Schertler & Onorato, LLP, based in Washington, D.C., is an established litigation law firm that handles a wide variety of criminal, civil and domestic relations cases. The Firm consists of a young and talented team of skilled attorneys that now serve an impressive list of clients. The two name partners, David Schertler and Danny Onorato, are former federal prosecutors with the United States Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C. and the Department of Justice.

In criminal matters, Schertler & Onorato have represented clients in a broad array of federal cases throughout the country, including the WorldCom, Enron, HealthSouth, and Fannie Mae financial fraud investigations, the KPMG tax investigation, the Teamsters public corruption probe, the campaign contribution investigation into former New Jersey Senator Robert Torricelli, the investigation into possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by U.S. oil companies to Kazakhstan, to name just some examples. We have represented witnesses and defendants in criminal matters of all types, including accounting and securities fraud, tax fraud, money laundering, RICO, FCPA, antitrust matter, public corruption, health care fraud, insider trading, campaign contribution violations. In addition, we have represented clients in all types of criminal cases in the local courts of the District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland.

In addition, our lawyers are experienced in civil investigations conducted by various regulatory agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”), as well as various civil divisions of the Department of Justice and State Attorney Generals. We have also represented clients called before a number of Congressional Committees.

We also handle a wide variety of civil matters in federal and local courts. Our experience includes litigating commercial matters and business disputes, medical malpractice cases, personal injury cases, premises liability cases, harassment and discrimination claims, and employment termination disputes.

Our practice also includes a domestic relations group, which has developed substantial experience in handling divorce and child custody matters in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.

Our goal is simple: To use our experience, skill, and dedication and provide the client with the best legal representation possible.