Background
Ryder, John L. was born on May 31, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Ryder, John L. was born on May 31, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Wabash College (Bachelor of Arts, 1971). Vanderbilt University (Juris Doctor, 1974).
Worked at Apperson, Crump, Duzane & Maxwell, Public Limited Company (Memphis, Tennessee) specializing in General Practice in all Courts. Corporation, Banking, Probate, Litigation, Family Law, Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Condominium, Railroad, Administrative, Environmental, Taxation, Municipal. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Tennessee.
1979, United States.
Supreme Court. Company-author: "Protection of Creditors" Rights in Bankruptcy," National Business Institute, 1985. Assistant County Attorney, 1978-1990.
1994. Shelby County Delinquent Tax Attorney, 1990-1994.
Editor, Laws of Shelby County Annotated, 1980. Member, Shelby County Home Rule Charter Commission, 1984.
Director, Mid-South Commercial Law Institute, 1988. Member: Memphis (Chairman, Bankruptcy Section, 1985) and Tennessee (Chairman, Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy Section, 1985) Bar Associations.
American Bankruptcy Institute.
Certification in Business Bankruptcy, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification. One of the oldest continuously operating law firms in the City of Memphis, Apperson, Crump, Duzane & Maxwell, Public Limited Company dates from the one-man practice started in 1865 by Charles Wesley Metcalf, grandfather of its senior partner, Charles Metcalf Crump. His son, William Park Metcalf, practiced from 1897 until his death in 1940 when John West. Apperson and Charles Metcalf Crump formed a partnership under the name of Metcalf, Apperson & Crump.
While the firm has grown through the years, its commitment to serving its clients in the most professional, thorough and cost-effective manner possible has never changed.
Member, Shelby County Home Rule Charter Commission, 1984. Director, Mid-South Commercial Law Institute, 1988. Member: Memphis (Chairman, Bankruptcy Section, 1985) and Tennessee (Chairman, Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy Section, 1985) Bar Associations.
American Bankruptcy Institute.
Certification in Business Bankruptcy, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification.
M. Lain Whitaker.