

Bar Admissions
New York, 1983
U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1985
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2012U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1990
U.S. Tax Court, 1984
Education
Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York, 1982, J.D.
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Fordham University, London School of Economics, New York, New York, 1979, B.A. Economics, Summa Cum Laude
Results
We successfully tried the Brookdale Assisted Living Tax Certiorari
We consolidated four sewer districts in Schodack, NY
We provided counsel to improve Columbia County wastewater pollution control system
Real Estate Purchases and Sales
Commercial/Medical Office Leases
Development & Zoning Entitlements
Site Control/Entitlements/PILOTS
Sale & Purchase of Shovel Ready Projects
Transitioning Troubled Loans to New Ownership
Support Staff
Mary C. Marra
(518) 512-5314
mcm@trklaw.com
BIO
William Ryan is one of the leading municipal attorneys in New York State. He has decades of experience representing municipal clients in employment disputes, union negotiations, tax certiorari proceedings, water and sewer district planning, and general litigation. He has served as counsel to Columbia County, the Town of Ulster, the Town of New Hartford, the South Colonie Central School District, the North Colonie Central School District, and the Coxsackie-Athens Central School District. In addition, Mr. Ryan is counsel to the New York State Association of School Business Officials.
Mr. Ryan also has decades of experience representing clients in personal injury cases and commercial litigation. He has attained notable accomplishments, securing multiple recoveries for plaintiffs in excess of $1,000,000. Recent successes include two wrongful death cases with recoveries in the amounts of $925,000.00 and $600,000.00.
In addition to his employment, Mr. Ryan is also involved in the community. A former Trustee for the Albany Public Library, Mr. Ryan now serves on the Board of Directors for the Police Athletic League in Albany, New York; the Finance Committee for the Church of All Saints; and is a Trustee of the Albany Institute of History and Art. Mr. Ryan volunteers as a Eucharistic Minister at the Church of All Saints and at St. Peter’s Hospital.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Albany County Bar Association, 1984 – 1986
Member, Real Property Committee
New York State Bar Association, Trial Section
Member
New York State Trial Lawyers Association
Member
American Trial Lawyers Association
Member
Supreme Court, Appellate Division Third Judicial Department Committee on Professional Standards
Member, June 28, 2013 – March 31, 2019
Supreme Court, Appellate Division Third Judicial Department Committee on Character and Fitness
Member, 2003 – March 3, 2013
Albany Law School Inns of Court
Member
New York State School Boards Association
AWARDS
AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell
Upstate New York Super Lawyer – Schools & Education
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Albany Institute of History and Art
Member, Board of Trustees
Albany Public Library Board of Trustees (Past member)
Police Athletic League, Albany, New York
Member, Board of Directors
Finance Committee, Church of All Saints
PAST EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS
Town of Knox, Town Attorney, 1992 – 1993
Town of Rensselaerville, Town Attorney, 2006 – 2007

