About Ryan
Ryan Peabody studied records at the University of California, Los Angeles, the place he earned a B.A. in 2007. He then went on to receive his J.D. from the University of Oregon School of Law in 2010. Those academic years set the stage for a profession spent in large part in public defense and criminal advocacy.
He began practicing in Northern California soon following law school, serving as a deputy public defender in Lassen County in 2011. He moved to Santa Barbara County in 2012, once more operating as a deputy public defender. Those early years pinned him to courtroom work and client-facing protection responsibilities. In 2014 he took on a classroom role, teaching felony procedure as an adjunct professor on the Southern California Institute of Law, a year earlier than taking a position with the Montana Office of State Public Defender in 2015.
Peabody’s profession has alternated among county-level public protection and state public defender workplaces. He returned to the Montana Office of State Public Defender once more in 2019 and also served that year as a deputy public defender in El Dorado County. The record shows repeated roles the place he handled arraignments, motions, trials and client interviews. He has maintained connections to expert associations through the years, which includes memberships in the Montana State Bar, the California Public Defenders Association, the California Lawyers for Criminal Justice and the California DUI Lawyers Association. He also holds memberships in Montana and Colorado trial-associated organizations.
In 2022 he established Peabody Law PLLC. The firm list shows a personal practice operating alongside his prior public protection work. He is admitted to practice in California and Montana, and he is licensed to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Records also list Colorado amongst his jurisdictions. His affiliation memberships include both state bars and strong point teams oriented to criminal practice and trial work.
Peabody’s background blends court work, coaching and both county and state public defender experience. He handles felony protection matters and has been involved in DUI-related practice through expert association ties. He advocates for clients in criminal cases in California and Montana thru Peabody Law PLLC.
