Ryan Severance
Ryan is part of the firm’s Condominium/Community Association Practice Group. From the start of his legal career, Ryan has concentrated his practice on representing condominiums and community associations and continues that practice at MSU, with an emphasis on the interpretation, drafting, and amending of governing documents and rules, including document and rules enforcement, best practices for associations and their boards, and board conflict resolution. Ryan represents condominiums and community associations throughout Massachusetts. He also represents developers, property managers, and real estate clients with their real estate issues.
Ryan is active in the New England Chapter of the Community Associations Institute (CAI), where he has been frequently published in Condo Media Magazine and has presented numerous webinars and other educational programming for the Chapter. Ryan is currently a member of the CAI New England Seminar & Conference Committee. Ryan is also a member of the CAI New England Insurance Task Force, which is actively reviewing and providing education on current insurance issues facing community associations and the changing insurance marketplace. Ryan has also participated in and presented at the New England Condominium Expo.
EDUCATION
- College of the Holy Cross, B.A. (2011)
- Suffolk University Law School, J.D. (2014)
ADMISSIONS
- Massachusetts
RECENT POSTS / PRESENTATIONS
Condo Media Magazine:
- November, 2024: Unit Owner, Board Member, and Property Manager Roles and Responsibilities: Making Sense of Who Does What in an Increasingly Demanding Condominium World
- April, 2024: Regulate, Or Let Them Roll? E-Bikes & E-Scooters Are a New Mobility Frontier with Condominium Community Fire Risks
- January, 2024: What Duty Calls? The Fiduciary Duty of Condominium Boards & Condominium Maintenance Responsibilities
- May, 2023: Going Green: Renewable Energy Solutions for Associations
- April, 2023: When They Can’t Let Go: How to Address Resident Hoarding
- January, 2022: Board Members Want to Know
CAI New England Presentations:
- November, 2024: Lunch and Learn: Unit Owner, Board Member, and Property Manager Roles and Responsibilities
- July, 2024: Webinar: Association Security Risks & the Duty to Exercise Reasonable Care
- November, 2023: Webinar: Strategies for Managing Hoarding & Other Resident Mental Health Issues
- April, 2023: Webinar: Electric Vehicles In Communities
- March, 2023: Workshop: Board Leadership
- October, 2022: Seminar Presentation: How the Tragedy in Surfside Miami Has Impacted Lending and Association Operations
