Practice areas: White Collar Crimes, Civil Litigation, Civil Rights; view more
Licensed in Utah since: 2003
Education: Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2014, 2020 - 2025 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2010 - 2012 Call today:
801-441-9393
Goebel Anderson PC
405 South Main StSuite 200
Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Visit website
Sam Meziani is a trial attorney in Salt Lake City, Utah. Sam focuses on white collar criminal defense, civil litigation, and civil rights litigation. Sam believes in rigorous case evaluation and prepares each case for trial.
Sam serves on the Salt Lake County Bar Executive Committee, is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and serves on the Criminal Rules Committee for the United States District Court for the District of Utah.
Practice areas
Criminal Defense: White Collar, Civil Litigation: Plaintiff, Civil RightsFocus areas
Criminal Law - Federal, Police Misconduct, White Collar Crime
- 50% Criminal Defense: White Collar
- 40% Civil Litigation: Plaintiff
- 10% Civil Rights
First Admitted: 2003, Utah
Professional Webpage: https://www.gapclaw.com/attorneys/sam-meziani/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Salt Lake County Bar Association, Executive Committee, Active Member
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
Representative Clients
- U.S. v. Uchendu (D. Utah 2024) (Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Jury Trial), handled Charges of Wire Fraud and Money Laundering in Jury Trials
- Syndicate Exchange Corporation v. Crusher (Commercial Bench Trial)
- United States v. DeHerrera (Felony Jury Trial)
- Rocky Mountain Power v. Woodard (Eminent Domain Jury Trial)
- Rocky Mountain Power v. Hillam (Eminent Domain Jury Trial)
- Rocky Mountain Power v. Barker (Eminent Domain Jury Trial)
- United States v. Hairup, 565 F. Supp.2d 1309 (D. Utah 2008) (Dismissal of Indictment Alleging Aggravated Identity Theft)
- Mack v. Utah Division of Securities, 221 P.3d 194 (Utah 2009) (Affirmed Injunction Preventing Prosecution by Agency)
- Trans-Western Petroleum, Inc. v. U.S. Gypsum Co., 584 F.3d 988 (10th Cir. 2009) (Breach of Oil and Gas Lease)
- Pro-Mold v. ESI Extrusion Srvs., 81 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d 72 (2013) (Summary Judgment under Uniform Commercial Code)
- Vincent v. Garland, ___ S.Ct. ___, 2024 WL 3259668 (Granting Petition for writ of certiorari, Vacating Judgment, and Remanding)
- PacifiCorp v. Vineyard Properties of Utah (Eminent Domain Bench Trial)
- Bacon v PacifiCorp (D. Utah 2022) (Defense of Electrical Injury Claim)
- U.S. v. Tuchinsky (D. Utah 2024) (Honest Services Fraud and Money Laundering Jury Trial), handled Charges of Wire Fraud and Money Laundering in Jury Trials
Educational Background
- University of Utah, B.A., 1999
Honors
- AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
- Rising Stars: 2010-2012
- Super Lawyers: 2013-2014, 2020-2024
- "Legal Elite" in Criminal Law, Utah Business Magazine, 2022
Office location for Sam Meziani
405 South Main St
Suite 200
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Phone: 801-441-9393
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2014, 2020 - 2025
- Rising Stars: 2010 - 2012
