BA, Middlebury College (1996) (with honors; Thomas J. Watson Fellow)
MA, University of Chicago (1999) (with honors)
JD, University of Texas (2002) (Texas Law Review)
Fellow, Fair Trial Initiative (2002-2003)
Assistant Federal Public Defender (2003-2010)
Recent Cases:
A native Houstonian, Samy joined Gerger & Clarke after 7 years as Assistant Federal Public Defender. He has handled hundreds of federal criminal cases, at trial and appeal, in matters including grand jury investigations; tax fraud; mortgage fraud; health care fraud; money laundering; immigration; and mail and wire fraud.
Presentations/Publications:
Samy has given presentations on white-collar crime, particular federal offenses, and various aspects of federal sentencing. He has published “Doing the Impossible: Appellate Reweighing of Harm and Mitigation in Capital Cases After Williams v. Taylor, With a Special Focus on Texas,” Texas Law Review (2001).