Barry J. Pollack and Addy R. Schmitt Recognized in 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers® 

August 17, 2023

Harris St. Laurent & Wechsler partners Barry J. Pollack and Addy R. Schmitt have been named in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® published by Woodward/White, Inc. Both were listed in the Criminal Defense: White-Collar practice group category.

Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. The methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical location and practice area.

Pollack is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a Fellow of the American Board of Criminal Lawyers and a past president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is widely recognized as one of the leading trial lawyers in the country. Pollack represents corporations and individuals, including business professionals and high-ranking state and federal government officials, in sensitive and often headline-making criminal and government investigations, enforcement actions, criminal trials, complex commercial litigation and internal investigations.

Schmitt is the managing partner of the firm’s D.C. office and a current board member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Schmitt focuses her practice on white collar criminal matters, representing corporations and individuals in complex, high-profile investigations and prosecutions, including those involving allegations of bribery, tax and securities fraud, money laundering, and antitrust violations. Schmitt also has extensive civil litigation experience and represents clients in False Claims Act cases, employment disputes, and other commercial litigation cases.