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

She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, with minors in Economics and Spanish, fromCollege of Law Law Review and graduated in the top five percent of her class. Lawyers of Distinction as one of the "Top Ten in the USA" for Real in 2019, she was named as a "Top One Hundred" by the American Association