J. Ryan graduated Boston College in 1978 with a double major in Psychology and Political Science. Earning his J S.C.A.L.E. accelerated legal education program. He has been licensed with the state bar (January 2011). served on the Statewide Liaison Panel for the State Ford/Firestone Litigation and a member

and was raised in Manizales, Colombia for the majority of his childhood. When he returned United States Air Force Health Professions Scholarship and moved to Baltimore. Upon graduation from dental school, he completed a one-year Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency Program