Mark E. Schamel
Mark has handled many matters as the lead trial lawyer on teams of specialists in litigation involving Clean Water Act (CWA) violations, real estate and construction matters, election law, and various specialized areas for private and public companies.
Mark regularly deals with enforcement matters before federal regulatory agencies as the trial lead for other practice areas within the firm. Often consulted and hired to step in for counsel in matters that are going to go to trial, Mark will parachute in to lead a trial team when mediation or negotiation breaks down. While Mark is often able to stop an investigation or a suit before it is public, it is the fact that Mark is a proven courtroom advocate with an impressive list of successes that makes him the lawyer that clients and other lawyers turn to when it is time to pick a jury.
Mark is experienced in handling civil cases for clients in a wide variety of industries, including real estate, construction, and finance. He also frequently represents state and federal law enforcement officers, elected officials, and community leaders and considers being hired by lawyers and agents he has worked against as the greatest compliment.
Related Practices
- Investigations and White Collar Defense
- Litigation
- Political Law
- Advertising and Marketing Litigation
- Appellate Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Securities Class Action Defense
- Transactional Disputes
- International Dispute Resolution
- Employee Mobility and Trade Secrets
- Labor and Employment
- Product Liability and Mass Torts
- Congressional Investigations
Insights
Credentials
Education
- J.D. Boston University School of Law 1998
- B.S. Political Science and History State University of New York at Brockport 1995
Bar Admissions
- New York
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Professional Memberships and Activities
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)
- Member, White Collar Crime Committee
- Member, Sentencing Committee
- Representative, ABA Committee on Standards and Policy
- Former elected member, Board of Directors
- Adjunct professor of law, The George Washington University Law School, 2009 – 2023
Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, 2021 – 2025
- Super Lawyers
- Top 100, Washington, DC, 2016
- Defense: White Collar, 2011 – 2022
- Criminal Defense, 2011 – 2022
- Civil Litigation, 2011 – 2022
- Chambers USA, Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, District of Columbia, 2018 – 2025
Community
Pro Bono
- Provided extensive pro bono work for the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project
Volunteerism
- Past board member, Sparkle Effect
- Past board member, Brockport Foundation Board
Personal Activities
- Mark lives in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, DC with his wife, two kids, and their two huge dogs
- Assistant coach for 8-year-old basketball and a dedicated soccer dad