Ryan's Bio
Ryan Dreyer is a Shareholder in FMJ’s Litigation Practice Group. Ryan is an experienced litigator who handles a variety of commercial, real estate, construction, shareholder, employment, and probate litigation matters. Over the years, Ryan has litigated numerous cases in Minnesota and North Dakota, and he has tried cases involving a wide range of issues, including breach of fiduciary duty, fraudulent transfers, breach of contract, HR & employment law claims, mechanic’s liens, construction defects, other business and individual claims, and even some criminal matters.
Ryan is also in our Real Estate Practice group, where he handles real estate litigation matters and assists and advises clients with real estate transactions and construction contracts.
Before joining FMJ, Ryan worked with two other civil practice law firms in the Twin Cities, and he interned with Judge John P. Smith in Minnesota’s Ninth Judicial District. Ryan graduated with honors from William Mitchell College of Law, where he was a published Law Review author, and he was selected for the Florida State Bar Association’s National Tax Moot Court Competition.
- North Dakota State University (B.S.)
- William Mitchell College of Law, cum laude (J.D.)
- State of Minnesota (2003)
- U.S. District Court – District of Minnesota (2003)
- State of North Dakota (2013)
- U.S. District Court – District of North Dakota (2017)
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Minnesota Land Title Association
- William Mitchell College of Law – Law Review
- Hazeltine National Golf Club
- Litigating Defamation Cases – Law Practice On-Demand CLE – (May 2025)
- “Bankruptcy Considerations in Title Insurance”– Fidelity National Title Insurance Company – Chicago, IL (October 2007)
- “Minnesota Mechanic’s Liens” CLE – Crowne Plaza – Eagan, MN (December 2005)
- Ag Lending Seminar – New Ulm Holiday Inn – New Ulm, MN (September 2005)
- Ag Lending Seminar – New Ulm Holiday Inn – New Ulm, MN (September 2004)
- Debtor/Creditor Seminar – FLMA – Minnesota CLE – Minneapolis, MN (March 2004)
- Assignee Beware: Equitable Conversion and the Practice of Assigning Purchase Agreements on the Eve of Closing, Attorney at Law Magazine (July 2014)
- Minnesota’s Mythical “Constitutional Lien,” Attorney at Law Magazine (May 2014)
- Clear as Mud: Recent Developments in the Priority of Mechanic’s Liens, Attorney At Law Magazine (June 2013)
- Minnesota Mechanic’s Lien Overview (December 2005)
- Ag Lending Seminar Handbook (2005)
- Ag Lending Seminar Handbook (2004)
- Discouraging Declaratory Actions in Minnesota—The Res Judicata Effect of Declaratory Judgments in Light of State v. Joseph, 29 WM. MITCHELL L. REV. 613 (2002)
- 1648 Properties, LLC v. Morrison Sund, PLLC, 2024 WL 1044571 (Minn. App. 2024)
- Stursberg v. Morrison Sund PLLC, 112 F.4th 556 (8th Cir. 2024)
- First & First, LLC v. Chadco of Duluth, LLC, 999 N.W.2d 553 (Minn. App. 2023)
- Accredited Elec. Sols., LLC v. PinPoint Homes, LLC, 2023 WL 2765966 (Minn. App. 2023)
- Accredited Elec. Sols., LLC v. PinPoint Homes, LLC, 2023 WL 2230300 (Minn. App. 2023)
- Stursberg v. Morrison Sund, PLLC, 648 F. Supp. 3d 1075 (D. Minn. 2023)
- Int’l Fluid Power, Inc. v. Holb-Gunther, LLC, 2022 WL 17958567 (Minn. App. 2022)
- Puklich v. Puklich, 978 N.W.2d 668 (N.D. 2022)
- 1648 Properties, LLC v. Morrisun Sund, PLLC, 2022 WL 93369 (Minn. App. 2022)
- Toyota-Lift of Minnesota, Inc. v. Am. Warehouse Sys. LLC, 2019 WL 7141732 (Minn. App. 2019)
- Waymouth Farms, Inc. v. Shuqin Liu, 2019 WL 4254835 (Minn. App. 2019)
- Puklich v. Puklich, 930 N.W.2d 593 (N.D. 2019)
- Toyota-Lift of Minnesota, Inc. v. Am. Warehouse Sys., LLC, 2018 WL 4201188 (Minn. App. 2018)
- Rice v. Neether, 888 N.W.2d 749 (N.D. 2016)
- Toyota-Lift of Minnesota, Inc. v. Am. Warehouse Sys., LLC, 886 N.W.2d 208 (Minn. 2016)
- Rask v. Rask, 2016 WL 3043100 (Minn. App. 2016)
- In re Truscott, 2016 WL 2946218 (Minn. App. 2016)
- Shuqin Liu v. Waymouth Farms, Inc., 2016 WL 208433 (Minn. App. 2016)
- Toyota-Lift of Minnesota, Inc. v. Am. Warehouse Sys., LLC, 868 N.W.2d 689 (Minn. App. 2015)
- Schroer v. Redmond, 2015 WL 134048 (Minn. App. 2015)
- Hunter v. Anchor Bank, N.A., 842 N.W.2d 10 (Minn. App. 2013)
- Comp Machining, Inc. v. Holb-Gunther, LLC, 2012 WL 5834457 (Minn. App. 2012)
- Eclipse Architectural Group, Inc. v. Lam, 814 N.W.2d 692 (Minn. 2012)
- Eclipse Architectural Group, Inc. v. Lam, 799 N.W.2d 632 (Minn. App. 2011)
- KTJ Ltd. P’ship One Hundred Thirty v. Little Italy, LLC, 2011 WL 1466492 (Minn. App. 2011)
- Imperial Developers, Inc. v. Calhoun Development, LLC, 790 N.W.2d 146 (Minn. 2010)
- Riverview Muir Doran, LLC v. JADT Development Group, Inc., 790 N.W.2d 167 (Minn. 2010)
- Breidenbach Co., LLC v. Prosperity Real Estate Inv., LLC, 2010 WL 2813382 (Minn. App. 2010)
- Holb-Gunther, LLC v. Van-Tech, Inc. et. al., 2009 WL 2746176 (Minn. App. 2009)
- Sitek v. Striker, 764 N.W.2d 585 (Minn. App. 2009)
- Rechtzigel Trust v. Fidelity National Title Insurance Co., 748 N.W.2d 312 (Minn. App. 2008)
- Inver Grove Heights Mkt. Place, LLC v. ANC Foods III, Inc., 2008 WL 2574482 (Minn. App. 2008)
- Cargill, Inc. v. Jorgenson Farms, Inc., 719 N.W.2d 226 (Minn. App. 2006)
- State Bank of Truman v. Molstad Excavating, Inc., 721 N.W.2d 43 (N.D. 2006)
- Minnwest Bank, M.V. v. Molenaar, 2006 WL 1390323 (Minn. App. 2006)
- Oliva v. Lantz, 2006 WL 2256949 (Minn. App. 2006)
My job is to solve your legal problem as quickly and efficiently as possible so that you can return to what you do best. To achieve this, my team and I start with a clear understanding of what you want to accomplish and then leverage our experience and expertise to execute an appropriate strategy.
Ryan enjoys spending time with his family, golfing, traveling, hunting and competing in gun dog competitions with Gus, his GSP.
