Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Ryan P. McManus
Ryan P. McManus is a Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Hemenway Trust Company. As a member of the Audit Committee, Ryan assists with risk management and corporate governance activities.

Ryan P. McManus is a Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Hemenway Trust Company. As a member of the Audit Committee, Ryan assists with risk management and corporate governance activities.

Ryan is also a Partner at Hemenway & Barnes LLP, where his practice focuses on fiduciary and probate litigation. He regularly litigates disputes between trustees and beneficiaries, will contests, and other contested estate matters. Ryan also serves as an advisor to individuals and families navigating complex or fraught issues related to the administration of estates and trusts. In addition to his probate practice, he maintains an active commercial litigation practice, advising business and nonprofit clients on governance disputes, contract actions, business torts, employment matters, real estate issues, and contested tax issues.

  • Member of the Board of the Greater Boston Fiduciary Law American Inn of Court
  • Former Co-Chair, Fiduciary Litigation Committee of the Trusts & Estates Section, Boston Bar Association
  • Member of the Complex Commercial Litigation Section Council, Massachusetts Bar Association
  • Frequently writes and speaks on issues related to probate and fiduciary litigation
  • JD, Boston College Law School (summa cum laude; James W. Smith Award for Highest Academic Rank; Editor in Chief, Boston College Law Review; moot court competition winner)
  • BA, Georgetown University (cum laude)
  • Massachusetts
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
  • United States Supreme Court
  • Boston Bar Association
  • Greater Boston Fiduciary American Inn of Court
  • Massachusetts Bar Association
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