Ryan Rupe is a native San Diegan. Ryan attended the University of San Diego for both his undergraduate and legal studies. He received a B.A. in Sociology with a minor in Spanish in 2001. He received his J.D. in 2004. While attending law school, Ryan was a law clerk with the civil litigation firm, Perkins & Miltner, LLP. Prior to joining Epsten Grinnell & Howell, Ryan practiced construction and real estate law throughout Arizona and California. His experience in construction law includes contract review, mechanics’ liens, construction defects, surety claims, administrative hearings, mediation and arbitration. His experience in real property law includes both transactional and litigation matters.

Ryan gained significant real property transactional experience while representing Arizona’s largest privately-held restaurant company in its acquisition, development and leasing endeavors. Ryan negotiated and documented purchase and sale agreements, sale and leaseback transactions, development agreements, easements, commercial leases, refinance loans, equipment financing packages, loan modifications and revolving credit lines. He regularly performed due diligence investigations, including complex survey and title reviews.

With respect to real property litigation experience, Ryan has served as counsel to title insurers and underwritten title agents. His work included the analysis and resolution of problems involving liens, encumbrances, boundary disputes, and encroachments affecting commercial and residential real property. He is familiar with bona fide purchaser and encumbrancer issues, mechanics’ liens and stop notice claims, assignments, easements and quiet title actions.

Ryan is licensed to practice law in Arizona and California. Active in the San Diego community, Ryan volunteers his time with charitable and service organizations, including the San Diego County Bar Association’s Children At-Risk Committee. Ryan enjoys all types of ocean sports, tennis and golf.