1962
Is born in Owensboro, Kentucky, to parents Thomas Lawrence Ryan and Lula Yvonne Ryan.
1980
Is a deputy county clerk for Breckenridge County in Kentucky until 1988.
1984
Earns a Bachelor of Arts in education and history at the University of Kentucky and teaches at Fayette County Public Schools until 1994.
1984
Serves as president, founder, and advisor of the Breckenridge County Historical Society until 1985.
1985
Is an advisor to the Breckenridge County Archives Commission until 1988.
1988
Earns a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Kentucky and is admitted to practice law by the Kentucky Bar Association.
1988
Serves as assistant attorney general for the Kentucky Office of the Attorney General until 2022.
1989
Is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.
1991
Is admitted to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court.
1991
Is an advisor for the Kentucky Archives and Records Commission until 1996.
1993
Contributes as a member of the Frankfort Rotary Club until 2003.
1994
Serves as vice president of the Kentucky State Government Bar Association until 1995.
1995
Serves as president of the Kentucky State Government Bar Association until 1996.
1996
Receives the Rotary Club Outstanding Service Award.
1998
Is named Historian of the Year by the Breckenridge County Historical Society.
1999
Marries Teresa Lynn Bohanig.
2014
Authors “From Haughey to Haffey: The Descendents of Patrick Haughey.”
2015
Once again assumes the position of president for the Kentucky State Government Bar Association until 2019.
2017
Receives the Sonego Award for Excellence.
2024
Begins serving as a temporary assistant commonwealth attorney.