Attorney Martin Sitler, Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Martin Sitler
Akron, Ohio

Associate
phone	(330) 255-0041
fax	(330) 255-0040
email	mhsitler@mdwcg.com

Martin H. Sitler graduated from the Ohio State University in 1983. Upon graduation, he entered the United States Marine Corps and served as a Combat Engineer for five years. In 1989, Mr. Sitler was selected to attend law school under the Funded Legal Education Program. In 1992, Mr. Sitler graduated as a Sterling Honor from the University of South Dakota School of Law. From 1992 to 2004, Mr. Sitler served the United States Marine Corps as a judge advocate on active duty. His experiences as a judge advocate include litigation as a prosecutor, teaching as an Associate Professor in the Criminal Law Department, The Judge Advocate General's School, U.S. Army, and serving as a trial judge in the Piedmont Judicial Circuit, Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary. Following Mr. Sitler's honorable discharge and retirement from the military in 2004 as a Lieutenant Colonel, he began his career with Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman and Goggin in the firm's casualty practice group.

Year Joined Organization:: 2004

Areas of Practice:: Liability

Litigation Percentage:: 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:: Ohio, 2004; Pennsylvania, 2004; South Dakota, 1992; U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 2004; U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 2005; U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2005

Education:: Judge Advocate General School-U.S. Army, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1997
LL.M.; University of South Dakota School of Law, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1992
J.D.
Honors: Sterling Honor Graduate (Top 5%); The Ohio State University, 1983
B.S.
Major: Geology

Published Works:: The "Citadel of Privity" -- A Fortress in Ohio for a Claim of Breach of Implied Warranty Under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, Defense Digest, Vol. 13, No. 4, December, 2007; A Hole in the Make-Whole Doctrine: The Ohio Supreme Court Approves an Insurance Contract that Avoids the Make-Whole Doctrine, Defense Digest, Vol. 11, No. 1, March, 2005; Annual Review Of Developments In Instructions--2001, THE ARMY LAWYER, August, 2002; The Advocacy Trainer; A Manual For Supervisors, CRIMINAL LAW DEPARTMENT, THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S SCHOOL, U.S. ARMY, Co-Author, 1997-2000; The Armor: Recent Developments In Self-Incrimination Law, THE ARMY LAWYER, May, 2000; The Cornerstone: Recent Developments In Jurisdiction, THE ARMY LAWYER, April, 2000; The Art Of Trial Advocacy Note, The Art Of Storytelling, THE ARMY LAWYER, October, 1999; Silence Is Golden: Recent Developments In Self-Incrimination Law, THE ARMY LAWYER, May, 1999; The Top Ten Jurisdiction Hits Of The 1998 Term: New Developments In Jurisdiction, THE ARMY LAWYER, April, 1999; The Art Of Trial Advocacy Note, An Approach To Cross Examination, THE ARMY LAWYER, July, 1998; Widening The Door: Recent Developments In Self-Incrimination Law, THE ARMY LAWYER, April, 1998; The Power To Prosecute: New Developments In Courts-Martial Jurisdiction, THE ARMY LAWYER, April, 1998

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Associate Professor, Criminal Law Department, The Judge Advocate General's School, U.S. Army, Charlottesville, VA, 1997 - 2000

Honors and Awards:: Deputy Circuit Military Judge, Piedmont Judicial Circuit, Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary, 2000 - 2004; Three Navy-Marine Corps Achievement Medals: 1987, 1989, 1995; Two Meritorious Service Medals: 1996, 2004; Legion of Merit, 2004; BV Peer Review Rating by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell

Professional Associations and Memberships:: United States Court of Apeals for the Armed Forces, 1996; Ohio Bar Association, 2004 - Present; Member; Akron Bar Association, 2004 - Present; Member; Scanlon Inn of Court, Akron, Ohio, 2005 - Present; Member; American Health Lawyers Association, 2008 - Present; Member

Past Employment Positions:: U.S. Marine Corps, Retired Lieutenant Colonel, 1984 - 2004