Born in Mitchell, South Dakota, Ryan graduated from the University of Sioux Falls in 2005 with a B.A. in criminal justice and sociology. While at USF, he was named to the Dean’s List and was a four-year All-Conference tennis player, making two NAIA National Championship appearances with the Cougar tennis team.

Ryan received his Juris Doctor from the University of South Dakota School of Law in May of 2009, where he was named to the Dean’s List. Upon graduation he served both as a law clerk to a Sioux Falls law firm and as in-house counsel to a Midwest corporation. He joined Fuller & Sabers, LLP, in March 2010. He presently serves as a Teen Court Judge for Minnehaha County.

In addition to the State Bar of South Dakota, Ryan is a member of the American Bar Association, South Dakota Defense Lawyers Association, South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, the Second Judicial Circuit Bar Association, and the Young Lawyers Section of the State Bar of South Dakota. He is admitted to practice in both state and federal court in South Dakota.