Attorney Steven Joshua Samuel is Of Counsel to Samuel Sayward & Baler LLC and the founder of the firm. Steve has been a practicing attorney in Massachusetts since 1977. He is a trusted advisor and fiduciary to many families, helping his clients improve their decision making on a wide range of estate planning, personal, family and business issues.

From 1995-2002, Steve created and managed a national network of estate planning attorneys that successfully  delivered comprehensive estate planning and financial services to several thousand families in cooperation with a major national financial services firm. From 2003-2020, Steve established and managed Samuel Financial LLC, a wealth management firm serving more than 300 families and 60 businesses.

Education:
Columbia Law School, New York, New York, J.D. 1976
Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and Charles Evans Hughes Fellow
Human Rights Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, 1975 – 1976
Columbia University School, New York, NY, M.B.A. 1972
Yeshiva University, New York, New York, B.A. 1970
Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Bar Admissions:
Massachusetts, 1977
U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1977

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Massachusetts Bar Association 1977-present
Foundation on Economic Trends, Washington, DC, Member, Board of Directors 2002-present
Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action, Advisory Board
NE 500 Philanthropy Advisory Committee, Co-Chair 2015
Greenhouse Crisis Committee, Member, Board of Directors 2001-2002
U.N. Advisory Commission on Law & Population, Rapporteur, 1976-78
Member of the Board of the DPI Group, 2021