Samuel James Derocco IV

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Sam DeRocco – Southeast Georgia Attorney for Criminal, Family & Civil Litigation

Sam is a Southeast Georgia attorney serving Bulloch, Effingham, Jenkins, Screven, and surrounding counties. He represents clients in criminal defense, family law, and civil litigation, including DUI, drug cases, and felony defense, divorce and child custody disputes, and personal injury or contract cases. Sam is known for clear guidance, courtroom strategy, and aggressive advocacy, helping clients protect their rights and achieve the best outcomes. Sam is respected by numerous judges, colleagues, law enforcement, and others in the community.

Concurrently with his private practice, Sam is the acting Solicitor-General of Jenkins County State Court. Sam was appointed by Governor Brian Kemp in September 2021, and has run unopposed for relection since that time. He is also the acting prosecutor in various municipalities.

Sam is also appointed by the Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr as a Special Assistant Attorney General to represent various child welfare agencies in cases of dependency, child support, terminations of parental rights, and child abuse registry appeals throughout Georgia.

Sam previously clerked for several judges in both Georgia state and superior courts. Particularly, while clerking at the Houston County State Court, Sam advised the Honorable Jason E. Ashford throughout all stages of a pharmaceutical liability case resulting in one of the highest jury verdicts in the Court’s history, which was affirmed on appeal, and is featured nationally in various legal and medical articles. See Pope v. Akorn, Inc., A18A1261 (Ga. App. 2018).

Sam is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Georgia, Georgia’s trial courts, the Georgia Court of Appeals, and the Georgia Supreme Court.

Sam graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies, with dual specialization certificates in Trial Advocacy and Transactional Law. He then graduated from Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law in 2017 with his Juris Doctor.