Sam J. Vitale

Sam is a member of the Litigation and Family Law practice teams and handles a wide range of commercial and domestic relations matters.

Sam represents individuals and entities in complex commercial litigation, including shareholder oppression claims, breach of contract actions, property disputes, trade secret claims, construction litigation, collection and landlord/tenant matters. Sam’s expertise in handling intricate legal issues allows him to efficiently and effectively guide clients through the litigation process while protecting their interests and achieving their goals.

In his Family Law practice, Sam helps clients dealing with emotionally charged custody and parenting time issues, as well as complex marital and separate property matters. Sam works to place his clients in a position to succeed at trial, while remaining committed to finding efficient, cost-effective solutions without the need for expensive litigation. He has experience in all matters involving divorce, custody, parenting time, paternity, child support, property settlement, same-sex parenting time agreements and personal protection orders.

Sam has particular experience and success in appellate matters. He recently obtained a unanimous decision from the Michigan Court of Appeals, vacating a Wayne County Family Court decision to modify custody and parenting time. In a matter involving the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Sam led the team that prevailed on a motion to dismiss in the U.S. District Court, defended the dismissal on appeal before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and successfully argued for the denial of a writ of certiorari from the U.S. Supreme Court.

Sam was named by Best Lawyers^® as one of the 2022 “Ones to Watch,” a designation given to attorneys who are earlier in their careers in recognition of their outstanding professional excellence in private practice.