LAWYER PROFILE

Donald F Samuel

USA 2026

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About

Provided by Garland, Samuel & Loeb P.C.

USA

Practice Areas

White Collar criminal investigations and representation at trial and appellate proceedings, as well as administrative proceedings.

Career

Law Clerk to United States District Court Judge Harold Murphy (NDGa) 1980-1982

Partner at Garland, Samuel & Loeb, PC, 1988 - present.

Professional Memberships

Fellow in the American Board of Criminal Lawyers (inducted in 1999)

Member of the American College of Trial Lawyers (inducted 2000)

Past President of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (1993 - 1994)

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Publications

Georgia Criminal Law Case Finder (three volumes; Lexis Law Publishing updated annually)

Eleventh Circuit Criminal Law Handbook (Lexis Law Publishing, updated annually)

Georgia Crimes and Defenses (Lexis Law Publishing, updated annually)

Federal Criminal Trials (Lexis Law Publishing, updated annually)

Georgia Criminal Evidence Handbook (Lexis Law Publishing, updated annually)

Fourth Amendment Treatise for Georgia Lawyers, Judges, and Students

Numerous Law Journal Articles published in the Georgia Bar Journal including articles on Legal Ethics, the Fourth Amendment, the Use of Filter Teams to protect Attorney- Client Privileged Information; Strategies for Representation of parties in parallel civil and criminal proceedings

Personal

Married to Melissa Fay Greene

Nine Children (including four biological, and five adopted from Ethiopia and Bulgaria)

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - Georgia

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Individual Editorial

Donald Samuel has a leading criminal practice and works with clients at the trial and appellate levels.

Strengths

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  • He's an incredible man and an incredible advocate.

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