Atty. Steven J. Ryan
For over 25 years, Steven Ryan has practiced in the area of family law litigation, representing hundreds of clients involved in complex divorce matters. Mr.
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Steven J. Ryan is a family law attorney based in Boston, Massachusetts, practicing at Warner Federico & Ryan LLP. They have 41+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1985. Admitted to practice in Massachusetts (1985). Educated at Syracuse University (J.D., 1985). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Family Law (2026). Serands clients in Boston, MA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- For over 25 years, Steven Ryan has practiced in the area of family law litigation, representing hundreds of clients involved in complex divorce matters
- Mr. Ryan’s practice addresses all of the myriad issues that arise in the divorce setting: marital property division, inherited and gifted property, non-traditional compensation issues, business valuation, child support, child custody, alimony and the modification of previous awards of support
- Complementing his experience as a trial advocate, Mr. Ryan is a certified divorce mediator
- Mr. Ryan also assists clients in the negotiation and drafting of prenuptial and postnuptial marital property and support agreements
- A graduate of Syracuse University College of Law, Mr. Ryan is admitted to the Massachusetts Bar, the Bar of the United States Supreme Court and the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- A member of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Mr. Ryan has been included each year since 2007 in Naifeh & Smith’s The Best Lawyers in America in the area of family law
- He has received recognition as one of the top lawyers in Massachusetts in Boston Magazine’s Law & Politics, Massachusetts Super Lawyers Edition every year since the inception of the award in 2002, and he has been recognized as one of the best lawyers in New England in The New England Super Lawyers Edition
- For over 20 years, Mr. Ryan has received an “AV” rating by the Martindale and Hubble Law Directory in the area of family law, the highest rating achievable
- Mr. Ryan is the author of numerous articles in the area of family law, covering a variety of topics, including: business valuation, the treatment of stock options in divorce, the treatment of qualified and non-qualified deferred compensation in divorce, the treatment of gifted and inherited property in divorce, determining income for purposes of securing alimony and child support, the negotiation and drafting of prenuptial agreements and trial practice
- Mr. Ryan is a frequent lecturer for the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Boston Bar Association and Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education
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Practicing law in Massachusetts. Legal matters in Massachusetts are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Boston are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Massachusetts state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Massachusetts brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Massachusetts courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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