Former prosecutor. Wrestler. Your lawyer.

Ryan Mergl, Esq.

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Ryan Mergl is a former prosecutor and trial attorney representing clients throughout Pennsylvania and in the United States federal courts. He's admitted to practice before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the U.S. District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

Recognition

Super Lawyers selected Mergl as a Rising Star for high peer recognition and professional achievement. He's been named a Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorney in Pennsylvania by the Association of American Trial Lawyers, listed among the Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys, and Pittsburgh Magazine named him one of Western Pennsylvania's "40 Under 40" — at just 29 years old.

Published author & CLE instructor

Mergl is a published legal author and continuing-legal-education instructor for the National Business Institute — meaning other lawyers and paralegals take his courses to stay licensed. His published works and national seminars include:

• Obtaining Evidence From Electronic Devices in Pennsylvania (NBI, 2024) — co-author
• Pennsylvania Civil Practice, Procedure, and Forms (NBI, 2024)
• Gun Law in New Jersey (NBI, 2021 & 2023) and Gun Law in New York (NBI, 2022)
• Concealed Carry Law, Pennsylvania edition (NBI, 2020) — co-author, permitting process, background checks & police interactions
• Carrying Concealed Firearms in Pennsylvania (NBI, 2019)
• Appropriate Police Interactions During Vehicle Traffic Stops (NBI, 2019)
• A Litigation Paralegal's Guide to Case Management — document control & legal ethics (NBI, 2020)

Background

A graduate of Duquesne University School of Law, Mergl holds a B.A. in Business and Film Studies from Franklin & Marshall College — and a diploma from Sharon High School, where he never really left: he's coached wrestling there for nearly twenty years and is a USA Wrestling Certified coach. Before opening the practice, he interned at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and spent two years at the Duquesne University Legal Clinic helping veterans obtain benefits and providing free legal services to indigent clients and nonprofits.

A history of answering the call

For twenty years, Mergl has served as a volunteer firefighter — a Nationally Certified Pro Board Fire Fighter with experience in interior firefighting, search-and-rescue diving, vehicle extrication, and Rapid Intervention Teams. He served on the board of the Pittsburgh Metro FOOLs (Fraternal Order Of Leatherheads Society) and as an advisory board member for the Butler County Community College Paramedic & EMT Program. The fire service taught him what pressure really is; a courtroom hasn't matched it yet.

Off the clock

Coach. Wrestler. Harley rider. Chevy truck guy. Husband and father. If you can't find us in a courtroom, check the gym or the bleachers.