
Aaron J. Ryder
MemberMr. Ryder brings nearly 20 years of experience to the pursuit of complex personal injury matters, including claims arising out of medical malpractice, misdiagnosis, product liability, wrongful death, motor vehicle accidents, and construction and/or workplace accidents.
Mr. Ryder is a graduate of the State of University of New York at Potsdam and Albany Law School of Union University, where he was inducted into the Order of the Barristers. He is listed in Upstate New York Super Lawyers®, a publication with membership limited to the top 5% of lawyers in each state and, having secured 2 verdicts and 8 settlements in excess of $1,000,000.00, Mr. Ryder is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum®.
Mr. Ryder is a past president of the Board of Directors of the Onondaga County Bar Association. In 2018, Mr. Ryder was appointed by the Presiding Justice of the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department to serve as a member of the Grievance Committee of the Fifth Judicial District. The Grievance Committee for the Fifth Judicial District is responsible for the investigation, review and prosecution of complaints of attorney misconduct in Onondaga, Oneida, Oswego, Herkimer, Jefferson and Lewis Counties.
Mr. Ryder has presented 4 continuing legal education seminars to members of the bar on tort-related topics, and has guest lectured SUNY Upstate physical therapy students on the topic of charting and risk management. In 2022, he was re-elected to serve a three-year, unpaid term on the West Genesee Central School District Board of Education.
Prior to joining Bottar Law, PLLC, Mr. Ryder began his career as a litigation associate with the Syracuse office of Hiscock & Barclay, PLLC, and as a senior litigation associate with the Syracuse office of Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC. As an attorney with two of Central New York’s largest law firms, Mr. Ryder represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide array of complex legal matters, including business litigation and personal injury claims.
Mr. Ryder was born and raised in Skaneateles, New York, and presently resides in Camillus, New York, with his family.
- State University of New York at Potsdam (B.A., 1996)
- Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 2002)
- New York, 2003
- United States District Court, Northern District of New York
- United States District Court, Western District of New York
- United States District Court, Southern District of New York
- United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
- Grievance Committee (5th Judicial District), New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department (2018-present)
- Board of Directors, Onondaga County Bar Association
- Past President (2018)
- Past President Elect (2017)
- Past Member, Executive Committee (2013-2018)
- Past Co-Chair, Trial Lawyers Section
- Upstate New York Super Lawyers® (2015-present)
- The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 (New York, Civil, 2015)
- Fellow, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Order of the Barristers
- Board of Education, West Genesee Central School District (2019-present)
- The Rules of Evidence: A Practical Toolkit
National Business Institute CLE (Syracuse, 2017) - Cutting the Gordian Knot: Resolving Liens and Reimbursement Claims
NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE (Syracuse, 2014) - Cutting the Gordian Knot: Resolving Liens and Reimbursement Claims
NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE, (Albany, 2014) - Plaintiff's Personal Injury From Start To Finish: Personal Injury Settlements
National Business Institute CLE (Syracuse, 2013)
- Member, New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Member, Onondaga County Bar Association
- Member, New York State Bar Association
- Member, Northern District of New York Federal Court Bar Association
- Member, American Association for Justice
- $1,000,000.00 medical malpractice
- $1,000,000.00 medical malpractice
- $1,100,000.00 medical malpractice
- $1,355,000.00 premises liability*
- $1,900,000.00 medical malpractice
- $1,275,000.00 medical malpractice
- $1,100,000.00 medical malpractice
- $2,007,657.00 construction accident**
- $1,300,000.00 medical malpractice
- $1,000,000.00 medical malpractice
*post-verdict settlement for $1,000,000.00 (insurance policy limit)
**post-verdict settlement for $1,785,000.00
- Camillus Resident Named Member at Bottar Law, PLLC, Eagle News Online (December 14, 2016)
- Syracuse Jury Awards Injured Roofer $2 Million For Fall From Binghamton Dorm Project, The Post-Standard (October 30, 2012)