Ryan Kirkham
866-403-4313
Having lived and worked abroad for several years, Ryan Kirkham brings a unique perspective to Family Law issues which require an understanding of how international cases are handled. When the additional questions presented by international law is a concern, this firsthand knowledge allows him to uniquely assist clients facing matters including divorce, jurisdictional disputes, asset tracing and complex property issues.
Ryan is a 2009 graduate of the Syracuse University College of Law. He earned his Bachelor's Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2003. He studied international, European and German business law as a Congress-Bundestag Fulbright Scholar at Rheinische Fachhochschule Koln in Cologne, Germany, in 2003-04. Ryan is fluent in German.
Areas of Practice
- 100% Family Law
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 2009
Education
- Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York
- J.D. - 2009
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
- B.A. - 2003
- Rheinische Fachhochschule Koln, Cologne, Germany
- 2003-2004
Published Works
- Characterization & Tracing: An Overview, (Mary Johanna McCurley Lead Author and Presenter, Co-Authored with Brad LaMorgese and T. Hunter Lewis), Advanced Family Law Course, August, 2011
- Valuation: Approaches, Assets and Authority, (R. Scott Downing Lead Author and Presenter, Co-Authored with Stephen Orsinger and Lindsey Barbee), Advanced Family Law Course, August, 2010
- Making Summary Judgment Relevant Again, (R. Scott Downing Lead Author and Presenter, Co-Authored with Betsey Branch, Lindsey Barbee), Advanced Family Law Course, August, 2007
Honors and Awards
- Texas Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, Legal Division, 2012
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section
- Dallas Bar Association
- Dallas Association of Lawyers Foundation, Fellow
- Annette Stewart American Inn of Court
