I, David M. Grahn, was born in 1955 in Defiance County, Ohio and have lived in Napoleon, Ohio since 1993. I chose to move to Napoleon after taking the position of Napoleon City Prosecutor due to a desire to become part of the community. Prior to becoming employed with the City of Napoleon, I served as a Deputy Sheriff in Ohio for 14 years, eventually earning the rank of Investigator/Sgt. where I was primarily responsible in handling major crime investigation. In an effort to pursue my career as an attorney, I became employed as an Assistant County Prosecutor for neighboring Paulding County, Ohio where I served for 2 years, responsible for adult and juvenile prosecution as well as acting as legal advisor to the Township and County officials.

I graduated from Defiance High School in 1973; thereafter while employed full-time, I attended and graduated from Defiance College with a bachelor degree in Criminal Justice in 1980, and then attended and graduated from the University of Toledo, College of Law with a juris doctor degree in the year 1989. I am currently licensed to practice law in the courts of the State of Ohio as well as in the United States Federal Court (Ohio Northern District). I am a member of the Henry County Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, and the Ohio Municipal Attorney's Association. I am a graduate of Leadership Ohio.

Your Napoleon City Law Director is a general practitioner of the law, and has continued legal education in the following areas: