Sam Martin

Attorney Sam Martin’s Experience:

Sam grew up in West Warwick, Rhode Island. He earned a B.A. in Political Science at Yale University. While at Yale, he captained the men’s varsity basketball team, and he received the Roosevelt L. Thompson Prize for a senior who exhibits warmth, commitment to fairness, compassion for all people, and the promise of moral leadership in the public sphere.

Sam earned his J.D. from Stanford Law School, where professors awarded him the Gerald Gunther and John Hart Ely Prizes for outstanding performance in classwork, including receiving the top grade in Federal Courts. Following Stanford, Sam served as a law clerk to the Honorable Patty Shwartz of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Honorable Timothy S. Hillman of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Sam fights for his clients, the injured, abused, and wronged. He has recovered millions of dollars for his clients, been featured on the Great Trials and Just Verdicts podcasts, and been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as a Top 40 under 40 trial lawyer.

Areas of Practice

• Pending

Bar Admissions

• New York
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Education

• B.A. in Political Science – Yale University
• JD – Stanford Law School

Awards & Recognitions

• Roosevelt L. Thompson Prize
• Gerald Gunther and John Hart Ely Prizes
• Top 40 under 40 trial lawyer