Addy Schmitt

Practice Areas

Business Crimes, White Collar and Criminal Defense, Government Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement, Public Corruption, Antitrust, Commercial Litigation, Employment, Founder and Partner Disputes

Career

Addy is a litigator who focuses her practice on representing individuals, corporations, and organizations in criminal government investigations, prosecutions, and regulatory and enforcement proceedings. She also represents these clients in commercial litigation, arbitrations, congressional investigations, and internal investigations.

Prior to founding Kropf Moseley Schmitt PLLC, Addy practiced as a partner at Miller & Chevalier and then served as the managing partner of the DC office of a boutique litigation firm headquartered in New York. Before private practice, Addy served in the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. Early in her career, she worked for a large law firm and clerked on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Addy’s extensive experience and her record for results have been recognized in Chambers USA, Benchmark Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America, Lawdragon—where she was selected as one of the 500 Leading Litigators in America—Legal 500, and Super Lawyers.

Addy is admitted to the bars of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. Addy serves as Adjunct Professor at American University Washington College of Law, where she currently teaches White Collar Crime and has previously taught Criminal Trial Advocacy.

Professional Memberships

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, current member of the Executive Committee and prior member of the Board of Directors.

District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, Member.

Edward Bennett Williams Inn of Court, Member.

Lawyers’ Club of Washington, Member.

JusticeAid, member of the Board of Directors.