About Ryan
Ryan Skelly is an associate at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP who practices in California. He combines accounting and legal training. That mix informs the questions he brings to a file and the solutions he recommends.
Skelly began his academic path at Millsaps College, where he earned both a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Accountancy. He then turned to law and completed a J.D. at the University of Mississippi School of Law in 2020. After finishing the J.D., he pursued advanced study in federal tax law and earned an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law in 2021.
The sequence of degrees — business, accounting, law, and advanced tax study — shapes the work he does. His academic record suggests a particular fluency in questions that sit at the intersection of tax and business law. Colleagues describe him as methodical in analysis and clear in communication. He reads dense materials quickly and isolates the legal issues that matter to a client's bottom line.
At Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, Skelly serves as an associate. He takes on research, prepares memoranda, and supports transactional teams on tax- and finance-related matters. He also assists more senior lawyers in drafting opinions and structuring transactions so they account for tax consequences. The role requires both technical knowledge and an ability to explain complex tax concepts to non-specialists; those are skills his mixed training reinforced.
Skelly holds current membership in the State Bar of California. He is licensed to practice in that jurisdiction and works on matters governed by California state law as well as federal tax rules. He participates in firm projects that touch multiple practice areas, bringing tax analysis to corporate, real estate, and trust-and-estate questions when they arise.
Outside of client work, he follows developments in federal and state tax law and attends continuing legal education offerings to keep up with changing rules. His academic background in accounting gives him a grounding in the numbers side of disputes and transactions, while the LL.M. provides added depth on statutory interpretation and regulatory guidance.
He is based in the firm's California office and works on both advisory and transactional matters. He currently practices in areas that involve tax analysis and related business-law issues.
