Attorneys

R. Scott Oswald 
Washington, District of Columbia
Principal
phone (202) 331-3911
(888) 603-0983 (Toll Free)
fax (202) 261-2835
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R. Scott Oswald, Principal

Mr. Oswald represents executives, many of whom have uncovered corporate wrongdoing, in state and federal courts and administrative tribunals.  Mr. Oswald has tried more than a dozen cases to verdict, and since 2002 has recovered more than $10 million for his clients in judgments and settlements.  Notably, Mr. Oswald was Sheila Kalkunte's lead trial counsel in the ground-breaking SOX whistleblower case Kalkunte v. DVI, which remains one of the few SOX whistleblower cases in which the complainant prevailed at the trial level.

 

Mr. Oswald also represents senior executives and political appointees in the federal government in misconduct and security clearance suspension and revocation investigations.  He lectures frequently before the D.C. Bar on employment related topics.   Mr. Oswald is a board member of the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association and a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association's Executive Compensation and Whistleblower Committees.

Areas of Practice:
Labor and Employment Law
Civil and Criminal Litigation
White Collar Criminal
Bar Admissions:
Virginia, 1997
Maryland, 1998
District of Columbia, 1998
Florida, 1998
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. District Court District of Maryland
U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
Education:
Howard University School of Law, Washington, District of Columbia, 1997
Juris Doctor


University of Virginia, May, 1990
Bachelor of Arts
Major:  Economics


Representative Cases:
Castracani v. Chertoff, 2005 WL 1566443 (D.D.C. 2005)
Moret v. Harvey, 2005 WL 1923435 (D.Md. 2005)
Barry v. U.S. Capitol Guide Bd., WL 1026703 (D.D.C. 2005)
Shaffer v. ACS Government Services, Inc., 321 F.Supp.2d 682 (D.MD. 2004)
Booker v. Robert Half Intern., Inc., 315 F.Supp.2d 94 (D.D.C. 2004)
Miller v. Washington Workplace, Inc., 298 F.Supp.2d 364 (E.D.Va. 2004)
Risteen v. Youth for Understanding, Inc. et al., 2003 WL 22011766 (D.D.C. 2003)
Rachel-Smith v. FTData, Inc., 247 F.Supp.2d 734 (D.Md. 2003)
Rachel-Smith v. FTData, Inc., 202 F.Supp.2d 400 (D.Md. 2002)
Perry v. FTData, Inc., 198 F.Supp.2d 699 (D.Md. 2002)
Risteen v. Youth For Understanding, Inc., et al., 245 F.Supp.2d 1 (D.D.C. 2002)
Virginia Retirement System v. Avery, 262 Va. 538, 551 S.E.2d 612 (  2001)
Avery v. Virginia Retirement System, 33 Va. App. 210, 532 S.E.2d 348 (  2000)
Avery v. Virginia Retirement System, 31 Va. App. 1, 520 S.E.2d 831 (  1999)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Understanding the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), District of Columbia Bar Continuing Legal Education Program, May 11, 2005


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