Ryan G. Rupe

– PARTNER–

Ryan is a partner with Dunn DeSantis Walt & Kendrick. For more than 20 years, he has focused on serving clients in the construction and real estate fields. He is licensed to practice law in Idaho, Montana, California and Arizona.

Ryan represents construction clients in the prosecution and defense of claims in state and federal court, including actions for delay, liquidated damages, loss of use and defective work. He has served as lead litigation counsel for design professionals, land developers, contractors and other project participants in complex construction disputes and represented national title insurance companies and banking institutions in litigation involving the priority and enforceability of mechanics liens and stop payment notices

With respect to real property matters, Ryan represents commercial owners, land developers, community associations and other entities in litigation involving encumbrances, easements, boundary claims and encroachments. Ryan also has extensive construction and real estate transactional experience and routinely negotiates and documents commercial leases, purchase and sale agreements, license agreements, design and construction contracts and other project-related documents.

Education

• University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., 2004
• University of San Diego, B.A., 2000

Admissions

• All Courts of the State of Idaho
• All Courts of the State of Montana
• All Courts of the State of California
• All Courts of the State of Arizona
• United States District Court, District of Idaho
• United States District Court, Southern District of California
• United States District Court, District of Arizona

Published Opinion and Professional Recognitions

• Wood v. Superior Court of San Diego County (2020) 46 Cal.App.5th 562 [discussing application of attorney-client privilege]
• Martindale-Hubbell “AV Preeminent” Rating
• Selected to San Diego Magazine’s Top Lawyers List for Real Estate in 2020
• Selected to San Diego Magazine’s Top Lawyers List for Construction and Real Estate Law in 2022
• Alumni Barrister, American Inns of Court, Hon. Fiorenzo V. Lopardo Chapter