team-member

Samuel Surface

Stillwater, MN

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Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Criminal Defense

Language

English

About

Growing up in Lake Elmo, Minnesota, Sam is a lifelong resident of Washington County and the St. Croix Valley area.  Sam earned his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law in 2001. While enrolled at William Mitchell, Sam was active in Moot Court and a member of Law Review.Upon graduating from William Mitchell, Sam first worked as a judicial clerk for both The Honorable Kenneth J. Maas in the Washington County District Court and The Honorable Stephen M. Halsey in the Wright County District Court.  This experience gave him invaluable insight that he uses on a daily basis in his practice to this day. Upon leaving his posts as a judicial law clerk, Sam worked for two years as an associate at the Stillwater law firm of Anastasi and Associates where he honed his skills in complex litigation, debt collection, mechanics liens, and real estate law. After two years of work at Anastasi and Associates, in the summer of 2004, Sam started his own practice. Since opening his own practice, Sam has greatly expanded his expertise into criminal defense, DWI & DUI defense, as well as family law and other related areas. Sam is a member of the Minnesota Bar Association and the Washington County Bar Association.  He serves on the Washington County District Court - Criminal Committee which establishes Stillwater courthouse policies and makes decisions about criminal court issues. Also, Sam is a volunteer attorney with Washington County Legal Assistance. Sam is an avid sports fan and follows Gopher Basketball and Minnesota Twins closely.  He enjoys biking, swimming, golfing and curling in his spare time.

Practices Areas

Criminal Defense

Family

Probate

Language

English

Contact

275 S Third St #203Stillwater, MN, 55082275 S Third St #203Stillwater, MN, 55082

Office: N/A

Website: N/A

Reviews

anonymous
April 2, 2019

I had the opportunity to work with Sam on my OFP case. He went above and beyond to represent me. I am impressed in his approach of defense in the court room and very knowledgeable of the law. I kept a close relationship with him after my case and he has been able to give candid legal advise. I will recommend Sam any day anytime to anyone.

anonymous
October 9, 2015

I would highly recommend Sam as an attorney. He did a great job representing me and getting me through a difficult time in my life. He was always calm and reassured me everything would be ok....and it was....Thanks again Sam....you rock!

anonymous
October 6, 2015

Sam went over and above to help me with my DWI. I would definitely recommend him to my family or friends. The process is overwhelming but Sam took a lot of time to explain each step and helped take some of the stress and worry out of the experience. Hopefully I'll never need his services again but would not hesitate to call again if I needed legal help.

Andy
September 24, 2015

In my opinion i feel that Mr. Surface did an excellent job defending me in my criminal case. He provided me with all the information i requested in a timely manner. Was very straightforward and honest with everything regarding my case. I have and will continue to recommend him for any type of legal consultation.

Matthew
December 27, 2021

Absolutely this sam surface is no good at all.the 4 times I talk to him as the first time telling him yes on hiring him and that was it like a 5min talk.the 2 time he had to make it quick because he was at swimming lessons with his son and that was maybe 5min.the 3 time he had to make it quick again because he was out skiing with his son and again that was less then 5min.and the 4 time was the day befor court and him telling me he never filed any of the evidence or audio that he was given and had in his possession that was on my behalf to show different then what was sed about me.i allso asked him to file for the other person to show cause or prove with showen what thay wer saying was try or not.wich he dint do any thing at all.he told my aunt I would not call him back or I was avoiding his calls so I called him and ask him why would you lie to my aunt and say that to her and I have my phone records to show every time I talk or he called me or I called him.i asked him for a receipt on what he chared because my aunt is the that payed him and I wanted a recipe because I was fileing a complaint with the bar association and he told me I'm not give you any thing and I ask him if thairs any thing he wanted to say on his behalf why he dint file anything and he had a addatude again telling me I'm not given you anything.please note I have not seen my child in 17years and this time hired sam to represent me and he had made it so much worse now I cant even get a court date to have a judge here my side because thay sed I had my cance.after all this he still got payed 2500.00$ for talking to me on the phone for maybe 30minutes all together wich he claims that would be his free console realy and a court date asken for a continue because he had just been hired and needed time to file paperwork wich he never did.

anonymous
April 2, 2019

I had the opportunity to work with Sam on my OFP case. He went above and beyond to represent me. I am impressed in his approach of defense in the court room and very knowledgeable of the law. I kept a close relationship with him after my case and he has been able to give candid legal advise. I will recommend Sam any day anytime to anyone.

anonymous
October 9, 2015

I would highly recommend Sam as an attorney. He did a great job representing me and getting me through a difficult time in my life. He was always calm and reassured me everything would be ok....and it was....Thanks again Sam....you rock!

anonymous
October 6, 2015

Sam went over and above to help me with my DWI. I would definitely recommend him to my family or friends. The process is overwhelming but Sam took a lot of time to explain each step and helped take some of the stress and worry out of the experience. Hopefully I'll never need his services again but would not hesitate to call again if I needed legal help.

Andy
September 24, 2015

In my opinion i feel that Mr. Surface did an excellent job defending me in my criminal case. He provided me with all the information i requested in a timely manner. Was very straightforward and honest with everything regarding my case. I have and will continue to recommend him for any type of legal consultation.

Matthew
December 27, 2021

Absolutely this sam surface is no good at all.the 4 times I talk to him as the first time telling him yes on hiring him and that was it like a 5min talk.the 2 time he had to make it quick because he was at swimming lessons with his son and that was maybe 5min.the 3 time he had to make it quick again because he was out skiing with his son and again that was less then 5min.and the 4 time was the day befor court and him telling me he never filed any of the evidence or audio that he was given and had in his possession that was on my behalf to show different then what was sed about me.i allso asked him to file for the other person to show cause or prove with showen what thay wer saying was try or not.wich he dint do any thing at all.he told my aunt I would not call him back or I was avoiding his calls so I called him and ask him why would you lie to my aunt and say that to her and I have my phone records to show every time I talk or he called me or I called him.i asked him for a receipt on what he chared because my aunt is the that payed him and I wanted a recipe because I was fileing a complaint with the bar association and he told me I'm not give you any thing and I ask him if thairs any thing he wanted to say on his behalf why he dint file anything and he had a addatude again telling me I'm not given you anything.please note I have not seen my child in 17years and this time hired sam to represent me and he had made it so much worse now I cant even get a court date to have a judge here my side because thay sed I had my cance.after all this he still got payed 2500.00$ for talking to me on the phone for maybe 30minutes all together wich he claims that would be his free console realy and a court date asken for a continue because he had just been hired and needed time to file paperwork wich he never did.

anonymous
April 2, 2019

I had the opportunity to work with Sam on my OFP case. He went above and beyond to represent me. I am impressed in his approach of defense in the court room and very knowledgeable of the law. I kept a close relationship with him after my case and he has been able to give candid legal advise. I will recommend Sam any day anytime to anyone.

anonymous
October 9, 2015

I would highly recommend Sam as an attorney. He did a great job representing me and getting me through a difficult time in my life. He was always calm and reassured me everything would be ok....and it was....Thanks again Sam....you rock!

anonymous
October 6, 2015

Sam went over and above to help me with my DWI. I would definitely recommend him to my family or friends. The process is overwhelming but Sam took a lot of time to explain each step and helped take some of the stress and worry out of the experience. Hopefully I'll never need his services again but would not hesitate to call again if I needed legal help.

Andy
September 24, 2015

In my opinion i feel that Mr. Surface did an excellent job defending me in my criminal case. He provided me with all the information i requested in a timely manner. Was very straightforward and honest with everything regarding my case. I have and will continue to recommend him for any type of legal consultation.

Matthew
December 27, 2021

Absolutely this sam surface is no good at all.the 4 times I talk to him as the first time telling him yes on hiring him and that was it like a 5min talk.the 2 time he had to make it quick because he was at swimming lessons with his son and that was maybe 5min.the 3 time he had to make it quick again because he was out skiing with his son and again that was less then 5min.and the 4 time was the day befor court and him telling me he never filed any of the evidence or audio that he was given and had in his possession that was on my behalf to show different then what was sed about me.i allso asked him to file for the other person to show cause or prove with showen what thay wer saying was try or not.wich he dint do any thing at all.he told my aunt I would not call him back or I was avoiding his calls so I called him and ask him why would you lie to my aunt and say that to her and I have my phone records to show every time I talk or he called me or I called him.i asked him for a receipt on what he chared because my aunt is the that payed him and I wanted a recipe because I was fileing a complaint with the bar association and he told me I'm not give you any thing and I ask him if thairs any thing he wanted to say on his behalf why he dint file anything and he had a addatude again telling me I'm not given you anything.please note I have not seen my child in 17years and this time hired sam to represent me and he had made it so much worse now I cant even get a court date to have a judge here my side because thay sed I had my cance.after all this he still got payed 2500.00$ for talking to me on the phone for maybe 30minutes all together wich he claims that would be his free console realy and a court date asken for a continue because he had just been hired and needed time to file paperwork wich he never did.