J. Ryan Ryan Yant

J. Ryan Yant is a shareholder with Carlton Fields, P.A. in Tampa, Fla., where he focuses on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights law. In bankruptcy, he predominantly represents creditors in all case aspects. Mr. Yant has a robust practice representing merchant cash advance providers inside and outside of bankruptcy court, with a special focus of pursing nondischargeability actions relating to merchant cash advance agreements, having tried cases in both Florida and Georgia. Prior to joining Carlton Fields, he clerked for Hons. K. Rodney May and Roberta A. Colton in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida after beginning his practice as a debtor’s attorney with a focus on personal and corporate chapter 11 debtor representation. Mr. Yant has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America as one of its Ones to Watch for Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law since 2021. He received his B.S. cum laude in 1986 from the University of Florida, his M.B.A. with honors in 2013 from Stetson University and his J.D. cum laude in 2013 from Stetson University College of Law.