Robert P. Trout

Robert P. Trout is Of Counsel at Schertler Onorato Mead Sears & Manning in Washington, D.C. and has more than 50 years of civil and criminal litigation experience. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, white-collar criminal defense, Congressional investigations, administrative agency enforcement, securities litigation and enforcement, civil litigation, and antitrust matters. He represents individuals and organizations in investigations, trials, enforcement actions, and other high-stakes disputes involving government authorities.

Robert studied at the University of Virginia School of Law and Washington & Lee University. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and is admitted before numerous federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, several U.S. Courts of Appeals, and the U.S. Tax Court. His long litigation career and broad court admissions support his work on complex federal investigations, trials, and enforcement disputes.

Robert began his career in the U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division and later served as an Assistant United States Attorney in Baltimore. He also served as Associate Deputy Independent Counsel in 1995 and 1996. His representative matters have included Special Counsel and congressional investigations, public corruption trials, obstruction and bribery cases, classified information matters, False Claims Act investigations, antitrust inquiries, securities-related disputes, legal malpractice cases, and trade secret litigation.

Robert P. Trout has held leadership and professional service roles with the D.C. Bar, federal attorney grievance processes, the American Bar Association, and court mediation programs. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has received recognition from several legal publications for white-collar defense, commercial litigation, and securities litigation. His career reflects extensive courtroom experience, government service, and practical judgment in complex civil and criminal disputes.

Law Office Affiliations

• Of Counsel, Schertler Onorato Mead Sears & Manning
• Member, District of Columbia Bar
• Fellow and Chair, State Committee for the District of Columbia, American College of Trial Lawyers
• Chair, Litigation Section, D.C. Bar (1984-1985)
• Chair, Attorney Grievance Committee of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
• Member, American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary
• Volunteer Mediator, United States District Court
• Volunteer Mediator, District of Columbia Superior Court
• Special Counsel, Council of the District of Columbia

Licensed State

• District of Columbia

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