RYAN M. CLARK was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 22, 1973. He attended Arizona State University receiving his Bachelor of Arts in 1995, and Drake University Law School, where he earned his Juris Doctorate, with honors, in 1999. Ryan joined the Patterson Firm in 1999. Ryan is a member of the Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. He is a member of the Workers' Compensation Section of the ISBA, and is a member and serves on the Board of Governers of the Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers, Inc. Ryan practices primarily in workers' compensation law.