Law firm partner Stephen Schultz has owned a house and vacationed on Martha’s Vineyard for many years. Law firm partner Mark Engel similarly has vacationed on Martha’s Vineyard for years.

They have made many acquaintances on Martha’s Vineyard through the years, and sought to fill a void in the legal representation available on Martha’s Vineyard.  Specifically, given the Island’s small year round population, there were few, and sometimes no lawyers, willing to take on the Island’s large institutional powers or no lawyers in the position to present the type of independent review of issues that can be presented by someone not part of the very close knit community of residents living on the island of Martha’s Vineyard.

Institutional Disputes

Engel & Schultz has sued the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital for discrimination, when they terminated a popular black OB/GYN, who had challenged long standing practices at the Hospital. The firm sued the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, when it failed to grant a prospective gas station permission to build a gas station proposing to sell “discount gasoline” on Martha’s Vineyard. Finally, the law firm is currently bringing an action,which it seeks to certify as a class action, against two of the largest distributors and retailers of gasoline on the Island for price fixing and price gouging, given their history of selling gasoline on the Island for an average of 60 cents/gallon more than it is sold on Cape Cod.

Divorce Law

Finally, the firm offers its services in divorce cases to spouses looking for indepedent counsel from someone off of the island of Martha’s Vineyard. 

If you have a real estate issue or need counseling relating to a divorce, please contact law firm partner Mark Engel.

If you have a dispute with a Martha’s Vineyard institution for which you seek representation, please contact law firm partner Stephen Schultz.