Laura E. Ryan
Managing Partner

After graduating magna cum laude from Towson University, Laura Ryan attended the University of Baltimore School of Law. Ms. Ryan joined CBM in 2008 as a Law Clerk, then becoming an associate attorney in 2009 upon graduation from law school. Ms. Ryan has been a Partner at CBM since 2015.

Since joining CBM, Ms. Ryan has represented clients at all levels of trial and appellate courts throughout Maryland. Ms. Ryan focuses her practice on civil litigation, including family law (divorce, custody and child support), construction litigation and contract disputes. Ms. Ryan also provides legal counsel for local government, including the City of Salisbury.

Ms. Ryan is a member of the Maryland Bar Association, Wicomico County Bar Association, Women's Bar Association of Maryland, and is the past President of the Lower Eastern Shore Women's Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

• Divorce/Custody/Family Law
• Civil Litigation
• Employment Law
• Construction Litigation
• Landlord and Tenant Law
• Zoning Law
• Estate Planning
• Municipal Law

Bar Admissions

• Maryland
• United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
• United States Court District of Maryland

Education

• University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland
  J.D. cum laude
• Towson University, Towson, Maryland
  B.S. magna cum laude
  Honors: The National Society of Collegiate Scholars
  Honors: Golden Key International Honor Society
  Honors: National Dean's List
  Major: Communications
  Minor: Sociology & Political Science

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Maryland Bar Association
• Wicomico County Bar Association
• Women's Bar Association of Maryland
• Lower Eastern Shore Women's Bar Association, Past President

Representative Published Works

• "Crossing Jordan: How A Bartending Crisis Revolutionized the Law of Workplace Harassment," 17 University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class. Fall 2017