Ryan E Cooke

Ryan E Cooke

2.8
Rating: 6.5

Licensed for 13 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Troy, NY
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Divorce & Separation ... +2 more

251 River Street, Troy, NY

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 13 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2013

Currently Registered

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Location

Law Offices of Ryan E Cooke

251 River Street, Troy, NY, 12180

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Ryan E Cooke's Reviews

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2.8 /5.0

13 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 6 reviews | Professionalism

Posted by anonymous | September 02, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Terrible lawyer

He was very unprofessional, I lost my portion of custody and had to pay child support. This man set me up to fail and was never prepared for any of our court appearances. He charges excessive amounts and does little to earn it. Please be aware of this man.

Posted by ursula | March 23, 2021 | Family

Ryan E Cooke is a Crookie

A con artists with a law degree , that's how I feel after meeting Ryan E. Cooke. I met with this man on 3/23/21 for a consultation after having talked to him for 45 minutes over the phone on 3/22/21. Ryan said he would charge me 1500 flat rate for all proceeding in family court until case resolve...s' and 1000 for trial, if it had to go to trial. I told him I was out of work and he said he would help me out. the contract that he gave me to review was in fact anything but helpful and in it stated the complete opposite of what we agreed to verbally. His contract is a two page robbery and leads people to a road of bankruptcy quickly , asking his clients to pay 1500 monthly with an additionally 10 percent interest charged on the 15th day of each month if you are late -is he a bank? and he charges these fees until case concludes. If you are going to charge people fees you should do it honestly and up front and charge those who have the money to give. I'm so happy I dogged this bullet and did not get into contact with this crooked attorney because Ryan E Cooke is a Crookie ,and you've been warned!

Posted by anonymous | March 07, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Unprofessional

Ryan is unprofessional and crude to interact with. He made many costly mistakes in my case. He missed filing dates, gave questionable legal advice. You will not save money with Ryan Cooke. In the long run it will likely cost you more time and money, at best.

Posted by anonymous | October 19, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Family

Inexperienced

Ryan is not that great as a family lawyer. His lack experience shows. He is great about taking your calls, Just do not expect any time action to be taken. In family court enviroment he will show up and go through the motions. Just do ask him to file one to further your case. He instruct his clients... to do his duties for him. These others reviews are wildly miss leading.

Ryan Cooke

Replied last October 19, 2017

Please note that this individual posted two reviews and his recitation of facts and events is not accurate.My office takes great pride in providing quality customer service and communication. I also seek to have clients actively engage in their case and save on legal fees when appropriate.

Posted by Fred N Gadawski | October 19, 2017 | Divorce & Separation

Very unprofessional

This lawyer is very unprofessional when dealing with separation cases. He uses personal opinions in very crude and rude ways. He is very oblivious to the things he says. For an example he said to myself that if his wife or significant other ran into the arms of another man he would repossess her car ...and go after the man with a gun. Ryan said this in a public area before going into court and other attorneys heard and turned heads to look at him. Why would you want a man like this represent you. Please think twice before contacting this man. I repeat again and stress this...he is very unprofessional and shows up late to court. Please contact another attorney if you want good represenation.

Ryan Cooke

Replied last October 19, 2017

Please note that this individual is a romantic interest of a Family Court opponent and has been established as hostile to my office and to my client. This reviewer never had a consultation and has posted this spam on multiple sites. I do my best to protect all of my clients and defend them when they are a target of third parties who seek to undermine their relationship with their children. - Ryan E. Cooke Esq.

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Experience

Rating:  6.5 (Good)

Education

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Albany Law School of Union University

JD - Juris Doctor

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Rutgers University

BS - Bachelor of Science

Languages

English

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