Ryan A. Lutey , J.D., Director of Lands Vital Ground Staff Member since February 2005 Ryan Lutey is a member of the Montana Bar Association and a 2004 graduate of the University of Montana School of Law. Ryan earned a B.A. in Geography and an English minor from the University of Montana before pursuing a juris doctorate and completing the University's Environmental and Natural Resources Law Certificate program. vitalground.jcsecure