Phone: 248-268-7800
Fax: 248-268-7880
Email: ryan@korolaw.com

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Education

Kalamazoo College, B.A., 2004, cum laude

Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D. 2008, magna cum laude, top 1% of graduating class

  • Sol Siegal Award

  • Shane Joseph Memorial Scholarship

  • Certificates of Merit (Research and Writing, Advanced Legal Writing, Property I and Property II, Secured Transactions, Contracts I and II, Criminal Procedures, and Moot Court)

PRACTICE AREAS

Ryan C. Plecha

PARTNER

Ryan is an exceptional attorney that possesses a unique understanding of the law, business and people that he implements in his litigation practice.  Ryan’s practice focuses on both civil and commercial litigation, which spans a wide range of substantive areas of law and industries, such as shareholder/member disputes, contract negotiations and disputes, construction disputes, real estate matters, and all types of bet-the-company-litigation.  Ryan has been involved in a variety of complex and high stakes matters throughout his career, including nationally significant cases. Ryan has also served as local counsel for some of the nation's largest and most prestigious law firms. In his practice, Ryan is driven by the guiding principle that law is a service profession and he is dedicated to providing, zealous, ethical and understanding representation. 

Prior to joining KORO, Ryan was a Partner at a prestigious Birmingham litigation firm. Throughout his law school and legal career, Ryan has gained a unique set of experiences, including serving as a judicial intern for both the Honorable Justice Robert Young of the Michigan Supreme Court and the Honorable Gerald E. Rosen, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court, forming and operating Plecha Legal, PLLC and serving as a research and writing clerk for the Michigan Law Revision Commission.

To stay current on the various aspects of his practice, Ryan is dedicated to attending a wide range of continuing education courses through the Institute of Continuing Legal Education, the State Bar of Michigan and the American Bar Association.  Ryan has written articles published in the State Bar Journal and Laches.

AREAS OF Practice

Municipal Litigation

Local Counsel

Commercial & Business Torts

Real Estate Litigation

Complex Civil Litigation

Business and Commercial Litigation

Class Actions

Shareholder & Member Disputes 

BAR ADMISSIONS

State Bar of Michigan (2008)

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2008)

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit(2013)

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITIONS

Michigan Lawyers Weekly GO TO Business Litigation Lawyer, 2023

Michigan Super Lawyers Rising Star for 2013-2021 and Michigan Super Lawyer for 2022 and 2023.

Litigation Counsel of America – The Trial Lawyer Honorary Society

Top Lawyer, DBusiness Magazine, 2016

AV Rated (Preeminent), Martindale-Hubbell, 2016-Present

Top Young Lawyer, DBusiness Magazine, 2015

Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association Barristers President's Award, 2015

40 Under 40, Crain's Detroit Business, 2015

Michigan Lawyers Weekly Up & Coming Lawyer, 2014

MEMBERSHIPS & APPOINTMENTS

  • Oakland County Bar Association, Fellow

  • American Bar Association

  • Federal Bar Association & Eastern District of Michigan Chapter

  • Past Member The Oakland County Bar Association American Inn of Court

  • Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association

  • Past Member of the Institute of Continuing Legal Education's New Lawyers Advisory Board Liaison to ICLE

  • Past Member of ICLE Litigation Board and Community Champion

  • Past Member Executive Council of the State Bar of Michigan’s Young Lawyers Section

  • Past Member Turnaround Management Association

CLIENT & PROFESSIONAL ENDORSEMENTS

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PUBLISHED WORKS & PRESENTATIONS

It’s Jurisdictional, My Dear Watson. Co-authored with Elizabeth L. Parker, Laches, February 2022

So You’re No Longer a Young Lawyer: What Are You Now? Michigan Bar Journal, November 2017

The Role of Crisis-Driven Collaboration in Detroit’s Recovery – Guest Lecturer - University of Michigan: Ford School of Public Policy, December 4, 2017.

Michigan Notable Books Lecture and Discussion Panel (Detroit Resurrected, by Nathan Bomey) – Panelist -  Wayne State University Law School, April 4, 2017,

Lessons from Detroit: Municipal Bankruptcy and its Implications on City and Local Government Operations – Panelist – American Bar Association YLD Fall Conference 2016, October 21, 2016.