Samuel is a member of Dentons’ Litigation and Dispute Resolution team, resident in the San Francisco office. Samuel has extensive experience representing equipment manufacturers, retailers and premises owners in state and federal court in wide variety of complex, multi-defendant personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits, including asbestos, benzene, carbon monoxide, mechanical equipment and household items. Samuel has also defended food product manufacturers in litigation involving adulterated food, recalls, and California’s Proposition 65 labeling laws and regulations. Samuel has experience in handling all aspects of complex products liability actions, from discovery and depositions through trial, including obtaining two defense verdicts on behalf of an automotive repair equipment manufacturer in high-stakes mesothelioma trials.

Prior to joining Dentons, Samuel was an associate in the environmental/toxic tort practice group at Gordon & Rees LLP.

While in law school, Samuel was a Senior Articles Editor for the UC Davis Law Review. He also served as an extern for District Judge William H. Alsup of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and for Judge James J. McBride of the Superior Court of California for the County of San Francisco.