About Ryan
Ryan Moran-Asalone built his early practice inside Virginia's public defender workplaces. He started as a regulation student fellow on the Richmond Public Defender's Office in 2016. That role uncovered him to court rhythm and client interviews. It additionally put him in the center of the day-to-day work of felony defense at an early factor in his training.
He moved into an Assistant Public Defender position in Hampton in 2018. There he treated a heavy caseload that covered misdemeanor and criminal matters. His work concerned arraignments, motions hearings and trials. Colleagues keep in mind him for steady court presence and awareness to case preparation.
By 2021 he had joined the Portsmouth Public Defender's Office as a Deputy Public Defender. That post further supervisory responsibilities and a broader docket. He worked on more complicated trials and mentored more recent attorneys. The shift traced a clean thru-line: longer-term protection representation and a deeper engagement with trial practice.
Moran-Asalone holds multiple certifications from the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission. He is certified for misdemeanor and felony representation, and he additionally carries certification for juvenile representation. Those credentials reflect formal popularity of competence across the range of felony matters handled in Virginia courts. They additionally allow him to accept instances in several diverse parts of the felony calendar, from initial hearings to contested trials involving formative years.
After more than half a decade in public defense roles, he entered private practice. He is indexed with Select Law Partners, PLLC, the place he continues to work in Virginia. His practice attracts on years of courtroom experience and the procedural knowledge that comes from representing clients throughout varied municipal and circuit court dockets. Colleagues note that he frames facts plainly for judges and juries, and he prepares witnesses and clients for the stresses of trial.
Outside of courtroom hours he has continued to refine legal proceedings skills thru regimen case work rather than public-facing scholarship or extensively posted commentary. He has remained in roles that require steady case control and ordinary court appearances. As of 2026 he practices in Virginia and handles criminal protection matters at Select Law Partners, PLLC, representing clients in misdemeanor, criminal, and juvenile cases.
