Ryan Blackney

Before joining the Diocese of Rockford, Ryan Blackney was an associate in the Commercial Litigation Practice Group and the Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Group, and was a member of the Fraud and Internal Investigations Team at Freeborn and Peters LLP. He specializes in commercial and bankruptcy litigation and focuses especially on commercial fraud, fraudulent transfers, and objections to discharge adversary proceedings in bankruptcy court. Before joining Freeborn, Blackney was an assistant state’s attorney and a special prosecutor for McHenry County, Illinois. As a special prosecutor, he handled the most high-profile crimes in McHenry County. Before working at McHenry County, Blackney was an assistant state’s attorney in DuPage County for nearly three years. He has had experience trying over 200 cases, including personally handling 50 jury trials. He has also litigated over 100 evidentiary motions.