About Brenda
Brenda Schamy built a legal life that moves between courtrooms and conference rooms. She studied communication as an undergraduate, then went on to law school and settled into criminal defense work early in her career.
Schamy earned a B.A. in Communication from Northwestern University in 2010. She completed her J.D. at the University of Miami School of Law in 2012. Those two schools sit at opposite ends of the country. The degree sequence helped shape a practice that balances public-facing advocacy with the procedural demands of trial work.
Her first significant legal work came at the Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office. There she represented clients charged with a range of criminal offenses and worked on cases at different stages of prosecution. The work demanded fast case assessment, courtroom preparation and regular appearances before judges. It gave her direct exposure to client interviewing, plea negotiations and trial procedure.
After several years in public defense, Schamy left government service and helped start a private practice. She is a founding partner of DiSchino & Schamy, PLLC. At the firm she handles courtroom matters and client counseling that draw on her experience in Miami’s criminal courts and on rules of criminal procedure.
Schamy holds membership in the American Bar Association. She is admitted to practice in Florida and in the District of Columbia, and her professional network includes colleagues who practice across those jurisdictions. Her work has combined dockets in metropolitan courts with the mechanics of pretrial practice and post-conviction review.
Colleagues describe her approach in practical terms: thorough preparation, attention to procedural detail and insistence on client clarity. She favors plain language when explaining options. She also places regular emphasis on courtroom readiness, which often requires repeated motion practice and careful witness preparation.
Outside the immediate casework, Schamy has kept ties to public defense issues and to bar discussions about criminal practice standards. She participates in professional conversations through the ABA and through local legal contacts. Her current practice concentrates on criminal defense representation in Florida and the District of Columbia.
