Ryan's career as an Assisted Reproduction Technology attorney was born of a personal, four-year infertility struggle shared with his wife. This challenging experience to start his own family gives Ryan a unique perspective - one of an intended father, a party to a gestational surrogacy agreement, and an experienced attorney - to fully understand the emotional, practical, and legal issues facing patients when pursuing infertility treatments. Ryan earned his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago and Bachelor's Degree in Finance from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Ryan is a professional member of RESOLVE, the American Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, and the Chicago Bar Association.

Listen to Ryan as he discusses with Ellen and Jenn:

• Ryan’s background.

• The start of his and his wife’s infertility journey.

• Their loss of their first pregnancy and realizing that surrogacy is their only option.

• Preparing for their first egg retrieval.

• Beginning the process of trying to find an agency to find a surrogate.

• Some requirements they had when searching for a surrogate.

• Matching with their superhero surrogate.

• The birth of their healthy baby boy. (Yay!)

• The impact of his infertility journey and deciding to change careers.

• Becoming an active advocate for others struggling with infertility.

• RESOLVE Advocacy Day and how you can get involved.

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