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Louis A. Ryen
Position:
Of Counsel
Legal Services:
Mr. Ryen, a highly experienced attorney, has spent more than 40 years serving clients in the following practice areas:
- Bankruptcies
- Objections to Discharges
- Reaffirmations
- Chapters 7, 11, 12 and 13
- Business Reorganizations
- Commercial Recoveries
- Workouts and Insolvencies
- Collections (Commercial and Consumer)
- Creditors' Rights Matters
- Mortgage Foreclosure Defenses
Education:
University of Buffalo (B.S., 1956; J.D., 1959)
Admissions:
New York State Bar
U.S. District Court, for the Western and Northern Districts of New York
Email: lryen@lacykatzen.com
Contact:
Direct Line 585.324.5716; Direct Fax 585.269.3060
Professional Affiliations
Mr. Ryen has been a private panel trustee with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York for over 30 years. He is often engaged as attorney for the Debtor, attorney for the Trustee and attorney for Creditors. He has actively participated in the following professional organizations
including:
- Monroe County Bar Association
- Founding Chairman of the Bankruptcy Court Committee
- Former Bar Association Trustee
- Charter Member of National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
- Member of New York State Bar Association
- Member of American Bar Association, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights related sections
- 35 year member of the Commercial Law League of America
Mr. Ryen frequently lectures at law seminars, business conferences and as a guest lecturer at local colleges. He has been a continuous listee in the editors of The Best Lawyers in America.
Community Activities
Mr. Ryen has been actively involved in the community as:
- Financial Committee of the Visiting Nurse Foundation (Meals on Wheels)
- Director and Vice President of the Jewish Community Center
- Trustee of the Temple Beth El Congregation
- Avocation
When time allows, Mr. Ryen is an avid photographer with his world-wide work on display at several galleries, as well as a national publication. He is the creator of a photo essay, Stark Contrasts, Prague and Teregin, which is actively on a moving exhibition to galleries and religious and educational institutions nationally.
