John Ryan Melogy

In recent years Ryan Melogy has been involved in the most high profile and precedent-setting civil, criminal, and Suspension & Revocation actions affecting survivors of maritime sexual harassment & abuse, including U.S. Coast Guard vs. Stinziano, his continuing representation of Hope Hicks, aka Midshipman-X, in her brave pursuit of justice, as well as representing fellow U.S. Merchant Marine Academy cadet “Midshipman-Y,” brave merchant mariner Ashley Codrington, sex trafficking and sexual abuse survivors Vanessa Treminio and Jane Doe #1, victims of accused serial-rapist Captain John Merrone, and many others. For nearly a decade, Ryan has worked tirelessly to expose the rampant sexual harassment and abuse plaguing the maritime industry, and he has fought to hold maritime perpetrators—and the institutions who support and enable their crimes and misconduct—accountable. Because of his activism, CNN has called Ryan “an outspoken advocate for reform,” and “a one man watchdog for the maritime industry.” Ryan graduated magna cum laude from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and earned a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. He also maintains an active U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner’s License—Chief Mate, Unlimited Tonnage.