Ryan Crosswell

Ryan Crosswell is Senior Counsel at Singleton Schreiber, where he focuses on consumer protection, wildfire, and general litigation. He brings an extensive background as a federal prosecutor and trial attorney, having served in the U.S. Department of Justice's elite Public Integrity Section and two U.S. Attorney's Offices.

In his most recent position as a federal prosecutor in the Public Integrity Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, Ryan handled major public corruption, election threat, and campaign finance violation cases. He prosecuted several high-profile cases involving former public officials, political candidates, and business leaders involved in bribery schemes. His cases were featured in major news outlets such as CNN and The New York Times. Ryan also trained prosecutors and law enforcement agents on conducting public corruption investigations, both domestically and to international audiences in the Middle East, North and West Africa, Eastern Europe, and Asia. Ryan played a critical role in updating the DOJ's federal public corruption laws monograph. In 2025, he received the Assistant Attorney General's Award for Exceptional Service.

Ryan's earlier career includes roles in the U.S. Attorney's Offices for the Southern District of California and the Middle District of Louisiana, where he successfully prosecuted numerous cases involving fraud, financial crimes, money laundering, Bank Secrecy Act violations, tax evasion, child exploitation, violent crimes, and drug trafficking and smuggling offenses. He also led initiatives to investigate and prosecute border corruption and federal agents engaged in illegal activity.

Ryan has appeared on numerous national news programs to discuss issues related to the Department of Justice, including CNN's Laura Coates Live, CNN's Erin Burnett OutFront, and MSNBC's The Briefing with Jen Psaki.

In addition to his legal career, Ryan holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. During his military career, he has served as a prosecutor, a defense counsel, a legal advisor to U.N. peacekeeping trainings in West Africa, and in a magistrate-like role making probable cause determinations over criminal charges.

Ryan earned his J.D. from Duke University School of Law, where he also completed a Master of Arts in History. He holds a B.A. in History and Secondary Education (summa cum laude) from Vanderbilt University. He has served as an adjunct professor at George Mason University Law School, where he has taught appellate writing and legal advocacy.

Recipient, Assistant Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Service

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Member, American Bar Association (ABA) 

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