Firm News & Announcements

SEATTLE (May 11, 2026) – Seattle-based law firm Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC announces Alex F. Lopez has joined the firm as an Associate in the firm’s Employment Law Advising & Defense Litigation Group. Alex will focus on employment and business disputes, supporting clients through litigation, investigations, and ongoing compliance matters. He received his B.B.A. from Loyola University New Orleans in 2021, and his J.D. from Penn State Dickinson School of Law in 2024. View Alex’s Biography

SEATTLE (May 4, 2026) – Seattle-based law firm Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC announces Carmen Mand has joined the firm as an Associate in the firm’s Estate Planning & Probate Group. Prior to joining Ryan Swanson, Carmen practiced at a small estate planning law firm in Bothell, Washington. She received her B.A. from Colorado State University in 2018, and both her LL.M. and J.D. from the University of Washington in 2023. View Carmen’s Biography

Published on February 18, 2026 SEATTLE (February 18, 2026) – Ryan Swanson’s international legal alliance, TAGLaw®, has again been recognized by Chambers & Partners as “Elite – Band 1” for 2026—the highest ranking awarded to legal networks and alliances. This is the 13th year TAGLaw has received the distinguished “Elite” designation since Chambers & Partners began ranking legal networks and alliances in 2013, and the fifth consecutive year ranked as “Band 1” since Chambers expanded their rankings of legal networks

SEATTLE (September 22, 2025) – Seattle-based law firm Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC announces Patrick F. Boyd has joined the firm as an Associate in the firm’s Business and Real Estate groups. Boyd worked as a summer associate with Ryan Swanson in 2024. Prior to joining the firm, he was a Licensed Legal Intern with the UW Entrepreneurial Law Clinic, where he provided early-stage legal counseling to Pacific Northwest-based entrepreneurs, startups, and nonprofits. Patrick also served as a Managing Editor

SEATTLE (August 4, 2025) – Seattle-based law firm Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC announces Darcy Roennfeldt, J.D., LL.M., has joined the firm as a Partner in the firm’s Estate Planning & Probate group. Darcy’s practice spans complex estate and wealth planning, trust and estate administration, business succession, and fiduciary governance.  She brings several decades of legal and fiduciary leadership experience to her practice, and has held national executive roles leading multidisciplinary teams of attorneys, CPAs, and wealth professionals across the

  SEATTLE (April 1, 2025) – Seattle-based law firm Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC announces Justin A. Yoon has joined the firm as an Associate in the firm’s Business Group. Justin’s practice focuses on mergers & acquisitions and corporate transactions for clients ranging from startups to large companies. He received his Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and his M.B.A. from Loyola’s Quinlin School of Business in 2017. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology

SEATTLE (March 12, 2025) – Seattle-based law firm Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC announces Grace Gilman has joined the firm as an Associate in the firm’s Real Estate, Development & Finance and Community Associations groups. Grace’s practice focuses on real estate law and corporate governance, advising clients on a range of legal matters with a focus on community governance issues. She graduated from Santa Clara University in 2017 and received her Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego in