Ryan Dyson was born in Lumberton, North Carolina in 1950. He has been married for over 30 years and has three children.

He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1972 and a Juris Doctorate degree from Southern Methodist University in 1975. He is licensed to practice law in the states of North Carolina (1975) and Texas (1979) and is a Certified Public Accountant and Personal Financial Specialist.

The professional career of Ryan Dyson includes over 30 years of experience in commercial law, estate planning and probate matters, the formulation of employee benefit plans, ERISA litigation, drafting private placement documents under Regulation D of the securities laws, estate and gift taxation, income taxation of individuals, income taxation of corporations, partnerships and trusts, and the representation of both creditors and debtors in all types of bankruptcy matters, including (i) drafting plans of reorganization and disclosure statements, (ii) representation in adversary proceedings and contested hearings, (iii) serving as a court-appointed examiner, (iv) giving expert witness testimony, and (v) prosecution and defense of lender liability and lien avoidance matters. He worked for three years in the tax departments of "Big 8" accounting firms, has taught college level courses in tax accounting, and has been a partner/shareholder in large law firms.

He has served as a speaker and an author on various legal topics, including:

• "Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Issues In North Carolina," National Business Institute, October, 2004, Author & Speaker
  
  
• "The Impact Of Bankruptcy On Dissolution Of Marriage In North Carolina," National Business Institute, July, 2004, Author & Speaker
  
  
• "Fundamentals Of Bankruptcy Law And Procedure In North Carolina," National Business Institute, November, 2003, Author & Speaker
  
  
• "Tax Matters," Eastern (NC) Bankruptcy Institute, June, 1998, Co-authored with David J. Bradley and Ocie F. Murray, Jr.
  
  
• "Bankruptcy Issues In Equitable Distribution And Related Matters," North Carolina District Court Judges Summer Conference, June, 1995, Co-authored with Robert A. Ponton, Jr.
  
  
• "Chapter 11 Update," Eastern (NC) Bankruptcy Institute, 1994
  
  
• "The Accountants Role In Restructuring A Troubled Business," 1993 East Carolina University Fall Tax Conference
  
  
• "Bankruptcy Tax Law For The Accountant," Coastal Plains Chapter of the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants, August, 1993
  
  
• "Collecting Judgments In Texas," National Business Institute, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1992
  
  
• "Turnover Under Rabon v. Davis," Corpus Christi Lawyer, 1990
  
  
• "Basic Bankruptcy In Texas," National Business Institute, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1989
  
  
• "Passive Activity Losses,"Coastal Bend Area Estate Planning Council Annual Seminar, 1986
  
  
• Chapter 17, "Reorganization and Sale of Business," Matthew Bender’s Texas Tax Service, 1984