Mr. Samuelson specializes in the areas of Workers' Compensation, Social Security Disability, and Bankruptcy (Chapters 7 & 13). He received a Bachelor of Arts degree, with honors and distinction, from the University of Rochester. His undergraduate studies included a semester abroad at the University of Adelaide in Australia. He received his Master of Business Administration from William Howard Taft University and Juris Doctor from Widener University Delaware Law School.
During law school he was on the Executive Board of the Moot Court Honor Society, a semi-finalist in the G. Fred DiBona Moot Court Competition, selected to the Order of Barristers and the recipient of a Widener University Outstanding Service Award. He also served as Historian for the Harrington Inn Honors Chapter of the Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity. As part of his duties for Widener Law's Moot Court Honor Society, he captained the school's National Health Law Moot Court Competition team and was responsible for coordinating the Delaware-Harrisburg Moot Court Competition. Also, while in law school, Mr. Samuelson worked for the Delaware Civil Law Clinic and served as a Legal Services Coordinator with the Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.
After law school he served a Judicial Clerkship with the Honorable Sheldon R. Franklin, J.S.C. at the Superior Court of New Jersey, Ocean County. He is a member of Justice James Coleman Workers' Compensation American Inn of Court, New Jersey State Bar Association and the Atlantic County Bar Association. Mr. Samuelson was designated a Super Lawyer Rising Star in 2016. Furthermore, Mr. Samuelson is Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Workers' Compensation attorney. Certification by the Supreme Court of New Jersey is an honor given to less than 3% of all practicing attorneys in the state.
Mr. Samuelson has made thousands of court appearances, including numerous trials, throughout the State of New Jersey on behalf of his clients.
