Martel Civil Rights Lawyers

Possessing extensive experience in both business transactions and counseling as well as a variety of civil litigation matters, Ryan J. McGraw is an attorney at Rittgers & Rittgers, Attorneys at Law. Located in Lebanon, Ohio, he provides representation to companies and individuals throughout the state where he was born and raised, and he is admitted to practice before all Ohio state courts.

Part of Ryan's business practice involves his representation of entrepreneurs who are starting a new venture. In this regard, he advises them as to the most appropriate form of legal entity that the business should operate under, and he...

Engel began his career as a prosecutor in 2001 by serving as an Assistant District Attorney in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. In 2002, he moved to Ohio and took a position as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney working for Judge Rachel Hutzel in Warren County, Ohio. In Warren County, he handled some of the office’s most challenging and high-profile cases, including death penalty cases and cases featured on national news programs like 48 Hours. Engel rose to lead the office’s appellate division, where he not only handled appeals for the office, but was also called upon by state and national law enforcement...

David L. Engler has litigated highly complex civil rights, domestic relations, probate and criminal matters. His reputation is as a skilled courtroom litigator that fights for his clients. He is a former County Commissioner, City Councilman and current long-time County School Board member. He is admitted into the federal courts in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. He is currently litigating both civil rights matters in Kentucky and a complex custody case in North Carolina. He has represented clients in European civil disputes, negotiated a record deal for a top R&B group and once represented the...

Megan Mersch Fields has a general litigation practice that includes representing businesses and individuals in employment law, business law, civil rights, products liability, criminal law, and general commercial practice. Her experience as an ex-prosecutor make her well suited for litigation and case resolution through both negotiation and trial. Megan practices in state and federal courts in both Kentucky and Ohio.

I strive to provide cost efficient, effective representation in a wide array of practice areas primarily involving civil litigation and appeals in state and federal courts, investigations of insurance claims, and providing insurance coverage opinions. My goal is to zealously represent clients providing "outside the box" solutions and high quality representation performed in a professional and ethical manner. I am licensed to practice in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. My experience includes advising or representing clients on law or in litigation in the following areas: construction; construction defects; architects, engineers and design professional errors and omissions; hospitality liability, insurance defense; insurance...

Professional Experience:
Private practice attorney since 2002.
Assistant Prosecutor, Trumbull County Prosecutor’s Office 1998 - 2002

Education:
B.A. from University of Rochester
J.D. from University of Akron School of Law

Bio:
Sarah was raised in Rye, New York and after college, she and her husband moved to Northeast Ohio. They raised their three children in Warren, and it has been the family’s home for nearly 30 years.

Sarah was interested in the law from a very young age. It was her respect for our Constitution that led her to enroll in law school at the University of Akron School...

I obtained my law degree in 1989 from University of Cincinnati. Prior to that I received a Masters from American University and a Bachelors and Associates degree from Thomas More College. After getting my law degree, I worked for a small firm handling all types of civil litigation including family law. After ten years, getting married and having two children, I opened my own practice. Originally I had my office on Court Street in Cincinnati Ohio. In 2008 I moved my practice just outside of downtown Cincinnati. My office is now conveniently located on...

Experience Magistrate, Lake County Domestic Relations Court March 1992 - December 31, 2002 Magistrate, Ashtabula County Common Pleas Court July 1997 - December 1998 Acting Judge, Painesville Municipal Court March 2008 - continuing Education Bachelor of Business Administration, Kent State University, 1983 Juris Doctor, Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, 1989 Admitted to practice before the Courts of the State of Ohio, the Federal District Court and the United States Supreme Court. Professional Organizations Lake County Bar Association Ohio State Bar Association Ohio Womenâs Bar Association Family Law Committee, Lake County Bar Association Ohio Association of Domestic Relations Judges (former member) Ohio Association...

In recent years, Konrad has focused on representation of sexual assault and civil rights victims. He regularly challenges perpetrators and those who facilitate the crimes, such as religious organizations, governmental entities, youth organizations and schools. He begins a two-year term as President of the National Crime Victim Bar Association in 2022, a recognition of his leadership in this field. NCVBA is a national network of the top attorneys who have created new paths for recovery for sex abuse victims against the Catholic Church, Boy Scouts, universities such as Michigan State, Penn State and Southern Cal, and many other entities. Konrad...