- Asset Protection and Wealth Preservation
- Estate Planning and Trust and Estate Administration
- Taxation
Ryan J. Swartz
Director and Chair, Trusts & Estates Department
Ryan advises individuals and families regarding various estate planning matters, including estate, gift, income and generation skipping transfer tax strategies. He advises fiduciaries in conservatorship, probate and trust administration matters. Ryan also counsels individuals and business owners regarding business succession planning and various asset protection techniques, including limited liability companies and asset protection trusts.
Ryan completed a Judicial Clerkship with the Massachusetts Superior Court (2003-2004). He received his J.D., cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School (2003) and his B.A., cum laude, from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1999).
Areas of Focus
Admissions
- Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
Involvement
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Boston Estate Planning Council
- Essex County Estate Planning Council
Awards
- Best Lawyers in America (Trusts and Estates), 2023 – present
- Boston Magazine’s Top Lawyers 2021-present (Trusts & Estates)
- 2015 North of Boston Business Magazine’s 40 Under 40
- Honor Board member, Suffolk University Law School Journal of High Technology Law
- Presenter on Estate Planning and Probate Issues, National Business Institute
Seminar/Webinar Replays
Latest News
- 8 McLane Middleton Attorneys Included in Boston Magazine’s Top Lawyers of 2024 (November 19, 2024)
- 60 Attorneys from McLane Middleton Recognized in 2025 Best Lawyers in America (August 19, 2024)
- McLane Middleton Receives Band 1 Ranking in Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2024 (July 22, 2024)
- 57 Attorneys from McLane Middleton Recognized in 2024 Best Lawyers in America (August 17, 2023)
- McLane Middleton Receives Band 1 Ranking in Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2023 (July 20, 2023)
- 10 McLane Middleton Attorneys Included in Boston Magazine’s Top Lawyers of 2022 (November 28, 2022)
- 59 Attorneys from McLane Middleton Recognized in 2023 Best Lawyers in America (August 18, 2022)
- 12 McLane Middleton Attorneys Included in Boston Magazine’s Top Lawyers of 2021 (November 29, 2021)