Firm PROFILE
Schertler Onorato Mead Sears & Manning
USA 2026
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Leading firm in USA 2026
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Top figures
15
Lawyers
9
Partners
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Overview
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Schertler Onorato Mead Sears & Manning is a boutique litigation firm in Washington, D.C. founded by former federal prosecutors David Schertler and Danny Onorato. The firm is known for its 30-year track record representing individuals and entities in high-stakes white-collar criminal cases and government investigations and for its deep bench of nationally-recognized trial attorneys, including seven fellows in the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers.
Capabilities (7)
- White-collar criminal defense and government investigations
- Corporate internal investigations
- Congressional investigations and hearings
- Securities and antitrust litigation and enforcement
- False Claims Act litigation and enforcement
- Appellate litigation
- Complex civil litigation
Key people
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David Schertler
Founder and Managing Partner
Danny Onorato
Founder and Managing Partner
Work & experience
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Our firm adeptly navigates clients through government investigations. We also are seasoned advocates who take cases to trial. Most recently, David Schertler earned an acquittal in an antitrust case in the Southern District of New York, Bob Trout won an acquittal in a federal trial of a Maryland attorney, Danny Onorato and Stuart Sears gained an acquittal against a Special Counsel in the Eastern District of Virginia, and Mark MacDougall won an acquittal in the Southern District of Florida.
Ranked Offices at Schertler Onorato Mead Sears & Manning
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District of Columbia
David Schertler
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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Danny Onorato
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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Henry W Asbill
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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Robert Trout
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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Mark J MacDougall
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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Lisa Manning
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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Top figures
15
Lawyers
9
Partners
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