Samuel Spital & Associates brings to its clients 37 years of integrity, dependability and good judgment, which are indispensable in every aspect of Sam Spital's life, and the most important attributes of an attorney. Sam formulates his plan of action with an experienced attorney team member with each client's goals and expectations as the primary consideration. He strives to also provide each client with a pragmatic and thorough understanding of the legal issues, economic realities and alternatives in each case. Sam's firm is genuinely a people-oriented firm. Sam's honesty, integrity and trustworthiness are only surpassed by his exceptionally high level of concern for his clients.
Sam began his legal career as a Deputy Attorney General for the California Department of Justice (serving from 1970 - 1978, in both the Criminal and Civil Law Divisions). As a Deputy Attorney General, he handled over 50 criminal appeals, in all State and Federal Courts. Additionally, he prosecuted several hundred businesses and professionals licensed by the State for unprofessional conduct, violations of criminal statutes, gross negligence, consumer fraud, white-collar crimes, and other misdeeds. He represented nearly every State Agency, Board and Bureau in cases involving construction defects, professional malpractice, health care, fraud and unfair business practices.
In 1978 Sam started his own Law Firm, eventually becoming Managing Attorney supervising seven offices throughout California, a team of 10 lawyers and nearly 50 employees handling over 10,000 cases. Also, Sam served as a Deputy Probation Officer for the County of San Diego (2001-2002) in the Adult Field Services section at the Hall of Justice in Downtown, San Diego. Sam's relentless focus on his clients and their respective needs and desires continues to be the paradigm for his law firm.
As a result of his extensive experience in the legal profession, Sam has effectively represented a wide array of clients in many areas of law. His broad base of knowledge coupled with his ability to relate to all types of clients has made Sam one of the most well-known and resourceful lawyers in San DiegoCounty. Sam is married to Phyllis (since 1967), and they have four adult children. The motto for his Firm is:
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8880 Rio San Diego Drive,Suite 800 San Diego, CA 92108-1642 CA