When What Matters Most Is Worth Protecting.
Sellano L. Simmons is a Washington, D.C. trial attorney with more than 50 jury trials to his name. If you need a lawyer who shows up prepared, knows your case better than anyone in the room, and fights for the best possible outcome, every time, you are in the right place.
D.C. Trial Attorney You Actually Want
Most people facing the fight of their life end up with a lawyer who meets them in the hallway, has not read the file, and pushes them toward the easy plea. That is not how I work.
I have tried over 50 cases to verdict. I walk into every courtroom knowing the case, the law, the judge, and my client by name. Whether you are accused of a crime, hurt in an accident, wronged at work, or fighting for your business, you get a trial attorney who treats your case like his name is on the line.
Because it is.
Four Practice Areas. One Standard.
I represent the accused, the injured, the wronged, and the businesses under attack. The cases look different. The standard does not.
Criminal Defense
When your freedom is on the line, you need a defender who has actually tried cases, not someone who plea-bargains from the parking lot. Murder. Federal fraud. RICO. Drug and gun charges. White collar.
Personal Injury
Hurt by someone else’s mistake? You pay nothing up front. I build the case to win, and let that strength drive the settlement. Car accidents and slip-and-falls.
Civil Rights & Employment
If you were discriminated against, harassed, or pushed out, you deserve a lawyer who will see it through. I represent the employee, not the employer.
Business Litigation
When your business is in a fight, you need a litigator who can actually try the case. Breach of contract. Lanham Act. Commercial disputes. Defense and plaintiff.
Prepared. Present. Relentless.
There are a lot of lawyers in Washington, D.C. There are very few who have done what I have done.
01
Prepared.
I know the case, the law, the judge, and the courthouse. I have spent nearly two decades building that knowledge one case at a time, first as a litigator at Dorsey and Whitney, an AmLaw 100 firm, then in-house at a Fortune 50 company, and now in my own practice. When I walk into a courtroom, I have already done the work.
02
Present.
You will not chase me for updates. You will not wonder what is happening with your case. I pick up the phone. I answer messages. I remember your kids’ names. When your life is on the line, you deserve a lawyer who is actually in it with you.
03
Relentless.
I have tried over 50 cases to verdict. I have won murders. I have won federal cases. I have lost too. But even when I lose, my clients know I gave them everything. That is why they call back. That is why they send their people to me.
“
I Have Been Fighting for People Since the Day I Walked Out of Law School.
I have wanted to be a lawyer since I was a kid growing up in North Dakota. Not because it sounded important, but because I wanted to fight for people who could not fight for themselves.
I watched a family member go to jail in Texas for a year because their lawyer showed up late, took all their money, and did not fight for them.
That stays with me. It drives everything I do.
Credentials That Show Up in the Courtroom.
- Over 50 jury trials across three jurisdictions
- Faculty, National Criminal Defense College — teaching the next generation of trial lawyers
- Former Vice Chair, D.C. Bar Individual Rights Section (2019 and 2020)
- CJA Panel attorney, appointed counsel in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Featured on Democracy Now representing a high-profile client
- Howard University School of Law, J.D.
- Former trial attorney at Dorsey and Whitney, an AmLaw 100 firm
- Former Associate Counsel, Target Corporation Employment Relations Division
- Licensed in D.C., Minnesota, and Texas
Cases He Has Handled
Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Every case is different.
Client Voices
What Clients Say
Take the First Step
When It Matters Most, You Want a Fighter Who Shows Up.
If your freedom, your business, or your family is on the line, the first call is the most important one you will make. Pick up the phone.