Attorney Ryan Conklin, president of the Wright and Moore Law Firm, works with farmers and farm families to hand down their farm to the next generation, keep the farm in the family and pass on a viable farming operation. Estate planning can be especially important for farm families who are moving their family business to the next generation and looking to minimize estate tax. Ryan will discuss the options and challenges a family faces when the transition of the farm has become stressful,

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Ryan grew up on his family’s small dairy farm in Plain City, He attended The Ohio State University and graduated in 2010 with his bachelors of agriculture degree majoring in animal sciences and agribusiness and applied economics. After finishing his undergraduate degree, Conklin pursued his master’s degree in agricultural education at the University of Florida. After obtaining his master’s degree in 2012, Ryan attended Michigan State University College of Law. While at law school, Ryan built upon the knowledge of agriculture and natural resource law.

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Today Ryan assists clients with a variety of issues related to agritourism, wind and solar leases, farmland transactions, dispute resolution, and farm transition planning for young, new, and beginning farm families. Conklin’s greatest joys in private practice involve the work he has completed for agricultural non-profits and the numerous young farmers he has helped begin or advance their operations. Ryan lives in Delaware with his wife Anna and their assorted animals. Outside the office, you can find him playing golf, skiing, watching college football, and knocking out his to-do list around the house.