About Ryan Andrew
Ryan Andrew Brown is the founder and managing partner of Arlington Law Group, a boutique law firm in Arlington, Virginia, specializing in business law, estate planning, and tax law. He has been practicing law for over 18 years, serving clients in Northern Virginia and the District of Columbia. Born in Kansas City and raised in California, Ryan began his career in the computer industry at the age of eleven, building and repairing personal computers for a local store in Santa Barbara. In 1993, he started a computer and Internet consulting firm and launched the first Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Santa Barbara. He pursued higher education at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, earning a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish in 2000.
He continued his studies at Johns Hopkins, obtaining a Master of Science in Engineering in Computer Science in 2002. Ryan then earned his Juris Doctorate, magna cum laude, from George Mason University School of Law in 2006. Since founding Arlington Law Group in 2007, Ryan has been actively involved in teaching and volunteering within the Arlington community. He regularly gives seminars on estate planning and tax matters and has taught numerous Continuing Legal Education courses for attorneys on trusts, estates, taxes, and legal ethics. Ryan has served on the boards of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, the Arlington Corps of The Salvation Army, and the Arlington County Bar Association.
He also serves as legal counsel and holds several leadership roles at Mount Olivet United Methodist Church, in addition to singing tenor in the choir since 2007. Ryan enjoys working with families and business owners in Northern Virginia and the District of Columbia to craft their estate plans and business succession plans. Much of estate planning involves not only legal and tax concerns but also the bigger concerns of caring for the long-term needs of the individuals that make up each family and ensuring each client's legacy and philosophy convey with their assets to their chosen beneficiaries. He has provided pro bono legal services to the Arlington Community Foundation and regularly partners with the Foundation to assist clients with their charitable legacy planning in conjunction with their estate planning projects. Ryan is a member of the Virginia State Bar and the District of Columbia Bar.
He is also involved in the Arlington County Bar Association's Young Lawyers' Committee, the American Bar Association, the Fairfax County Bar Association, and the Arlington County, Virginia Bar Association. He has been recognized for his contributions to the legal community, including providing annual ethics updates for the Alexandria Bar Association and teaching Continuing Legal Education classes at George Mason University School of Law. In his personal life, Ryan enjoys spending time with his family and is an active member of his church community. He continues to be dedicated to serving his clients and the Arlington community through his legal practice and volunteer efforts.
