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Kendra Wharton

Founder & Managing Attorney,
Wharton Law PLLC
Young Professionals
Committee Chair

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Wharton Law PLLC
West Palm Beach, FL
Mobile: 270-556-7559

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Florida

Bio

Kendra has represented both companies and individuals in connection with complex investigations and litigation by the United States Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). She also has extensive experience managing corporate internal investigations and compliance initiatives, as well as responses to congressional inquiries and requests for testimony.

Kendra was included in the 2021-2024 editions of The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch in recognition of her work in Criminal Defense: White-Collar. She is also Global Co-Chair of the Young Professionals Committees of the Women’s White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA) and a member of the Washington, D.C. chapter.

Kendra most recently served as Special Counsel in the Washington D.C. office of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, a leading international law firm, and one of the oldest continuously operating legal practices in the United States. There she was a member of the White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice for a close to a decade.

Kendra received her J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center and is admitted to practice in Florida, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Prior to practicing law, Kendra served on the legislative staff of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, covering banking and financial services issues.


Kendra also has extensive experience managing corporate internal investigations and compliance initiatives, as well as responses to congressional inquiries and requests for testimony. Prior to practicing law, Kendra was a legislative aide for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, covering banking and financial services among other issues.

Kendra received her J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center, and her B.S. from the University of Louisville. She is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Practice Areas

  • Congressional Investigations
  • Crisis Management
  • Government Investigations
  • Internal Investigations
  • SEC Enforcement
  • White Collar Crime