G. Robert Ryan, Jr.
Civil Litigation, Workers’ Compensation, Mediation
Rob Ryan is the manager and founding partner of Ryan Law Firm. Mr. Ryan has over 23 years’ experience in Georgia workers’ compensation claims and also has extensive experience in insurance defense, premises liability, civil litigation, and mediation.
Mr. Ryan is a graduate of Lowndes County, Georgia public schools; the University of Florida; and Washington & Lee University School of Law. Mr. Ryan began his legal career as law clerk for the Hon. Hugh Stone and Hon. David Barrett in the Enotah Judicial Circuit of Georgia. He then served in the Enotah Circuit as an assistant district attorney under Hon. Stan Gunter. Later, Mr. Ryan went into private practice with firms in Albany and Valdosta, before partnering with Ellen Golden to open Ryan & Golden in Valdosta. Upon Judge Golden’s appointment to the Lowndes County State Court in 2014, Mr. Ryan opened Ryan Law Firm. The Firm continues its commitment to providing local, experienced, and professional representation in workers’ compensation, premises liability, and other civil matters.
As a result of new technology developed during the Covid pandemic, Ryan Law Firm now represents clients statewide from its base in Valdosta, utilizing Zoom and other videoconference technology.
Rob Ryan is married to the former Emily Brady from Wilcox County, Georgia. The Ryans reside on the family homeplace in rural Brooks County. Two children are off at college and one remains at home, along with the family dogs and cats.
P. Andrew Stone (Andy)
Civil Litigation, Workers’ Compensation, Mediation
Andy Stone is the managing attorney of Stone Law Office, LLC and has served as of-counsel with Ryan Law Firm, LLC in Valdosta, Georgia since 2020. Andy is a Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent-Rated attorney, practicing in the areas of workers’ compensation and civil litigation, including premises liability, tort, negligence, subrogation, wills, probate, business formation, and other civil claims.
Andy graduated from Valdosta High School and Valdosta State University where he was admitted into the Sigma Tau Delta and Kappa Theta Epsilon Honor Societies for academic excellence, appointed as Ambassador by Student Alumni Association, and served as a member of the VSU Alumni Board of Directors. Andy obtained his J.D. from Quinnipiac University School of Law in Hamden, Connecticut where he received the Outstanding Legal Scholarship Award for Academic Excellence and was appointed Chief Justice of Student Judicial Board. In 2004, Andy joined the prestigious firm of Saxe, Doernberger & Vita, PC in Hamden, Connecticut where he focused on insurance coverage and complex commercial litigation within a wide spectrum of industries and categories including litigation arising out of the World Trade Center tragedy and rebuild.
Andy is admitted to the State Bars of Georgia and Connecticut and attended Leadership Lowndes in 2012.
Timothy M. Klob (Tim)
Workers’ Compensation
Tim Klob is the managing attorney of Klob Legal, LLC and has served as of-counsel with Ryan Law Firm, LLC in Valdosta, Georgia since 2024. Tim is a Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent-Rated attorney, practicing in the areas of workers’ compensation and civil litigation, and he is admitted to practice law in both Georgia and Tennessee.
Tim graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and obtained his J.D. from the Georgia State University College of Law. While in law school, he worked full-time as a civil engineer for the Georgia Department of Transportation and managed transportation planning studies for proposed transportation projects statewide. During his time with GDOT, Tim also obtained his license as a registered Georgia Professional Engineer. In addition to his transportation planning duties, Tim implemented and managed the Department’s transportation enhancement program which provided over $93 million in federal-aid highway funding for projects statewide, including construction of the entrance and access road to the National Prisoner of War Museum in Andersonville.
Prior to launching his own practice, Tim was a partner with an AV-rated regional insurance defense firm in the Atlanta area where he focused on insurance defense for employers and insurers in both Georgia and Tennessee. He has also previously served as a part-time magistrate court judge in Gwinnett County as well as president of the Walton County Bar Association, and he is currently registered as a civil litigation mediator through the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution. Tim’s experience in representing both employers and insurers, as well as injured workers, provides him with a unique perspective of understanding all issues in complex workers’ compensation claims.
Tim is a retired Army Reserve lieutenant colonel with over 25 years of military service. His duty assignments include serving as principal legal advisor to commanders at both the battalion and brigade levels, serving as deputy commander for a regional JAG legal assistance detachment, teaching military history and military law courses for ROTC cadets at Kennesaw State University and Georgia Tech, and representing wounded warriors as in disability appeals at Fort Hood, Texas. He is also certified to represent veterans before the Department of Veterans Affairs as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and he is an active member of the American Legion as well as other veterans’ support organizations.
Lisa Davies
Legal Assistant
Lisa Davies has been a longtime legal assistant to Mr. Ryan and is an invaluable part of our legal team. Ms. Davies has over 17 years experience in civil litigation and Georgia workers’ compensation and is well versed in all areas of our practice.
