About William Ryan

Bill was born in Evergreen Park, Illinois. He graduated from Southern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. He received his law degree, with Honors, from DePaul University College of Law in 1982. He was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1982. He is admitted to practice before Illinois State and Federal Courts, including the Courts of Appeal for the Seventh Circuit and Tenth Circuit, the United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern and Central Districts of Illinois and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. Bill is a proctor member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States.