Ryan Hertzel

Counsel

Ryan is Counsel at Hill Wallack LLP, practicing remotely from Upstate New York for the firm’s New York City office. With over two decades of dedicated legal experience, she focuses her practice on creditors’ rights, default servicing, and financial services litigation. She represents secured creditors, mortgage servicers, and financial institutions in complex foreclosure proceedings, bankruptcy matters, loss mitigation, and compliance issues across the State of New York.

QUALIFICATIONS
PRACTICE AREAS
  • Creditors' Rights & Collections: Protecting asset value and enforcing contractual remedies for high-volume financial clients.
  • Default Servicing: Navigating complex judicial foreclosure processes, title curative actions, and loss mitigation strategies.
  • Strategic Client Training: Regularly developing and providing targeted, onsite training programs for high-volume institutional clients to ensure regulatory compliance and operational efficiency.
  • Top 25 Women in Law: Named to the prestigious list by DSNews (2018) for her outstanding leadership, influence, and legal acumen in the housing and default servicing industry.
  • Industry Leader: Speaker, moderator, and presenter at major national and state legal conferences, sharing insights on emerging trends, regulatory shifts, and best practices. She has been featured by: New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), Black Knight (formerly BKFS) Information Exchange, Legal League 100, Five Star Institute
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