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Samuel&#8217;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 &#8211; Los Angeles in 1970.<\/pee><\/section>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<section class=\"xp-sec\">\n<h2>About Samuel Spital<\/h2>\n<pee>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.<\/pee><pee>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&#39; State License Board, Bureau of Automotive Repair, Department of Real Estate and the Department of Health.<\/pee><pee>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.<\/pee><pee>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.<\/pee><pee>The law firm&#39;s relentless focus is on its clients.<\/pee><\/section>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<section class=\"xp-sec\">\n<h2>Practice areas and rates<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"xp-areas\">\n<li class=\"xp-area\">\n<h3>Criminal Law\/Defense<\/h3>\n<pee class=\"xp-subs\">Death penalty \u00b7 Assault and Battery \u00b7 Weapons charges \u00b7 DUI \/ DWI \u00b7 Drug crimes \u00b7 Juvenile offenses \u00b7 State misdemeanor \u00b7 State felony \u00b7 Parole and probation \u00b7 White collar crime \u00b7 Expungement \u00b7 Theft \u00b7 Homicide \u00b7 Federal crime<\/pee><pee class=\"xp-rates\">Free initial consultation \u00b7 $250\/hour \u00b7 Fixed-fee options<\/pee><\/li>\n<li class=\"xp-area\">\n<h3>Government and Administrative Law<\/h3>\n<pee class=\"xp-subs\">Administrative actions \u00b7 Law enforcement \u00b7 State and local law<\/pee><pee class=\"xp-rates\">Free initial consultation \u00b7 $590\/hour \u00b7 Fixed-fee options<\/pee><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pee class=\"xp-note\">Rates are set by Samuel and shown as listed on XIRA. 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