Garvis L. Sams Jr.

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      Garvis L. Sams Jr.

      Garvis L. Sams Jr.

      Sams, Larkin & Huff, LLPTotal Records: 1
      376 Powder Springs Street, Suite 100, Marietta, GA, 30064, - 3448
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      Garvis L. Sams, Jr., Managing Partner of Sams, Larkin, Huff & Balli, LLP has practiced law for thirty-five (35) years and is admitted for practice before the Georgia Supreme Court, Georgia Court of Appeals. U.S. District Court, U.S.Court of Appeals (Eleventh Circuit) and the United States Supreme Court. His leadership within the community and of Sams, Larkin, Huff & Balli, LLP continues the tradition beginning in 1956 by Mr. Sams' father, Garvis L. Sams. Sr., whose law practice was also located in Marietta. Georgia. Mr. Sams, a lifelong resident of the City of Marietta has three (3) grown daughters a grandson and resides there with his wife, Cloma.

      Mr. Sams is experienced in all areas of general civil trial practice and handles real estate litigation, construction litigation, eminent domain proceedings, estate planning and administration, rezoning and entitlement matters and land acquisition and development issues. Additionally, Mr. Sams and other attorneys within Sams, Larkin, Huff & Balli, LLP are registered lobbyists in the State of Georgia and have represented local governments in zoning and condemnation matters, tax issues, civil litigation, risk management and personnel matters.

      Mr. Sams was named one of Georgia's Super Lawyers in the field of Land Use/Zoning in 2011 and 2012.

      Bar Admission

      Georgia, 1979

      U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1979

      U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1979

      Georgia Court of Appeals, 1979

      U.S. Supreme Court, 1982

      Other Affiliations

      Cobb County Bar Association, 1983 - 1984 (Former President YLD & Trustee)

      Cobb County Bar Association, 1979 - Present

      American Bar Association, 1979 - Present

      State of Georgia Bar Association, 1979 - Present

      Marietta Kiwanis Club, 1988 - 1989 (President )

      Leadership Cobb, 1983 - 1984

      Honorary Commanders Association, 1984 - 1985

      Kennesaw Wellstar Regional Hospice, 1986 - 1987 (Chairman)

      Kennesaw Wellstar Regional Hospice, 1983 - 1987

      Red Cross Advisory Board, 1986 - 1987

      Wellstar Hospice Advisory Board, 2010 - Present

      Education

      • Woodrow Wilson College of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 1978 J.D.

      • The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1975 B.A.Major: English Literature

      Honers

      • Georgia Legal Leader (James Magazine), 2005 - 2007
      • Legion of Honor (Marietta Kiwanis Club), - 2006
      • Supreme Court of Georgia Mentor, 2008 - 2014
      • Named one of Georgia's Best Lawyers by Fulton County Daily Report, - 2009
      • Named as one of Georgia's Super Lawyers (Land Use/Zoning), 2011 & 2012
      • Recognized by the Georgia State Senate in 2014 for more than 30 years of legal excellence and service to his clients as one of the preeminent zoning and land development attorneys in the metro Atlanta area

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