Ryan S. Smith, JD.

Ryan offers our clients more than a decade of experience in estate and trust planning and administration, especially working with individuals and families planning for future generations. He is supremely motivated to guide his clients through life’s transitions and the planning necessary to navigate them, especially those with estate tax concerns, family-owned businesses, and loved ones with special needs. Ryan focuses on building relationships with his clients, ensuring he understands their values and goals—personal, professional, and financial—and then developing and improving plans to support those goals.

Ryan graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with honors in journalism and finance and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He is licensed to practice law in Illinois and has been admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. He is a member of the Northwest Suburban Estate Planning Council, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and the Chicago Bar Association.

Among his favorite personal pastimes are coaching his seven-year-old son’s baseball team, exploring Chicago’s many museums and restaurants, and playing the local competitive amateur golf circuit.

Education 

• The Pennsylvania State University, B.A. 2008
• The University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D. 2011