J. Ryan Ryan Yant

J. Ryan Yant is a shareholder at Carlton Fields, P.A. in Tampa, Fla., who concentrates on bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, insolvency and financial restructuring, and commercial litigation. He routinely represents secured and unsecured creditors and debtors in chapter 7, 11 (including subchapter V), 12 and 13 matters, and he handles adversary proceedings and contested matters such as fraudulent transfer and preference actions, nondischargeability litigation, and officer-and-director disputes. Mr. Yant has substantial courtroom experience as lead counsel in trials and contested matters across Florida, Georgia, California and federal courts (including the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims), and he advises on judgment and lien enforcement, assignments for the benefit of creditors, and related business disputes. He also represents merchant cash advance companies, is active in the Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association and ABI, and previously clerked for Judges K. Rodney May and Roberta A. Colton in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida. Mr. Yant received his B.S. cum laude in 1986 from the University of Florida, his M.B.A. with honors in 2013 from Stetson University and his J.D. cum laude in 2013 from Stetson University College of Law.