Ron Reich was born in Stockton, California, on February 13, 1941. He married Cheryl Reich in 1960 and they have two sons and nine grandchildren. Ron began his career on the railroad at Southern Pacific. He started as a yard clerk and then became a ticket agent. He eventually earned his way to a brakeman's job and worked out of Tracy and Oakland, California.

In 1963, Ron was injured on the Southern Pacific causing him to leave the railroad. He joined the law firm of Hildebrand, McLeod & Nelson as a railroad investigator in March 1965 and never looked back. Throughout his four decade career as an FELA investigator, Ron has investigated FELA cases, assisted attorneys in preparing for FELA trials, and attended those trials.

Ron is one of the most experienced investigators in his field due to his vast knowledge of railroad operations and the factual elements involved in FELA cases. Furthermore, he has worked on railroad cases in Michigan and throughout the Western states: Washington, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada, Oregon and California.

When not plying his investigator's trade, he will invariably be found playing a few holes on the golf course.