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Ryan Maxey
If you have had the honor to meet
Attorney and Founder, Ryan Maxey Law
Ryan Maxey, then your gratitude to
www.ryanmaxeylaw.com
the universe is owed indefinitely.
One of Tampa’s brillant business
litigation attorneys’ but if you’re
Prior to joining Morgan &
fortunate enough to meet him on a personal
Morgan, he spent several
level; consider life gave you real justice. No point
years at the international
intended.
law firm Greenberg Traurig,
Ryan Maxey has served the community as an
P.A., one of the largest law
attorney for Morgan & Morgan Business Trial
firms in the world, where
Group, where he focused on complex commercial
he developed significant
litigation. Ryan has successfully represented
experience working on high-
clients in a variety of business matters, including
dollar complex commercial
contract disputes, shareholder derivative actions,
litigation matters. He was
partnership disputes, and business torts, among
also a law clerk to the United
others. He has substantial experience handling
States Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Jenkins in the Middle District
cases from inception through trial, including both
of Florida, during which time he gained substantial experience
jury and bench trials.
related to federal practice and procedure. Mr. Maxey was named a
“Rising Star” in 2015 and 2016 by Florida Super Lawyers magazine
Today, Ryan has become a real Mover and Shaker
- an annual publication that recognizes the top 2.5% of the state’s
by leaping faith in him as an attorney and an
young lawyers.
entrepreneur with the opening of Ryan Maxey Law.
He is a native of Tampa, where he attended Plant
High School and received his B.S. in Computer
Science and his B.A. in Philosophy from the
University of South Florida. He received his J.D.
with honors from the University Of Florida Levin
College Of Law, where he was a member of the
Order of the Coif.
What most people do not know about Ryan is before attending law
school, he designed and wrote source code for custom software and
developed and managed relational databases for an international
industrial manufacturing and distribution company. Among other
things, he prepared and managed both the user interface and
the back-end database of an e-commerce system that serviced
customers throughout the world.
Josh Raff
Sports Performance Expert
Former Pro MMA Fighter
Certified Personal Trainer
Black Belt in three Martial Arts
Brown Belt Brazilian Jiujutsu
Do you believe adversity builds excellence
and why?
Yes absolutely 100%! I believe in order to
really find yourself and experience personal
growth you need to face some serious
adversity in your life.
What is your favorite quote?
“He who fears being conquered is sure of
defeat” -Napoleon
What time does a normal day start for you
and what are the first three things you do
every day?
My normal day starts at 6:00 am
First thank God for another day. Second drink
coffee. Third work on my breathing exercises.
“Train for go not for show, there is no gain without pain, there is
no strength without struggle, there is no success without sacrifice!”
- Josh Raff
A true Mover and Shaker understands and conquers adversity.
And Josh has done just that. After being seriously hurt and
adversity staring him in the face he never gave up. When medical
professionals told him he would never be able to continue with his
passion he chose to find a different medical opinion. After many
years, surgeries and perseverance he is back doing what he loves.
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What are your top five attributes to
success?
1. Don't be scared
2. Show up
3. Don't quit
4. Gain as much knowledge as possible
5. Give back
Knowing yourself, if you could go back in
time and provide your younger self advice,
what would it be?
Keep doing what you're doing and keep the
F ups to a minimum.