- J.D. 2016, Georgetown University Law Center
- B.M. 2010, New York University
Sam Goldsmith
SAM GOLDSMITH
Samuel L. Goldsmith is a Senior Associate at Bryan Schwartz Law, focusing on employment discrimination, whistleblower, and wage and hour claims. Prior to joining Bryan Schwartz Law, Mr. Goldsmith served as a law clerk to the Honorable Laura A. Cordero of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia from 2016 through 2018.
While in law school, Mr. Goldsmith served as Editor-in-Chief for the Georgetown Journal of Law and Modern Critical Race Perspectives. He served as a student attorney in the Institute for Public Representation: Civil Rights Division, where he handled employment matters. He was also a full-time extern at the Sexual Assault Legal Institute in Silver Spring, Maryland, where he assisted survivors of sexual violence with several aspects of their legal needs, including in employment.
Prior to attending law school, Mr. Goldsmith taught English as a foreign language in Istanbul, Turkey. He has a bachelor’s degree in jazz composition from New York University.
Personal Experience
EDUCATION
BAR ADMISSIONS
- California
- United States District Court for the Northern District of California
PUBLICATIONS
- “Determining Whether Your Client has a Viable Disability Claim” CEB, Co-Author, (June 16, 2020)
- ”Tipped Workers Can Now Challenge “Service Charges”, Daily Journal (Feb. 11, 2020)
- The Misguided Constitutionalization of the Enabled Police Force, 8 Geo. J. L. & Mod. Critical Race Persp. (2015)
- Reaction to: “Lessons from Floyd v. City of New York: Designing Race-Based Remedies for Equal Protection Violations in Stop & Frisk Cases”, 7 Geo. J. L. & Mod. Critical Race Persp. 149 (2015)
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Georgetown University Law Center Exceptional Pro Bono Pledge Award, 2016
- Dean’s List, 2014-2015
- Public Interest Fellows, 2013-2016
