John Patrick Ryan
I have practiced law for 20 years. I have a great deal of experience in criminal law, international law and tax law. I also handle certain immigration matters.
My practice centers on criminal defense. I handled hundreds of cases for the Public Defender, having taken dozens of cases to trial. I have achieved many not guilty verdicts and can say with confidence that in all of my cases I improved the final result for my client, usually dramatically.
I handled all kinds of criminal cases:
- Misdemeanors - DUIs, reckless driving, petty theft, trespassing, simple vandalism, simple assault and battery, shoplifting, being under the influence of a controlled substance - you name it, I've handled it.
- Felonies - gang charges, robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, assault with great bodily injury, weapons charges, felony DUIs, auto theft, sex cases, child pornography, drug charges of all kinds from simple possession to sales.
- Juvenile - I handled the full range of juvenile delinquency cases, including robberies, assaults, auto theft, sex cases, and so forth.
I have completed specialized courses in Drunk Driving Defense, Juvenile Defense, Trial Techniques, and others.
I also have a great deal of experience in tax, contracts and international export-import deals.
I speak Spanish and Russian.
Areas Of Practice
- Criminal Law
- DUI/DWI
Certified Legal Specialties
- Advanced Spanish, ESADE Foreign Language Center, Barcelona, Spain , 2007
- Russian Tax Advisor, Plekhanov Institute, Moscow, Russia, 2003
Education
- St Thomas University School of Law, Miami, Florida
- LL.M. - 2005
- Major: International Taxation
- Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California
- J.D. - 1994
- Middlebury College, Middlebury
- M.A.
- Major: Russian Language & Literature
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
- B.S. - 1983
- Major: Russian Language & Literature