As a white collar criminal defense attorney, Womble Carlyle’s Mark Schamel represents all types of clients, from business leaders and diplomats to law enforcement and professional athletes. It’s a high-stakes, high-profile practice—and for his work on behalf of clients, Mark has been named one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Washington, D.C. for 2016 by Super Lawyers.
Some of Mark’s recent wins include successfully representing a Cleveland direct-marketing entrepreneur accused of campaign finance violations in a month long trial and obtaining a three-year term of supervised release for a client in a massive international fraud conspiracy.
In addition to his work on behalf of clients, Mark is often asked to offer insights on high-profile investigations, including the Freddie Gray case in Baltimore, the NFL’s “Deflategate” and the Hillary Clinton e-mail controversy and the Governor McDonnell trial.
In all, Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers recognized 10 Womble Carlyle lawyers in its 2016 report.