• People

    Advanced Search

  • Services
  • All Services

  • Ryan C. Duffy

    Ryan C. Duffy

    Associate

    Ryan Duffy is an Associate and member of Stark & Stark’s Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use, and Banking & Financial Services groups, where he represents developers, landowners, lenders, and individuals in a wide range of matters for the real estate and banking industry, including commercial real estate purchases and sales, leasing, loan transactions, and land development projects.

    Prior to joining Stark & Stark, Ryan worked as an associate attorney, representing community associations and landlords, and later lenders in mortgage loan transactions. Ryan earned his bachelor’s degree in political science, his master’s degree in public administration from Fairfield University, and his Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers University Law School.

    Bar/Court Admissions

    • New Jersey 
    • New York

    Education

    • J.D., Rutgers Law School, 2020
    • M.P.A., Fairfield University, 2017
    • B.A., Fairfield University, 2016

    Thought Leadership

    • Speaker, OFAC or FICTION: Identifying Real Matches in a Sea of Hits. Best Practices Alumni Round Table. April 16, 2026.
    • Speaker, New Jersey Design Professional Self-Certification Act. Best Practices Alumni Round Table. October 18, 2024.

    Honors & Awards

    • New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Stars List issued by Thomson Reuters (Methodology)
      • 2026

    * No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

    Professional Organizations

    • New Jersey State Bar Association
      • Young Lawyers Division
      • Land Use Law Section, Member

    Community Organizations

    • Anchor House, Board Member
    Business & Commercial Law Blog
    July 29, 2026
    Recently, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals for the State of New York issued a significant decision clarifying how “takings” provisions in...
    Business & Commercial Law Blog
    July 17, 2026
    How should New Jersey’s use-variance standard for inherently beneficial uses under its Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(d)) be applied...
    Business & Commercial Law Blog
    June 8, 2026
    Late last month, Governor Mikie Sherrill and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) Commissioner Ed Potosnak announced that...
    Business & Commercial Law Blog
    May 27, 2026
    Do zoning boards have the final word on the interpretation of a specific word in an ordinance? Approval of “non-traditional” residential uses,...
    Business & Commercial Law Blog
    May 20, 2026
    Last month, in G&B Business Associates, Inc. v. West Windsor Township Planning Board, et al., the Appellate Division clarified the distinct paths...
    Firm News
    March 23, 2026
    Stark & Stark is pleased to announce that 15 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the list of 2026 New Jersey Super Lawyers,...

    Firm Highlights

    Stark & Stark Shareholder Deborah S. Dunn, Esq. Installed as 2nd Vice President and Diversity Officer of the New Jersey Association for Justice for 2026–2027

    Stark & Stark is proud to announce that Shareholder Deborah S. Dunn, Esq. has been installed as 2nd Vice President and Diversity Officer of the...

    Stark & Stark Recognized with Community Partner Award by Mercer County Community College Foundation

    Stark & Stark is proud to announce that the firm has been recognized with the Community Partner Award by the Mercer County Community College...

    Carin A. O’Donnell, Esq. Inducted as 2026-2027 President of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice

    Stark & Stark is proud to announce that Carin A. O'Donnell, Esq. was sworn in as the 2026-2027 President of the Pennsylvania Association for...

    Stark & Stark’s Thomas S. Onder, Esq. Receives 2026 ICSC Trustees’ Distinguished Service Award

    Stark & Stark is proud to announce that Thomas S. Onder, Esq., Shareholder and Chair of the Firm’s Shopping Center & Retail Development...

    Stark & Stark’s Joseph H. Lemkin Esq., Named 2026 Professional Lawyer of the Year for the Jewish Bar Association of New Jersey

    Stark & Stark is proud to announce that Joseph H. Lemkin Esq. has been selected by the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law as...

    Our Values Remain: A Message on the Closing of Diversity Lab

    Stark & Stark is saddened and disappointed to learn that Diversity Lab, the organization that created and manages the Mansfield Certification...

    Congratulations to Shareholder Bhaveen R. Jani, Esq. on his Installation as Treasurer of the Middlesex County Bar Foundation

    Stark & Stark is proud to announce that Shareholder Bhaveen R. Jani, Esq. has been installed as Treasurer of the Middlesex County Bar Foundation,...

    Denise Mariani, Esq., and Jonathan Lauri, Esq. Secure $750,000 Jury Verdict Against Hamilton Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center

    It is our pleasure to announce that Denise Mariani, Esq., and Jonathan Lauri, Esq., secured a $750,000 jury verdict on behalf of a nursing home...

    Stark & Stark Welcomes 2026 Summer Law Clerks

    Stark & Stark is proud to announce its 10th Annual Summer Law Clerk Program. Five Summer Law Clerks will join the firm from June through July...

    Retail Development Team Secures Major Recovery for Landlord Client Amid Bankruptcy Dispute

    Our Shopping Center and Retail Development Group recently secured a multi-million-dollar settlement for a commercial landlord client' s property...

    Jeffrey A. Krawitz, Esq. and Catherine Foley, Esq. Secure $950,000 Settlement in Surgical Malpractice Matter

    Jeffrey A. Krawitz, Esq. and Catherine Foley, Esq. recently secured a confidential $950,000 settlement in a surgical malpractice case. “This...

    Victoria Wilton, Esq. Selected to Serve on New Jersey State Bar Association Family Law Executive Committee

    We are proud to announce that Victoria Wilton, Esq. has been selected to serve on the New Jersey State Bar Association Family Law Executive Committee...