Samuel G. Jackson, Junior.

Background

Jackson, Junior, Samuel G. was born on June 7, 1944 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.

Education

Amherst College (Bachelor of Arts, 1966). Columbia University (Juris Doctor, 1969).

Career

Worked at Jackson & Lewis (Los Angeles, California) specializing in General Civil Litigation in State and Federal Courts, Trials and Appeals, Employment (wrongful termination, discrimination and harassment based on sex, ethnicity, age and disability), Environmental Law, including hazardous wastes and property damage claims, Professional Liability and Toxic Torts, Litigation including multi party "mega litigation," Personal Injury, Products Liability, Eminent Domain and Inverse Condemnation, Real Property Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1970, California and United States. District Court, Central District of California.

1974, United States.

Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1980, United States. Supreme Court. Recipient: John Woodruff Simpson Fellowship.

Reginald Heber Smith Fellowship.

Vice President, California Young Lawyers Association, 1977-1978. Member, California Commission on Judicial Evaluation, 1979.

Lawyer-Delegate, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1980-1983, 1985-1987. Member: Disciplinary Committee, United States.

District Court, Central District of California, 1983-1990.

United States. Magistrate Judges Merit Selection Panel, 1993-1994. Steering Committee of California Minority Counsel Program, 1994—.

Board of Directors of Starlight Foundation, International, 1995—.

Los Angeles County Bar Judiciary Committee. Member, Employment Law Panel, American Arbitration Association, 1994—. Member: Los Angeles County, Langston, National and American Bar Associations.

State Bar of California.

Jackson & Lewis is a minority controlled firm founded in 1988 by Samuel Jackson, a graduate of Columbia University School of Law. The firm has two partners and four associates and serves both a national and local client base in state and federal courts throughout Southern California.

Several of the firm"s attorneys have advanced degrees in fields which include psychology, architecture and urban planning, social work and political science. They have also practiced with large law firms and with the California State Court of Appeal.

The firm"s attorneys teach, as well as participate in continuing education of the bar seminars and are active in a broad range of professional and civic organizations.

Several of the firm"s attorneys have published articles or appeared in reported cases.

Achievements

• Samuel G. Jackson, Junior. has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, California Commission on Judicial Evaluation, 1979. Lawyer-Delegate, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1980-1983, 1985-1987. Member: Disciplinary Committee, United States.

District Court, Central District of California, 1983-1990.

United States. Magistrate Judges Merit Selection Panel, 1993-1994. Steering Committee of California Minority Counsel Program, 1994—.

Board of Directors of Starlight Foundation, International, 1995—. Los Angeles County Bar Judiciary Committee.

Member, Employment Law Panel, American Arbitration Association, 1994—.

Member: Los Angeles County, Langston, National and American Bar Associations. State Bar of California.