195 Church Street, 13th Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
Phone: 203.821.2000 | Fax: 203.821.2009
Practice Areas
Education
- Brooklyn Law School, J.D., cum laude
- Temple University, B.A., magna cum laude
Biography
Erin T. Ryan practices in the areas of bankruptcy and creditors’ rights and civil litigation. Her practice includes representing trustees, creditors, debtors, and other parties in complex litigation and dispute resolution. Erin is a seasoned trial attorney with extensive federal litigation and trial experience. She is also an experienced appellate litigator.
Prior to joining Neubert Pepe, Erin was a Trial Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice in its Office of Immigration Litigation. There, she advised the White House and represented the federal government and its agencies in complex immigration policy litigation throughout the United States. Her experience also includes serving as Senior Counsel in the New York City Law Department, where she represented the City and its agencies in federal civil rights litigation.
A Connecticut native, Erin enjoys mentoring junior attorneys and has taught as an adjunct professor at Fordham University Law School. She earned her B.A. from Temple University (magna cum laude) and her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School (cum laude). She is admitted to practice in New York, Connecticut, several federal district courts, and the Ninth and D.C. Circuit Courts of Appeal.
Honors & Awards
Department of Justice, Civil Division, Special Commendation Award, 2024
Special Federal Litigation Division Chief’s Award of Excellence, 2019
CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Trial Advocacy, 2014
CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Evidence Workshop, 2014
Notes and Comments Editor, Brooklyn Journal of International Law
Representative Cases
Arizona v. Garland, 730 F. Supp. 3d 258 (W.D. La., 2024)
Karimova v. Abate, 23-5178 (D.C. Cir., 2024)
Doe v. Garland, 109 F.4th 1188 (9th Cir., 2024)
Texas v. Dep’t of Homeland Security, 722 F. Supp. 3d 688 (S.D. Tx., 2024)
Rolkiewicz v. City of New York, 442 F. Supp. 3d 627 (S.D.N.Y., 2020)
Benitez v. City of New York, 17-CV-3827 (E.D.N.Y.)
Bar Admissions
- New York
- Connecticut
- Southern, Eastern, and Northern Districts of New York; District of Connecticut
- Courts of Appeal for the Ninth and D.C. Circuits