Ryan Blay | Madison Bankruptcy Lawyer

• Young Lawyers Division Board Member State Bar of Wisconsin Young Lawyers Division
  2012 - 2017
• : Past-President and reative to the State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governors
  2016-2017 / present
• : President
  2015-2016
• : President-Elect
  2014-2015
• : Secretary
  2013-2014
• : Board member
  2012-2013
• Member American Bankruptcy Institute
  2010 - Present
• Member State Bar of Wisconsin
  2009 - Present
• Member | U.S. District Court and Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois
• Member | U.S. District Court and Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
• Member | U. S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Wisconsin
• Member | Dane County Bar Association

• State Bar of Wisconsin Public Education Committee Volunteer of the Year
  2015 - 2016
• Super Lawyer Rising Star in Consumer Bankruptcy Illinois
  2014
• Super Lawyer Rising Star in Consumer Bankruptcy Wisconsin
  2015 - 2016
• Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy by the American Board of Certification
  2014 - Present

We were able to save our client's property, address tax liabilities, and eliminate a substantial amount of debt while providing her an income through rents. She now has the opportunity to pass along land to her family instead of losing it to a creditor via foreclosure.

Networking and being willing to speak and write on topics of interest, plus general accumulation of knowledge over time.

Someone who can understand their goals, analyze the facts, and make a recommendation about a proper course of action.

It's very important, especially because our area of law (bankruptcy) is practiced differently in different parts of our state and the country. Knowing what local judges and trustees want is useful as well.

We can provide general guidelines about different debt relief options, including bankruptcy and state law remedies. We don't generally feel comfortable making a recommendation about filing a bankruptcy or not without a more thorough analysis of the facts and our client's goals.

Very little, since most of what we'd do in a free phone consultation is simply give general background on debt relief options. Beyond that, we would want a meeting, preferably in person, to dig deeper and make the right call.

Our creativity and determination. We are not willing to pigeonhole ourselves to one strategy or one philosophy, and we are willing to try complex and challenging cases to serve our clients.

Finding solutions that lead individual and business clients to improve their financial situations and thrive.

Cooking, trivia, reading, sports, and chasing around two toddlers.

In our legal community, yes.