Deborah M. Ryan

Deborah M. Ryan is an attorney at Broadfoot Law in Burlington, Vermont. She provides settlement and litigation support in complex and high asset family court and civil cases. Her practice also includes residential real estate transactions, wills, and estate planning. She brings a background in finance and business to legal matters where financial arrangements, property interests, and personal decisions are closely connected.

Deborah holds an M.B.A. from the University of Vermont and a B.S. from St. Lawrence University. She prepared for the bar through Vermont’s four year Law Office Study program under Attorney Cynthia Broadfoot, beginning in 2007. She passed the Vermont Bar Exam and was sworn in on October 25, 2012. This route combined supervised legal study with the practical setting of a law office.

Deborah joined the firm as a paralegal in 2002 after spending 15 years working in finance. She later qualified as an attorney and developed a practice involving family and civil disputes as well as property and estate matters. Financial experience can be useful in understanding the assets and obligations at issue in a case, especially when parties need to assess proposed terms or resolve competing positions.

Deborah M. Ryan belongs to the Vermont Bar Association, Vermont Association for Justice, American Bar Association, and American Association for Justice. Her career reflects the connection between business knowledge and legal representation. In family disputes and planning matters, clients need to understand both their available options and the practical consequences of those choices. Her combined background supports work on cases that call for careful attention to financial and legal detail.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Broadfoot, Attorneys at Law
• Member, Vermont Bar Association
• Member, Vermont Association for Justice
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, American Association for Justice
• Sustaining Member, Vermont Paralegal Organization

Licensed State

• Vermont

Education

• University of Vermont
  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

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