Scott R. Mergenthaler
Litigation

I do my work quickly and accurately. A client's time is precious, and I am mindful of that. 

• Practice focus: Concentrates on OVI, criminal and traffic defense, civil litigation, and representation of employers in workers' compensation matters
• Joined Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP in September 1991
• Former Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for the City of Dublin Mayor's Court and part-time instructor for the Ohio Municipal League's Mayor's Court Training Seminars
• Formerly: Adjunct Professor, The Pontifical College Josephinum, Graduate School of Theology;  Adjunct Professor,  Ohio University, Chillicothe Branch, Law Enforcement Education Program
• Member of the Defense Research Institute, Central Ohio Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, National College for DUI Defense, Ohio State and Columbus Bar Associations; a Charter Member of the Knights of Columbus Council #11445 and a member of the Columbian Martyrs, Fourth Degree Assembly No. 2380
• Undergraduate degree from the University of Akron in 1978; law degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1981
• Martindale-Hubbell rating of AV® Preeminent™*

 Articles by Scott:

OVI: Prohibited Alcohol Levels vs. Impairment
Boating While Under the Influence
War Against Drunk Driving
Keep Skeletons in the Closet
Suspension of Driving Privileges
Social Host Liability
New Law Aims for Drunk Drivers

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