Samuel Romeo

Associate

Philadelphia

Sam represents various employers in several industries in both state and federal courts, as well as before administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. He has defended employers against a broad range of claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and analogous state law statutes. Sam has been part of winning several civil bench trials in the New Jersey Superior Court.

Experience

Representative matters

Filed a successful 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss on behalf of an employer in a single-plaintiff FMLA retaliation matter in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Won a complex civil fraud jury trial for an elderly client who had been defrauded out of ownership of his home.
Filed a successful emergency appeal in a criminal matter, leading the New Jersey Appellate Division to reverse client's conviction.

Credentials

Education

  • Rutgers Law School, 2022, J.D., cum laude
  • Florida State University, 2018, B.A., Political Science, cum laude

Professional admissions & qualifications

  • Pennsylvania
  • New Jersey

Court admissions

  • U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court - New Jersey