History
2003
In January, the Firm launches its Unclaimed Property Consulting and Compliance Practice from
its Atlanta office. The practice helps clients meet any unclaimed property consulting and
compliance need as states aggressively increase their compliance enforcement efforts,
leading to large fines and penalties for holders of unclaimed property.
Firm Principal Gene E. Bouchillon retires after 10 years with Ryan & Company.
In August, Ryan & Company opens the Kansas City office and launches the national
Fuel and Excise Tax Consulting Practice to assist clients with minimizing federal and
state fuel and excise tax liabilities. The addition of this practice brings expertise
in an extremely specialized area within the tax code and further bolsters the Firm's
transaction tax consulting capabilities, adding professionals in the Firm's Houston and
Atlanta offices and providing the anchor group for the new office in Kansas City.
In September, Ernst & Young National Practice Leader for Transaction
Taxes, Jeremiah T. Lynch, joins Ryan & Company as a Principal to establish
the Firm’s New York office.
Through its outside counsel, the Firm wins the largest contested case in
the history of Ryan & Company when the Texas Supreme Court denies writ in
Strayhorn vs. Raytheon E-Systems, Inc. Ryan & Company has over $200 million in
pending claims outstanding for its defense contractor clients.
In October, Eric L. Stein, Coordinating Editor, begins contributing Practitioner’s Comments to
the annual CCH® Guidebook to Texas Taxes. Contributing Editors include many of the Firm’s
specialists in various areas of state & local taxation, including G. Brint Ryan, John
L. Ferrell, William Samuels, and Lester C. Rhodes.
In November, Ryan & Company expands its Northeast presence with the opening of its twelfth
office in New York City.
In November, Ryan & Company admits Principals Korey Kim and James
Kranjc.
The Firm ends 2003 with 325 employees and over $56 million in annual revenue.