- Email:
- cjr3@iu.edu
- Phone:
- (812) 856-0694
- Location:
- Baier Hall 247
Education
- Vanderbilt University Ph.D. 2018
- University of Kentucky JD 2013
- University of Notre Dame M.Ed. 2010
- Dartmouth College A.B. 2008
Biography
CJ Ryan is a professor of law at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, joining the faculty in 2024. He is also an affiliated scholar at the American Bar Foundation and an academic affiliate at the International Center for Law & Economics.
Dr. Ryan teaches Income Tax and Law & Economics. He has previously taught Estates & Trusts, Property, Secured Transactions, and Statistics for Lawyers. In addition to writing in the doctrinal areas in which he teaches, much of his research centers on the economic and legal incentives to which individuals and firms respond across a variety of sectors. An interdisciplinary scholar, he has written more than 30 articles that have appeared in law reviews—such as the Alabama Law Review, Georgia Law Review, Florida Law Review, and Illinois Law Review—specialty journals at Harvard, NYU, Berkeley, Georgetown, and Notre Dame, and peer-reviewed journals. He is a recognized expert in legal education, trust law, non-profit law, and the law surrounding student loans. His scholarship has been discussed in the Washington Post, Boston Globe, Above the Law, and Inside Higher Ed, among other media outlets. Dr. Ryan’s published and working papers can be found at his SSRN page.
He received an A.B. from Dartmouth College, a M.Ed. from the University of Notre Dame, a J.D. from the University of Kentucky, and a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. When he is not teaching, researching, or spending time with his family, he enjoys running, hot yoga, live music, and college football.
In the Media
- Wrote "Monday Morning Silver Linings (and the Budget Reconciliation Bill)," Nonprofit Law Prof Blog (5/19/2025)
- Quoted in "Endowments Are Next," The Atlantic (5/6/2025)
- Mentioned in "Article: The Trust Transfer Problem," Wills, Trusts and Estates Prof Blog (3/29/2025)
- Mentioned in "Horton, Weisbord, amd Ryan: 'The Trust Transfer Problem'," Family Law Prof Blog (3/21/2025)
- Wrote "The 'Demographic Cliff'," Nonprofit Law Prof Blog (1/10/2025)
- Wrote "Information Costs, Section 179D, and the Slow Uptake of “Greening” Nonprofit Buildings," Nonprofit Law Prof Blog (9/23/2024)
- Quoted in "Once A Standard, US News Rankings Now 'Entirely Irrelevant'," Law360.com (5/29/2024)
Areas of expertise
- Law and economics