Samuel Sanders | Dalton Criminal Defense Lawyer

Sam is an AV Preeminent rated attorney that focuses his practice on personal injury, wrongful death, criminal defense and general litigation matters.
Over the years, Sam has successfully represented clients who have been injured as a result of the negligence of others. In that regard, Sam recently served as a co-counsel in the catastrophic Bluffton University bus crash at the Northside Drive exit off Interstate 75 in Atlanta, Georgia. Sam is particularly proud of successfully representing a young disabled girl against her school district after she received injuries from a fall from her wheelchair as a result of being left unattended. Additionally, Sam has handled hundreds of criminal matters in North Georgia and the surrounding areas. In 2010, Sam helped secure the dismissal of criminal charges against a private investigator who was arrested for witness tampering during his work for the defense team in the matter of State v. Tonya Craft in Catoosa County. In his last two criminal trials, each of his clients was acquitted.
In 2011, Sam was appointed by the Chief Judge of the Conasauga Judicial Circuit to the Public Defender’s Supervisory Panel. He is the past President of the Conasauga Bar Association and was a member of the Leadership Dalton-Whitfield Class of 2005. He likewise served as Board Chairman of the Dalton-Whitfield Daycare Center and Vice-Chairman of the Dalton-Whitfield Hospital Authority. He presently serves as the local Regional Coordinator of the High School Mock Trial Competition held each year in Dalton, Georgia.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
President	Conasauga Bar Association

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Tulane University School of Law	JD	Law School	2004
Harding University	B.B.A.		2001

State / Court	Date
Georgia	2004

• Conasauga Bar Association, President
  Leadership Dalton-Whitfield Class, Member, 2005
  Dalton-Whitfield Daycare Center, Board Chairman
  Dalton-Whitfield Hospital Authority, Vice-Chairman

• AV Preeminent Rated Attorney

• $400,000.00 for client injured after falling through a defective roof in Floyd County, Georgia. (2013). $100,000.00 (policy limits) for client that suffered a severely broken leg in an automobile accident in Polk County Tennessee. (2013). $200,000.00 for client injured when he was struck by an out of town motorist in an intersection collision. Dalton, Georgia, (2012). $400,000.00 for client injured in an intersection collision with delivery truck. Fulton County State Court. (2010). $160,000.00 for client injured in motorcycle accident in Cobb County. (2011). $75,000.00 (policy limits) for client injured in motorcycle accident in Dalton, Georgia. (2010). $40,000.00 for minor injuries received by client after being struck by a drunk driver in Dalton, Georgia. Whitfield County Superior Court, (2011). $40,000.00 for client who was falsely imprisoned by department store employees after being wrongfully suspected of shoplifting. Clayton County Superior Court (2008).