major role in successfully defending the firm’s client, musician Ja Rule in the $100 million Fyre Festival lawsuit. Maddy’s strengths are research and drafting, and she uses her experience to fight for both individuals’ and businesses’ rights.
Call or e-mail Ryan The Lawyer to set up a consultation to analyze your legal rights. The first call is always free!
