Burr & Forman is pleased to welcome Ryan Behren as an associate in the firm's Financial Services Litigation practice group. 

Ryan has experience representing clients in land-use and zoning matters, with experience involving office, retail, and mixed-use projects across Florida. He earned his J.D., cum laude, from Samford University Cumberland School of Law, where he interned for U.S. District Judge Madeline H. Haikala of the Northern District of Alabama. 

During law school, Ryan served as research and writing editor for the American Journal of Trial Advocacy and authored articles examining the intersection of healthcare, ethics, and law. He served as president of the Student Health Lawyers Association and received CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Admiralty, Pretrial Advocacy, and Constitutional Law I. 

Ryan earned his B.S. in political science from the University of Alabama.