D. Jean Ryan Resume

• Practice Areas
  Debtor representation
  	Chapter 7
  	Chapter 11
  	Chapter 12
  	Chapter 13
  Bankruptcy Litigation
  	Debtor
  	Creditor
  Creditor representation
  Trustee representation
  Experience
  Partner/Owner - Ryan Law Firm, P.A. - November 2010 - to current Partner/Owner - Ryan & Dunn, P.A. - October 2004 Of Counsel, Steel Hector & Davis, 2002-2004 Partner, Markowitz, Davis, Ringel & Trusty, P.A., 1998-2002 Owner, Law Offices of D. Jean Ryan, P.A., 1989-1998 Associate, Law Offices of Patricia A. Redmond, 1986-1989 Associate, Mishan, Sloto & Hoffman, 1985-1986 Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Sidney M. Weaver, Chief Judge of the US Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida, 1984-1985
  Practice area specializes in Bankruptcy and the representation of business and individual debtors, creditors, creditor committees, trustees and debtors in Chapter 7, Chapter 11, Chapter 12 and Chapter 13 cases.
  Extensive experience with the National Bankruptcy Review Commission regarding consumer bankruptcy issues and testified before the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts hearing held on April 11, 1997 on the Increase of Personal Bankruptcies and the Crisis in Consumer Credit.
  Education
  University of Miami School of Law, J.D. - 1984 Florida International University, B.B.A. - 1976
  Professional Licensing and Certification
  Florida Bar - 1984 US District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida - 1985 US Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit - 1989
  Professional Activities
  The Florida Bar, since 1984 Dade County Bar Association, since 1984 Federal Bar - Southern District of Florida, since 1984 Trial Bar - US District Court, Southern District of Florida, since 1985 American Bar Association, since 1988 American Bankruptcy Institute, since 1987 Federal Bar - Middle District of Florida, since 1989 Florida Association of Women Lawyers, since 1983 South Miami - Kendall Bar Association, since 1998 National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, since 1997 - Director, 1998 - 2006 Law School Board of Advisors, St. Thomas University, 2002 - 2005
  Bankruptcy Bar Association of Southern District of Florida
  	Newsletter Editor, 1985-1990 CLE Committee, 1995-1998 Chairperson, CLE Committee, 1989-1990 Treasurer, 1986-1987 Secretary, 1987-1988 2nd Vice President, 1988-1989 1st Vice President, 1989-1990 President Elect, 1990-1991 President, 1991-1992
  Teaching Experience
  Adjunct Professor - St. Thomas University School of Law; Bankruptcy Course and Bankruptcy Clinic, through 2006 Part-time Instructor - Barry University, Legal Assistant Institute, 1989-1993 Part-time Lecturer - Professional Educational Systems, Inc., 1991-2000 Guest Lecturer - St. Thomas University School of Law; University of Miami School of Law; Broad Sheppard School of Law at Nova University, 2000 & 2002 Lecturer - Put Something Back Pro Bono Project, Miami-Dade County, Florida,1996 - present
  Speeches and Conferences
  Panel Moderator - National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys; various conventions
  Publications
  Co-authored, The Bankruptcy Lawyer - Crossroads or Crisis, presented June 11,1991 to the Commercial Law League