Samuel Spital
California attorney · Criminal Defense · Administrative Law
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Samuel Spital is an attorney licensed in California and a verified member of the XIRA marketplace. Samuel's practice covers criminal law/defense and government and administrative law, including Death penalty, Assault and Battery, Weapons charges and DUI / DWI. Samuel earned a JD from Loyola School of Law - Los Angeles in 1970.
About Samuel Spital
Sam Spital is a former California Deputy Attorney General, handling over 50 Criminal Appeals to the California and U.S. Supreme Court. During that period of time, Sam was supervised by Senior Deputy Attorneys General (some of whom had gone on to become Judges in California), including the most recent Chief Justice Ron George of the California Supreme Court.
Also, in his capacity as a DAG, Sam prosecuted countless Administrative Law State Board professional licensing matters for nearly every Board, Bureau and Department in California, including the Medical Board, Board of Registered Nursing, Dental Board, Board of Accountancy, Board of Behavioral Sciences, Board of Pharmacy, Board of Psychology, Physical Therapy Board, Board of Optometry, Board of Veterinary Medicine, Board of Professional Engineers, Contractors' State License Board, Bureau of Automotive Repair, Department of Real Estate and the Department of Health.
In 1978, Sam started his own Law Firm, with 7 offices, a team of 10 lawyers and nearly 50 employees handling over 10,000 cases. Also, Sam served as a San Diego Deputy Probation Officer (2001-2002), preparing criminal sentence reports for Superior Court. The firm limits its focus and specializes in identifiable practice areas.
Sam has written numerous published articles in local, statewide and national publications, as well as been invited to lecture both inside California as well as in other states.
The law firm's relentless focus is on its clients.
Practice areas and rates
Criminal Law/Defense
Death penalty · Assault and Battery · Weapons charges · DUI / DWI · Drug crimes · Juvenile offenses · State misdemeanor · State felony · Parole and probation · White collar crime · Expungement · Theft · Homicide · Federal crime
Free initial consultation · $250/hour · Fixed-fee options
Government and Administrative Law
Administrative actions · Law enforcement · State and local law
Free initial consultation · $590/hour · Fixed-fee options
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Licenses and credentials
- Licensed in California · Bar no. 048722 · Verify with the state bar
- other, Arbitration · California State University, San Diego American Arbitration Association Certificate (1998)
- JD, Law · Loyola School of Law - Los Angeles (1970)
- BA, Political Science · California State University, Los Angeles (1966)
- Languages · English
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