Our primary consultant, Suzanna (Ulery) Ryan, possesses 10 years of experience in the field of forensic serology and DNA analysis including her last position as Forensic DNA Technical Leader of an ASCLD/LAB accredited private DNA laboratory.

Unlike many forensic DNA consultants, Ms. Ryan is in the unique position of having actually worked for many years in both private and public DNA labs including The Bode Technology Group, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Crime Lab, and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Crime Lab.  This gives her an insider's look into the inner workings of a forensic DNA laboratory.  Ms. Ryan has extensive experience technically reviewing DNA data and casefiles.  She is also a qualified DNA Auditor, having completed the FBI's DNA Auditor Workshop.

Ms. Ryan has extensive deposition and trial testimony experience in seven states including Rhode Island, Maryland, Texas, Florida, California, Washington,  and Idaho.  She has been accepted as an expert witness in forensic serology and DNA analysis over 40 times in her career and has been deposed as an expert witness over 20 times.

In addition to her extensive forensic caseworking experience, which includes processing several thousand cases, Ms. Ryan also serves as an adjunct professor for National University's Master of Forensic Science program where she teaches the Advanced Forensic Serology and DNA course as well as the Advanced Criminalistics course.  She has also given multiple presentations on DNA evidence and the capabilities of the DNA crime lab to students, investigators, attorneys, and sexual assault nurse examiners. 

Ms. Ryan has also been a contributor to the online version of Law Officer Magazine, LawOfficer.com and she provides DNA related-training programs for the Virtual Learning and Educational Training Center (www.vleta.net).

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partial client list:

DNA review and consultation clients of Suzanna Ryan and RYAN FORENSIC DNA CONSULTING include:

• San Diego Private Conflicts Counsel

• San Diego County Public Defender's Office

• The Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc.

• The Pacific Law Center 

• Pierce County Public Defender's Office

• The Los Angeles County Alternate Public Defender's Office

• The San Diego County Alternate Public Defender's Office

• DS Investigations, San Diego 
• Law Offices of Allen R. Bloom
• Kern County Public Defender
• Richard A. Ciummo & Associates

TESTIMONIALS

For testimonials regarding Ms. Ryan's work as a DNA Analyst and as an expert witness, please click here.