Overview
Ryan Mets practices in Stoel Rives’ Litigation group. He has experience representing clients in tax disputes and trust and estate litigation.
Ryan was a judicial clerk for the Honorable Stacie F. Beckerman of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon from 2024–2025. Before clerking, Ryan worked at Stoel Rives as an associate in 2023–2024. While attending law school, Ryan worked as a summer associate at Stoel Rives (2022), a judicial extern for Judge Beckerman (2022), and a law clerk with Saalfeld Griggs P.C. (2021).
Also, as part of the Lewis & Clark Low-Income Tax Clinic (2023), Ryan represented clients in tax disputes with the IRS and Oregon Department of Revenue where he successfully resolved multiple cases avoiding litigation, appeared in front of the Oregon Tax Court-Magistrate Division and U.S. Tax Court, and successfully negotiated settlements of tax controversies resulting in lowering or eliminating client tax debts. Ryan also clerked for the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Oregon (2022).
Education
Lewis & Clark Law School, J.D., 2023; summa cum laude; Dean’s Scholarship; article editor, Lewis & Clark Law Review
Union University, M.B.A., 2020; NCAA Athletic Scholarship (Baseball); Scholar Athlete
Northwest Nazarene University, B.S., Financial Economics, 2018; NCAA Athletic Scholarship (Baseball); Scholar Athlete
Admissions
Oregon
Idaho
Affiliations
Professional
- Lead Research & Drafting Assistant–Robert H. Klonoff, Federal Practice & Procedure Treatise, Sections 1751–1820, Wright, Miller & Kane
- Volunteer, Alaska Legal Services, 2021
Civic
- Head Coach, Eforce Baseball, 2021