Education | | J.D., 2008, cum laude, Lewis & Clark Law School | | B.A., 2005, summa cum laude, University of Southern California, Phi Beta Kappa |
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Distinctions | Lewis & Clark Law Review
Natural Resources Law Certificate |
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Memberships | Vice President, Groundwater Resources Association Central Coast Chapter
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| Ryan's practice focuses on water rights and encompasses a broad range of issues, including water right transactions, property rights litigation, groundwater adjudications, water quality and environmental compliance, water right licensing and permitting. He also has experience representing regulated utilities as well as trade groups before the California Public Utilities Commission.
Additionally, Ryan has assisted in representing a variety of municipal entities and public agencies, including Chino Basin Watermaster, the San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority, the Central Coast Water Authority, the City of Seaside, the South Tahoe Public utility District and the Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District ID No. 1. |
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Representative Matters | | Successfully defended mutual water company board of directors and management against challenge by shareholders to water transfers implemented by the company. | | Representing Golden State Water Company for development of a new water utility service area in Sutter County, California, including water resource and infrastructure planning, negotiation of water supply agreements, and acquisition of certificate of public convenience and necessity from the California Public Utilities Commission. |
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