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Gary M. Samms
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Gary M. Samms has comprehensive experience in complex civil litigation matters. His law practice concentrates in the areas of commercial, medical malpractice professional liability, health care and intellectual property litigation. Mr. Samms chairs the firm's Professional Liability Practice Group.
Mr. Samms has gained acclaim for his trial work and has been named five times to the lists as one of Pennsylvania's Top 100 Lawyers and one of Philadelphia's Top 100 Lawyers by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers®. He has been selected for inclusion in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers in the past eight consecutive years, an honor bestowed upon only 5% of Pennsylvania lawyers. He has previously been named one of "Pennsylvania's 50 on the Fast Track"in 2001 by his peers.
As an active litigator, he has tried well over 150 major jury trials and has had success in Federal and State court as well as arguing successfully before the Supreme Court and all other Pennsylvania Appellate Courts. He is also a former founder and litigation partner at Maturano, Patete & Samms, whose practice focused on civil litigation and criminal defense. Furthermore, he has directed litigation involving numerous commercial and injunction matters. He began his career clerking for the Honorable Robert J. Shenkin of the Chester County Court of Common Pleas.
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Licensed in Pennsylvania for 35 years
State: Pennsylvania
Acquired: 1990
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Location
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP
1500 Market St., Suite 3400, Philadelphia, PA, 19102
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Experience
Honors
2014
Super Lawyers, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2014
Awesome Attorney, Suburban Life Magazine
2014
Pennsylvania's Top 100 Lawyers, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2014
Philadelphia's Top 100 Lawyers, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2013
Awesome Attorney, Suburban Life Magazine
2013
Super Lawyer, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2013
Pennsylvania Top 100 Lawyers, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2013
Philadelphia's Top 100 Lawyers, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2012
Awesome Attorney, Suburban Life Magazine
2012
Pennsylvania's Top 100 Lawyers, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2012
Philadelphia's Top 100 Lawyers, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2012
Super Lawyers, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2011
Philadelphia's Top 100 Lawyers, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2011
Awesome Attorney, Suburban Life Magazine
2011
Super Lawyer, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2011
Pennsylvania's Top 100 Lawyers, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2010
Pennsylvania Top 100 Super Lawyers, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2010
Super Lawyers, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2010
Philadelphia's Top 100 Lawyers, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2009
Philadelphia's Top 100 Lawyers, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2009
Pennsylvania's Top 100 Lawyers, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2009
Super Lawyers, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2008
Super Lawyers, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2007
Super Lawyers, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2006
Super Lawyers, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2004
AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2001
Pennsylvania's 50 on the Fast Track, Legal Intelligencer
Work Experience
1998 - Present
Partner, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel, LLP
Associations
1998 - Present
Philadelphia Bar AssociationMember
1998 - Present
Pennsylvania Bar AssociationMember
1998 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
1998 - Present
Defense Research InstituteMember
1991 - Present
Chester County Bar AssociationMember
1991 - 1994
Chester County Bar AssociationPast President, Young Lawyers Division
1991 - 1994
Chester County Bar FoundationBoard of Directors
Education
1989
University of Arkansas Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
1984
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
BS - Bachelor of Science
Speaking Engagements
2012
Litigation Summit
Jury Selection
2012
How to Avoid Malpractice and Deal with Malpractice
17th Annual Jefferson National Anesthesia Conference
2012
CLE program
Avoiding Legal Malpractice
2012
Chester County Fall Bench Bar Conference
Social Media and Avoiding Legal Malpractice
2012
Applying the Rules of Evidence: What Every Attorney Needs to Know
Expert Witness and Authentication, Exhibits and Courtroom Presentation.
Publications
2013
Suburban Life
Fighting the Good Fight
Languages
English