Samuel F Eastman

Samuel F Eastman

4.6
Rating: 9.6

Licensed for 16 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Russellville, AR
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, General Practice, Wills & Living Wills

606 W. Main Street, Russellville, AR

About Samuel

Biography

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense 80%

Felonies, DUI/DWI, Traffic, Misdemeanors, Juvenile

17 years

80%
Family 13%

Divorce, Uncontested Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support, Guardianship, Emergency Custody, Emergency Guardianship, Paternity

17 years

13%
General Practice 5%

Contracts, Business Organization, Personal Injury, Social Security, Landlord/Tenant

17 years

5%
Wills and Living Wills 2%

Wills, Living Wills, Power of Attorney, Trusts

17 years

2%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 200-250 per hour

Retainer

Always


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Arkansas for 16 years

State: Arkansas

Acquired: 2009

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Eastman Law Office, PLLC

606 W. Main Street, Russellville, AR, 72801

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Samuel F Eastman's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.6 /5.0

10 Client Reviews

5 star (9)
4 star (0)
3 star (0)
2 star (0)
1 star (1)

Posted by anonymous | July 26, 2024 | Consulted Attorney

This review is from a potential client who consulted with this attorney.

Please help my son again

He helped my son get out of jail time..great guy..would like him to be my son's lawer again..court appointed..sam is the only one that is there to help his client for real..not for the court like the other do

Posted by Farrukh | December 1, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Dismissal of the case.

The staff and employees were genuinely helpful and supportive from start to end. Sam and Laury are the best! I would like to add that office of Sam made the impossible possible in my difficult case. My profession is a semi truck driver , and i was charged by i serious violation, that could result in ...punishment up to and including jail time. But Sam's office achieved complete dismissal of the case. My income very important at these days, and they helped me save my job. I'm very grateful that i met and hired this law office us my attorneys. They resolved my issue and helped me a lot! If i could i would put 10 stars. God bless you Sam and Laury. I would defiantly recommend working with Eastman Law Office.

Posted by Justin | April 14, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Friendly, Efficient, Cost Effective

Sam helped me get my name changed and was friendly and helpful through the process and had the most competitive pricing around. Will be using Sam for any future issues and would highly recommend.

Posted by Jack | December 6, 2020 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

GREAT LAWYER

I CONTACTED MR EASTMAN'S LAW OFFICE, LEFT MESSAGE, HE RETURNED MY CALL QUICKLY, INITIALLY WE DISCUSSED MY SITUATION, HE LOOKED OVER THE CHARGES, WE DISCUSSED THE CASE, HE AGREEED TO REPERSENT ME, FROM THE FIRST CONTACT HE PUT ME AS EASE, THE COMMUNITION I ENJOYED WITH HIS OFFICE WAS ALWAYS A-1, GR...EAT IS THE STAFF AT THE OFFICE THEY WERE HELPUL ALWAYS, FRIENDLY WITHOUT FAIL, AND VERY KNOWLAGEABLE, CANNOT PRAISE THEM ENOUGH, AS FOR MR EASTMAN FROM FRIST CONTACT TO CONCLUSION OF THE CASE, HIS WORKING FOR ME, COMMUTICATING THROUGH-OUT, DISPELLING MY FRET AND FEAR WAS WITH OUT DEBATE THE VERY BEST, THE EASTMAN LAW OFFICE DESERVES 11 OUT OF 5 STARS, I CANNOT EXPRESS MY GRATITUE AND RESPECT I HAVE FOR SAM EASTMAN, TO SAY HE IS EXTREEMLY HIGHLY RECOMENDED, IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT, PROUD TO BE HIS CLIENT...JACK

Posted by James | August 13, 2020 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

guilty until proven innocnt

If you are innocent of a crime and know it, then Sam Ea is NOT the attorney for you. Eastman is a member of the majority of Defense Attorneys that make their living helping the criminal prosecutors get convections the easy way. Like Sam Eastman, these pseudo defense lawyers started their careers work...ing as public defenders. They, the courts, and prosecutors understand their role is not to get the accused a fair trial but to circumvent trails and put convictions in the win column of police, sheriffs, courts, and prosecutors. Eastman did that to me. Not a fair trial or pretense of a defense of my innocence. He worked with the prosecutors to get me to accept a plea bargain volunteering to being found guilty while innocent in exchange for a softer punishment for crimes NOT committed. I was Innocent and knew it. Eastman, the no-defense attorney, got me to pay him a big retainer in cash, ($1000). By assuring me of his expert and caring defense. He then planted his Hook by agreeing to let me make monthly $200 payments on his fee of $2500. The payment agreement was a tool for him to Hook me with for a future landing, forcing me to agree to his deal with the prosecutor last-minute. I am 77 years old and retired from teaching. I never in my life and career as a public-school teacher have experienced being charged with a crime much less had any experience with the local court system. Consequently, I had no idea how I was set up to become an innocent but convicted criminal by the verbal sleight of Eastman's hand. My charge misdemeanor disorderly conduct was based on a made-up story of a deputy seeking promotion. After calling available local attorneys, I picked Eastman out of the lawyer listing as his 'ad' indicated he would serve nearby counties. After my initial phone interview with him, I sent him the retainer of $1000 cash and agreed to pay $200 monthly for $1600. I sent Eastman my write-up of precisely what had happened as well as paper copies of the deputy's false statement and including the false statement by two witnesses. I spent a couple of days numbering the sentences on these three statements and writing a line by line rebuttal of all three of them. I further sent Eastman a copy of my Veterans clinic hearing test certifying my 95 % service-connected hearing loss. Also, explaining my not being provided the US Americans With Disabilities Act mandated accommodations to be delivered to hearing disable persons. None of these were looked at by Eastman. He ignored my instructions to plead 'not guilty,' ask for a jury trial. And issue summonses as adverse witnesses the deputy and three other witnesses. He ignored over twenty emails, and phone calls to him at his office, requesting a conference to discuss his strategy for my defense. He was working for the prosecution rather than his client by assumed me guilty. He waited until the last minute before the hearing to inform me of the excellent plea deal he had negotiated with the prosecutor. I was to plead guilty and would receive three months' probation and agree to get anger management counseling at the VA clinic. The 'Hook' was, Eastman said, "although he could not legally give me credit for the remaining $1400 balance, but he would dissolve that payment agreement, mark it paid in exchange for my' cooperation'. The afternoon before court I ask him to name the people called as witnesses. None of the people I had asked him to summon were. These were deputy author of the falsified charging statement, and a couple of his subordinates used to collaborate his false testimony. I light of this and his Hook, I felt I had no choice. It was pointless for me to pay him more.

Samuel Eastman

Replied last December 7, 2020

Without rebutting all of the mischaracterizations alleged, I believe the results of your case will speak for themselves. There was never a conviction. There was never even a guilty plea entered. You were never on probation. Rather, with your agreement, I was able to persuade the prosecutor and the court to take your case under advisement, without a plea of any kind, and without probation, and then ultimately dismissed it without there having been a conviction or probation or fine or costs. You did not have to pay the court anything. You never had to report to a probation officer. You were satisfied with that result at the time. I did not propose dissolving the remaining fee in any attempt to persuade you to take a deal. Rather, it was done at your request to help you with your financial situation. You are now misremembering, and therefore mischaracterizing, the representation that you received. I am sorry that you cannot see the successful disposition of your case. I do sincerely wish you well.

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Samuel F Eastman's Lawyer Endorsements

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Leif Hamman

Family lawyer | Mar 08

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Mr. Eastman has a firm grasp of the methods, strategies, tactics, and realities facing those involved in a family law case in Arkansas. It is with great pleasure that I endorse this lawyer."

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Troy Whitlow

General practice lawyer | Jun 24

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Sam Eastman is extremely hard working and conscientious. Mr. Eastman is knowledgeable in the law and pays great attention to detail in every case. I have personally referred family and friends to Sam. I endorse this lawyer."

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Lauren Ruff

Family lawyer | Feb 26

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Mr. Eastman is an honest, upstanding attorney whom I greatly respect. He is kind and realistic in his approach. I value his opinions."

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Debra Reece

Family lawyer | Jan 16

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I can heartily endorse Sam Eastman. He cares about his clients, he is willing to put in the extra work to research his cases, and he has a good network of other attorneys from whom to gain insight into more complicated issues. In the areas of family law and general practice, I would recommend him, and I have recommended him as counsel for co-defendants in some of my criminal cases."

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Lisa Douglas

Criminal defense lawyer | Jan 09

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"I endorse this lawyer."

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Experience

Rating:  9.6 (Superb)

Honors

2019

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

2018

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

2017

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

Work Experience

2014 - Present

Public Defender, Arkansas Public Defender Commission

2009 - Present

Owner, Eastman Law Office PLLC

2007 - 2009

Law Clerk, Davis & Associates

Associations

2009 - Present

Arkansas Bar Association

2015 - 2016

Russellville Cyber Lions Club

President

2012 - 2012

Pope County Bar Association

President

2011 - 2011

Pope County Bar Association

Vice President

2010 - 2010

Pope County Bar Association

Secretary

2009 - 2016

Pope County Bar Association

Member

Education

2009

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Leflar Law Center

JD - Juris Doctor

2006

Arkansas Tech University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

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