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Samuel Panos
Sam is an attorney in general practice in the State of Missouri with a focus on litigation involving personal injury, civil, and criminal matters. He has been in practice in the St. Louis area for over 40 years.
Education/Credentials
He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1976) and St. Louis University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1979). Sam is licensed in both Missouri (1979) and Illinois (1980), and is certified to practice in:
All Missouri and Illinois Courts
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
The Supreme Court of the United States of America
- University of Texas (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1976)
- St. Louis University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1979)
- Missouri Bar
- Illinois Bar
- Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
- Missouri Bar (1979)
- Illinois Bar (1980)
- United States District Court Eastern District of Missouri (1980)
- United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit (1982)
- United States Supreme Court (1989)
- Highest AV Rating, Martindale–Hubbell
- Member of Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Early Career
Before graduating from law school, he served an internship at the office of the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney, assisting in the prosecution of violent felony cases. Thereafter, he began his private practice in 1979, handling a variety of civil and criminal matters in both State and Federal Courts in Missouri and Illinois.
Community/Personal
Sam has been active in the legal community with past memberships in Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys and the Missouri Municipal Judges Association. He is a member of both the Missouri and Illinois State Bar Associations.
He was appointed by the late County Executive George “Buzz” Westfall and the St. Louis County Counsel as the first Municipal Judge for the City of Wildwood when it was established in 1995 and he served under several administrations. He is a lifelong resident of St. Louis and lives with his wife, Christy, in St. Albans, Missouri.