Austin Ryan McGuigan
860.493.3596
A. Ryan McGuigan, a principal of the firm, received his B.A. in History from Boston College in 1993 and his J.D. from Quinnipiac University Law School in 1997, where he received the American Jurisprudence Award in Federal Criminal Procedure. Mr. McGuigan's primary focus is in criminal litigation but he has extensive experience in corporate fraud, white-collar criminal investigations, as well as civil litigation.
Mr. McGuigan is a former prosecutor for the State of Connecticut.
Mr. McGuigan is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; National District Attorneys Association; Federal Bar Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Hartford County Bar Association; New Britain Bar Association, as well as being a member of the Arthritis Foundation.
Mr. McGuigan is admitted to practice in Connecticut and. the U.S. District Court for Connecticut and speaks fluent Spanish.
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Law
- White-Collar Crime
- Corporate Compliance
- Corporate Fraud
- Civil Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 1998
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 2003
Education
- Quinnipiac College School of Law, Hamden, Connecticut
- J.D. - 1997
- Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
- B.A. (Cum Laude) - 1993
- Major: History
Honors and Awards
- American Jurisprudence Award, Federal Criminal Procedure
- Outstanding Oral Argument
- Distinguished Academic Achievement
- Superior Classroom Performance
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Arthritis Foundation, Member
- Connecticut Bar Association, Member
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- National District Attorneys Association, Member
- Federal Bar Association, Member
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
- Hartford County Bar Association, Member
- New Britain Bar Association, Member
Past Employment Positions
- State of Connecticut, Prosecutor, 1998 - 2003
Pro Bono Activities
- Guest Commentator on The Real Story, Fox 61 News, Hartford
Languages
- Spanish


























