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Samuel Leif Berkman

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Rating: 1.5

Licensed for 18 years

Lawyer at Merrillville, IN

2252 W. 93rd Ave, Merrillville, IN

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2025
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Licenses

Licensed in Indiana for 18 years

State: Indiana

Acquired: 2007

On Probation

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2025

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Law Office of Sam Berkman

2252 W. 93rd Ave, Merrillville, IN, 46410-5675

Law Office of Sam Berkman

2252 W. 93rd Ave, Merrillville, IN, 46410-5675

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Posted by David | October 04, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket

NOT TO BE TRUSTED!!!!

Called/ Hired/ Paid Sam Berkman to handle a traffic violation only to have him NOT show up at court for me. Received a letter from the court about the judgement against me since nobody was there so I called Sam personally and sent him a copy of the letter. He apologized and said he would take car...e of it. Weeks later another letter to pay the fine of my license would be suspended. AGAIN I called him and sent him the letter and he told me he was on his way in to handle it. As the deadline of my license suspension approached I called him again and he said he was on his way in to see the prosecutor which made me realize he had been lying to me the whole time. I hired another law firm to handle the case for me and they did. My license was eventually suspended but the suspension was temporary since the other law firm came in so late in the game but they did take care of it and cleared everything all up. I was informed though by the new law firm that NOTHING was filed for me by Sam Berkman. He did absolutely NOTHING on my behalf. I called Sam and asked for a refund to which he agreed but call after call when he said he would refund me, he never did and hasn't to this day. He basically stole my money. DO NOT HIRE this guy. He is so unreliable.

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Rating:  1.5 (Extreme Caution)

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This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2025.

Suspension Partially Stayed Placed on Probation issued in IN, 2025

updated on 11/20/2025

Suspension partially stayed means the attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. When the attorney returns to practice he or she will be on probation, meaning the State monitors the attorney's activities for a period of time in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior

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