About Us

We are former Air Force JAGs who have been working in military justice full-time since 2001. Between the two of us, we have tried hundreds of cases across every branch of service, at installations throughout the United States and overseas.

We both joined the JAG Corps in 2001 and spent our active-duty years in the courtroom. No staff assignments or policy work. Prosecution first, then defense. When we left active duty, we started this firm and have done nothing but UCMJ and federal criminal defense work since.

The cases we handle are the ones with the most at stake: sexual assault under Article 120, child sexual abuse material under Article 134, domestic violence, child abuse, homicide, drug conspiracies, fraud, and officer misconduct at every rank up to flag level. We have secured acquittals, dismissals, and favorable resolutions in cases that looked unwinnable on paper. We have also preserved retirements, careers, and benefits for clients facing administrative separation, punitive discharge, or reduction in grade.

Our practice is not limited to military courts. We have handled federal criminal cases including mail and wire fraud, mortgage fraud, money laundering, tax fraud, RICO actions, CSAM, and grand jury representations. That federal experience proved prescient: the military justice system’s shift toward independent prosecution under the Office of Special Trial Counsel mirrors the federal model we have worked in for over twenty years.

Every client who retains one of us gets the attention of both. We consult with each other constantly on all cases, prepare together, and bring two sets of experience to every problem. One of us is based in the Chicago area, the other in Connecticut. We travel to cases as a matter of routine. Physical proximity to your installation is irrelevant; what matters is courtroom experience, preparation, and the ability to communicate consistently from the day you hire us through the day your case is resolved.

Keith Scherer

Keith served in the Air Force Intelligence Command as a Russian linguist stationed in England before attending law school. He joined the JAG Corps in 2001, prosecuted cases at Ellsworth and Keesler, switched to defense at Keesler, and separated in 2005 to co-found the firm.

He has done hundreds of trials and his practice covers the full spectrum of serious UCMJ offenses and federal criminal cases. Through decades of casework he has developed deep familiarity with medical, toxicological, and psychological evidence, digital forensics, and the expert testimony that drives complex sex offense, CSAM, and conspiracy cases. He has appeared as a media commentator on military justice issues and draws on an earlier career as a published baseball writer, with contributions to Baseball Prospectus, ESPN, The Hardball Times, and SABR.

He is admitted to the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, service appellate courts, the Seventh Circuit, the Northern District of Illinois, the Federal Trial Bar, and Illinois state courts.

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Greg Gagne

Greg started as a prosecutor at Hurlburt Field, moved to defense, and left active duty to co-found the firm. He has tried hundreds of courts-martial and boards across every branch, securing full acquittals in multiple trials and preserving millions of dollars in retirement and disability benefits for clients facing discharge, forfeiture, or reduction in grade.

Outside military practice, Greg advises Connecticut businesses on compliance, employment disputes, and liability exposure. That early-intervention approach carries directly into his military work: identifying command climate problems, improper investigations, and chain-of-command pressure before they harden into charges. He is active in the Connecticut Bar Association’s Veterans and Military Affairs Section and served on the board of the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center.

He earned his B.A. from the Trinity College J.D. from UConn Law

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If you are under investigation or facing charges under the UCMJ, call 800-319-3134 for a free consultation.