Secare, Ryan & Hensel

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GUY P. RYAN
concentrates his practice in civil and criminal defense.  He is a Certified Civil Trial Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Attorney Certification. He has tried numerous cases in the United States District Courts and the Courts of New Jersey, in the areas of personal injury, workers compensation, employment discrimination, and civil rights violations. He is a faculty member of the Ocean County Police Academy, and represents several
municipalities. Mr. Ryan currently represents police officers in various civil rights matters in all three United States Courthouses in New Jersey.

From the trial level to the Supreme Court of New Jersey, he has represented numerous individuals, municipalities, police departments' public officials, and police officers. He is often called upon to give advice to police departments in an assortment of matters, and is a certified police academy instructor. His knowledge of proper police procedure and the laws involving Arrest, Search and Seizure have contributed to his success as a defense attorney. Mr. Ryan also
serves as an adjunct professor of Criminal Justice at a state university.  Mr. Ryan provides a vigorous defense for his clients, while maintaining the highest ethics. He was appointed by the Supreme Court of New Jersey to a four year term to investigate and prosecute complaints against attorneys accused of ethical misconduct.

Mr. Ryan's current and former counsel work includes:
* Municipal Attorney for several Ocean County towns.
* Borough of Education Attorney
* Special Counsel and Conflict Attorney for several public entities
* Land Use Board and Planning Board Attorney
* Approved Defense Attorney for police officers, public officials and public entities through various joint insurance funds.
* Approved Defense Attorney for New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association, Legal Protection Plan
  and New Jersey State Troopers
* Non-Commissioned Officer's Association Legal Defense Plan

EDUCATION
Seton Hall University School of Law Juris Doctor Summa Cum Laude 1990
West Publishing Co. Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement
Top 1% of graduating class 4/410.
Villanova University B.S. Accountancy Cum Laude 1987
Gamma Phi Business Honor Society

BAR ADMISSIONS
State of New Jersey 1990
State of Florida 1990
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey 1990
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 1997

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS, APPOINTMENTS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS
* 2003 to present: Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Attorney Certification as a Civil Trial Attorney

* 9/01/1999 to 8/30/2003: Member and Committee Investigator, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Office of Attorney Ethics,   District IIIA Ethics Committee

* 7/31/2000 to present: Certified by the State of New Jersey, Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice, Police Training Commission, as a Police Academy Instructor

* 2000 to present: Instructor, Ocean County Police Academy. Subjects: New Jersey Criminal Code, N.J.S.A. 2C:1-1 et seq., Arrest, Search & Seizure, Use of Force and civil liability of police officers

* 2005 to present: Senior instructor, Advanced Law Enforcement Training Associates, L.L.C. (ALETA) – a private education company formed in 2005 to provide continuing in-service training to police, law enforcement and security organizations.

* January 26, 2006: Award for Outstanding Academic Instruction and Dedication to the Ocean County Police Academy, Presented by Ocean County Chiefs of Police Association

* June 13, 2007: 2006 Instructor of the Year Award, Ocean County Police Academy, Presented by the Ocean County Chiefs of Police Association
 

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