Gagne, Scherer & Associates has been representing military clients for more than twenty years. Our work began when we joined the JAG Corps shortly after the 9/11 attacks, and we’ve been focused on UCMJ case work ever since. We were never assigned to administrative work or stepped away from the courtroom. The result is hundreds of trials across every branch and every category of serious UCMJ offense, handled by the same two attorneys you’ll work with directly. We have worldwide trial experience at installations across the United States, Europe, and Asia, and that repeat exposure to the same courtrooms, prosecutors, and military judges is reconnaissance we carry into every new case.
Keith Scherer
Partner
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.
T. (224) 935-6172
E. keith@ucmjlawyers.com
Greg Gagne
Partner
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 is admitted in Connecticut, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, and military courts worldwide.
T. (800) 319-3134
E. greg@ucmjlawyers.com