Keith J. Scherer

Keith Scherer is a phenomenal attorney. I was on limdu just trying to get better, but when my command found out I was recommended for the med board, they came after me. The so-called charges were UA and malingering. Now, their first attempt ever was an adsep due to anxiety, which never made it past t...he CO because it is a covered disability, it was also what caused my doctor to recommend I get switched from limdu to medbaord, but that did not stop anything; they wanted to adsep me for UA (missing a watch due to being stuck behind an accident) and in the same ten minutes walked me to another office to say they were going to adsep me for malingering. I had received my paperwork from the VA days earlier, so to say that was ludicrous was an understatement. It was clear they just wanted me out. I called Mr. Scherer with low hope as they had already covered themselves by lining up two separate adsep cases, but Keith was on it. The UA case was dropped entirely, and that left fighting the malingering charge. With him on it, the command could no longer harass me or drag me down to legal every five minutes. He helped me put together a statement detailing the harassment I faced at the command, and in the end, he gave me the confidence to keep going. He stayed with me for months, waiting and being there just in case they tried something else. We WON. The joy I felt when I called him to tell him I was getting my medical retirement was surreal. I still talk about what a fantastic attorney he is, and I have recommended him to three other friends from my former command. I have learned that he has represented two of them and won (no surprise, honestly), and the third friend just reached out, but I have faith that this time will be no different. I always describe Mr. Scherer as an animal, and he is. He is ruthless and meticulous. He has gone against my former command three times in under eight months and beaten them again and again; if you do not know who to trust with your case, trust him. He is realistic, honest, and driven. I could call him any time, night or day, with concerns, and if he did not answer a call, I just had to text. He is the only attorney I recommend and will continue to recommend. Thanks to him, I could fight and win my case. Thanks to him, I could retire medically and keep all my benefits.

Winning at trial is the reason you need Keith Scherer. He is a very thorough and a competent professional who completely annihilated the opposing arguments and protected me from any 'nefarious' attacks. The JAG office spared nothing to research my entire life spending over 90K to prosecute me. With... 19 years in, I could not afford to leave my life to chance or rest on the shoulders of my assigned Trial Defense Attorney- you can’t afford it either! I was facing 3-domestic charges that held a 2-6 year confinement sentence. Be patient and let Keith and his team do their jobs; at times I got in the way thinking I knew best; or, felt like I needed to know every detail on their approach. You will feel scared, intimidated, and defeated throughout this process. The only thing that matters is that you hold it together, don’t wear your emotions, and let Keith do exactly what you paid him to do. Having peace of mind or keeping your client informed is totally BS! Winning the case and preserving your good name has to be your main objective. While at trial Keith and his team crafted, and fantastically articulated my argument that led to my acquittal with no repercussions. To put it plainly- Keith slayed the prosecution and by far exceeded my expectations.

Magically gets 5-star reviews after every negative one. I contacted this attorney to help me on my employment case. A Judge found out I had court-martial convictions and had his deputies make a false report that I called him in order to disclose these. Turns out my employer (The County) knew about ...the convictions when they hired me. I was still fired for not reporting a “felony” and not cooperating in their investigation. The investigators claimed I told them I was “unsure or unaware of my discharge from the military”. To my favor, the investigator’s notes stated they were told I had a “punitive discharge” from 2004-2008. I was fired without much explanation and filed an appeal to the full board. So, I hired him just to help me with the cooperation charge before the Board. The other charges I locked up myself. He calls me and talks a big game. I pay him, the next time we meet he sings a different tune. He starts to tell me I shouldn’t do anything to ruin the appeal (ironic as you’ll see below), so I shouldn’t testify. Basically, he’s telling me we are going to lose. This is of course after I paid him. Keith calls me the day before the hearing and tells me he agreed to stipulate some facts and waive an issue that I didn’t receive notice (an email) for the cooperation charge. He also said he was stipulating I was previously found guilty of X and Y. I asked him to clarify what I was found guilty of, he said he’d get back to me. Never did. The next day I meet him, he doesn’t make eye contact with me and starts acting shady. Tells me he doesn’t even want me present at my own hearing and will ask the Board if I could be excused. My best guess is he did not want me called as a witness by the otherside, which would have been a good thing. At the appeals hearing, they read the stipulation saying I was previously found guilty of X and Y. Also, that I “waived my Due Process arguments” and that I “received all the Due Process that was due”. After which, opposing counsel read off new allegations that were never at the hearing. Specifically, that I attempted to mislead investigators about an agreement which only applied to a second court-martial. I had two separate agreements, but Keith did not listen and said it was a “bad-argument” telling me he doesn’t like how it was worded in another document. In other words, he let them say whatever they wanted and since he wasn’t letting me testify, they got away with it. Oh, remember those notes? Keith wrote a memo of law at the last minute which was rejected. He did not re-submit the notes as an exhibit. Nor did he ask the investigator about the inconsistencies of her report. For example, she wrote I lied about the office keys not working. Her notes actually said I “never had keys”. A bum off the street would have picked up on this. But this lawyer actually told me “I think she was confused”. SHE WAS LYING. He made really bad arguments, too many to go into detail. He didn’t even adequately defend me on the slam-dunk issues involving the so-called felony. There were Supreme Court decisions on this, which he agreed was the law, but did not bother submitting it at the Board. His “strategy” was to ask for backpay. Brilliant, I would have hired a bum to read off the questions I prepared if I knew he was going to do this. Afterward he told me “you knew you had it [the discharge]”. That’s not the point, I told them I did. “You thought you’d get away with it”. “To bad they found your [previous court filings]”. “I get it, you were swinging for the fences for backpay”. “I told you I’d take your money”. Three separate courts concluded he waived all my rights. I told him several times, once in email, to get a “bill of particulars” because I was afraid the other lawyer would make-up new statements and allegations. He blew me off and destroyed my case, essentially calling me a liar and agreeing with their side.

My son needed an out of state lawyer, we received an extremely high recommendation about Keith, his background and his professionalism. He replied to me immediately, we had several conversations, I was able to text him any questions I had. With Keith's help, the case was dismissed for lack of prova...bility.