About Ryne Thomas
Ryne Thomas Sandel entered the legal profession after completing his law degree at Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in 2012. He came out of law school at a time when Texas courts were handling a steady stream of complex litigation, and he built his early career around courtroom work and federal filings. The law school diploma set the stage for a practical, hands-on practice that would take him into both state and federal arenas.
He is admitted to practice in Texas and before several federal courts that serve the state, including the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Northern, Western, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Those admissions have allowed him to represent clients in matters that cross county lines and involve multi-district procedures. Appearing in both trial and appellate venues has shaped the types of matters he pursues and how he prepares cases.
Sandel’s professional work has been centered at the Whalen Law Office. There he has developed an ordinary day that involves motion practice, hearings and client counseling. The office setting has put him in front of judges and opposing counsel across multiple jurisdictions. His file work reflects regular interaction with pleadings, discovery and the scheduling demands of district court calendars.
Colleagues describe him as steady in courtroom settings and thorough on written submissions. He tends to take on matters that require formal filings in federal court and coordination across the state’s judicial districts. That often means shifting between short-term litigation tasks and longer-term case management, depending on client needs and court timetables.
Outside courtroom hours he has continued the routine legal work that underpins most litigation practices: drafting briefs, conferring with experts, and preparing witnesses for testimony. Those activities support the appearances that define much of his public record as an attorney admitted in multiple federal courts. The pattern of practice reflects experience in both jurisdictional strategy and procedural advocacy.
He practices at the Whalen Law Office, where he handles matters in Texas state courts and before the federal courts to which he is admitted.
