Ryan Sullivan

Attorney Sullivan is a labor and employment law attorney who works out of our Indianapolis office. Mr. Sullivan proudly represents individuals before local, state, and federal courts and agencies for any employment and labor issues. Attorney Sullivan received his Juris Doctor from Valparaiso University Law School, where he graduated cum laude and was a member of the Honors Program. While in law school, Mr. Sullivan served as the Executive Associate Editor of Student Writing for the Valparaiso University Law Review, where he also published his Note. Before joining Biesecker Dutkanych & Macer, LLC, Attorney Sullivan practiced civil litigation and collections for another Indianapolis law firm. He is a member of the Indiana State Bar Association, Indianapolis Bar Association, and Indiana Trial Lawyers Association. Ryan has recently been included in the Indiana Super Lawyers® List for 2019 and the Indiana Super Lawyers® Rising Stars℠ List for 2019 and 2020.

Recent Successes

• Heredia v. La Porte County, Cause No. 3:23-cv-1091 DRL, 2025 WL 1907295 (N.D. Ind. July 10, 2025). Survived summary judgment on client's discrimination and retaliation claims.
• Carter v. Carey Services, Inc., Cause No. 1:23-cv-364-HAB, 2025 WL 578470 (N.D. Ind. Jan. 21, 2025). Survived summary judgment on client's disability discrimination claims.
• Dunn-Lanier v. Indianapolis Public Schools, Cause No. 1:17-cv-03687-SEB-MJD (S.D. Ind. Aug. 2, 2019). Survived summary judgment on client's age discrimination claim.
• Mays v. Rubiano, Inc., 560 F. Supp. 3d 1230 (N.D. Ind. Mar. 9, 2021). Survived summary judgment on client's FLSA retaliation claim.

Memberships/Awards

• Indiana Super Lawyers Rising Star 2019-2026.