Ryan Day

Full Profile

Ryan Day practices civil litigation, drawing on his background as a civil engineer to provide analytical and focused service to his clients across a diverse set of industries. A Chicago native by way of northwest Indiana, Ryan is deeply devoted to service of his clients and his community.

Prior to joining Clyde & Co, Ryan worked for a regional insurance defense firm in the Greater Chicago area, where he developed skills and experience working on complex cases involving personal injury, construction disputes, and breach of contract claims in both Indiana and Illinois.

Ryan served as a clerk for the Honorable John A. Simon of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois.

Admissions

• Indiana
• Illinois

Education

• J.D., Indianan University Maurer School of Law, 2025. Dean’s List; Order of the Barristers; Executive Editor, Indiana Law Journal; Chief Justice, Sherman Minton Moot Court Board; Secretary, Student Bar Association.
• B.S./B.A, Purdue University, 2022

Memberships

• Indiana State Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Chicago Bar Association
  • Young Lawyer Society Vice Editor, Chicago Bar Association Record
• American Society of Civil Engineers

Experience

Presentations

• Panelist, “Federal Agency Implementation: How will the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Change their Implementation of the CWA?,” Indiana Univ. McKinney School of Law Environmental and Natural Resources Law Symposium: Sackett v. EPA: What the Supreme Court’s Decision Means for Regulation and Wetlands Conservation, Indianapolis, IN, Nov. 10, 2023

Publications

• “Derailed: Anticipating Legal Barriers to Transit Projects During the Second Trump Administration,” 56 A.B.A. SEC. ENV’T ENERGY & RES. TRENDS, May–June 2025, at 2. 
• “The Nondelegable Duties of Contractors,” 20 IND. CIVIL LITIG. REV. 30, 2023 
• “Assessing the August 2023 Amendments to the Waters of the United States Rule in the Wake of Sackett v. EPA,” MAURER L. EVENTS, Nov. 2023