Professionals

Richard Nearhood has 40 years of experience as an Arizona licensed attorney and serves as the President of Ryan Legal Services. Mr. Nearhood was previously the Vice President of Legal for Ryan and was responsible for referring Ryan clients to law firms throughout the United States for tax-related services. Prior to joining Ryan, Mr. Nearhood spent eight years creating innovative tax solutions as the President of Software at Thomson Reuters and ePropertyTax. Mr. Nearhood is the co-inventor of a patented invention for handling multijurisdictional tax information, and his work was awarded the “Best of the Web” Award by Forbes magazine, the Smithsonian Institute Honors Award, and the Golden Web Award. For 13 years, he was the managing partner of a law firm specializing in tax litigation. He was the successful trial attorney for two of the largest Arizona decisions involving state and local taxation. Mr. Nearhood has a Master’s degree in law and a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Arizona State University, and a Master’s degree in taxation from Golden Gate University. Mr. Nearhood has also passed the certified public accountant (CPA) exam.