Ryan Corkery, Esq. Of Counsel
Personal Profile
Driscole Law teams with Ryan Corkery to represent personal injury victims and the families of those who have lost loved ones as the result of the negligence of others. Mr. Corkery leverages over twenty years of national litigation and trial experience and holds an AV Preeminent rating - the highest honor from Martindale-Hubbell. He has been recognized for nine years as a Pennsylvania Rising Star by Super Lawyers, an honor received by only 2.5 percent of Pennsylvania lawyers annually. Mr. Corkery is a native of the Lehigh Valley, graduated from Emmaus High School, Lehigh University, and Pennsylvania State University Law School. He has tried cases from Texas to New Jersey to Pennsylvania.
Mr. Corkery’s very recent results include:
• $13,250,000 settlement in a product liability case involving chemical burns and sensory loss
• $4,500,000 settlement in a case arising from the drowning death of a 3-year-old girl
• $3,100,000 settlement in truck accident case
• $1,750,000 settlement in a Title VII employment case which involved allegations of hostile work environment, sexual harassment, and retaliation by a female former employee against a municipality in the Lehigh Valley (believed to be a record for such a matter stemming from the Lehigh Valley )
• $825,000 settlement in negligent security case
• $800,000 settlement in assault and battery case
• $650,000 settlement in motorcycle accident case
• $575,000 settlement in a case against a continuing care facility
• $530,000 settlement in negligent security case
Practice Areas:
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Catastrophic injury
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Truck accidents
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Motor vehicle and motorcycle accidents
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Premises liability (falls, slip and falls)
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Product liability
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Construction site accidents
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Medical malpractice
Ryan Corkery is employed by Ansa Assuncao LLP and is Of Counsel to Driscole Law LLC.

Education
2015-2017
Lehigh Univeristy
B.S., magna cum laude, 2002
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Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
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Phi Eta Sigma National Honorable Society
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Zeta Psi Good Scholar
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Order of Omega Honor Society
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Financial Management Association Honor Society
2011-2014
Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law
J.D., cum laude, 2005
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Law Review
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The Woolsack Honor Society
Appointments & Experience
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National Trial Advocacy College, University of Virginia (2012)
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Intern to Hon. Renee Cohn Jubelirer, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania (2003-2004)
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Extern for Hon. Yvette Kane, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pa. (2004-2005)
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Attorney at DLA Piper, Philadelphia, PA (2005-2008)
Recognitions
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Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent rating
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Super Lawyers Rising Star
Admissions
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Pennsylvania
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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
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U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
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U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
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New Jersey
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U.S. District Court for New Jersey
Practice Areas
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Catastrophic injury
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Truck accidents
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Motor vehicle and motorcycle accidents
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Premises liability (falls, slip and falls)
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Product liability
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Construction site accidents
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Medical malpractice
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