Ryan H. Cassman—Attorney / Partner
Email: rcassman@hzlegal.com | Phone: 317.569.2200 | Fax: 317.569.2202
Ryan Cassman is a partner at Hollingsworth & Zivitz, PC, where he practices exclusively in the area of family law and mediation. Ryan represents clients with all types of family law issues including: divorce & legal separation; custody; parenting time (visitation); child support; paternity; adoptions (including contested adoptions); prenuptial and postnuptial agreements; post-decree modifications & enforcement (including contempt actions); guardianships, emancipation; domestic partnership agreements & disputes; spousal maintenance (alimony); relocations; protective orders; restraining orders; grandparent rights; education orders; military divorces; CHINS (children in need of services); and family law appeals. Ryan is also a registered family law mediator.
Ryan was named to the prestigious list of Indiana Super Lawyers® Rising Stars for family law in 2009 and 2010 by Law & Politics Magazine and Indianapolis Monthly. He is a leader in the family law community both within the firm and outside the firm. Ryan has been a guest speaker on the local radio show Crime Beat hosted by Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi to discuss legal issues concerning divorce and family law.
At Hollingsworth & Zivitz, PC, he chairs the Family Law Team. Outside of the firm, he actively participates in the Family Law Sections of the Indiana State Bar Association and Indianapolis Bar Association and serves as the acting President of the Hamilton County Bar Association’s Family Law Section.
Although most family law cases resolve through informal settlement or mediation, when a case must be tried, Ryan is able and eager to do so and enjoys being in the courtroom.
In addition to his commitments to the legal community, Ryan serves on the board of directors of Ed. Services Co., LLC and is an active member of the Carmel Dad’s Club. Away from the office, he enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, and cycling.
Education
- Indiana University School of Law, J.D.
- Indiana University, B.A., Psychology & Kinesiology
Awards and honors
- Super Lawyers® Rising Stars, (2010, 2009)
Legal organizations
- American Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Indiana State Bar Association, Delegate to Board of Governors; Family Law Section
- Indianapolis Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Hamilton County Bar Association, President of the Family Law Section
- Boone County Bar Association
Board memberships
- Ed. Services Co., LLC
Civic organizations and volunteerism
- Hamilton County Guardian Ad Litem Program, Volunteer
- Heartland Pro Bono, Volunteer
- Hamilton County Courts, Pro Bono Volunteer
- Carmel Dad’s Club, Volunteer
Seminars and articles
- Family Law Institute: Electronic Evidence (October 2009)
- Electronic Discovery in Family Law (October 2008)
- Depositions and Discovery in Family Law (October 2007)
REPRESENTATIVE CASES
- Phillips v. Delks, 06A05-0612-CV-744 (Ind.Ct.App.2008)
- Travelers Cas. and Sur. Co. v. U.S. Filter Corp., 49A02-0604-CV-289 (Ind.Ct.App.2007)
- Baber v. State, 29S04-0601-CR-0005 (Ind.Ct.App.2006)
