Originally from Johannesburg, South Africa, Wayne Gary Samuel is a seasoned civil litigator with nearly three decades of experience championing the rights of injured individuals and businesses across California. A proud alumnus of Southwestern University School of Law, Wayne graduated in 1996, after earning his B.A. in English from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1993. During this time, Wayne also served as a Summer Clerk for the United States District Court, Central District of California, Judge David Kenyon, where he gained invaluable insight into federal practice.
After several years initially working for the defense, in 2000, Wayne opened the Law Offices of Wayne Gary Samuel to represent injured individuals. He then successfully prosecuted a wide range of complex matters, including automobile collisions, slip-and-falls, dog-bites, elder abuse, toxic mold injuries, landlord-tenant disputes, whistleblower, wrongful termination, breach of contract and other commercial torts. His courtroom experience features jury and bench trials, arbitrations, mediations, and appellate advocacy, and allows him to craft forward-thinking strategies while remaining agile in litigation.
Wayne has since honed his skills with prominent Southern California trial boutiques, and also served as in-house defense counsel for insureds of Farmers Insurance and all its related entities, giving him a 360-degree perspective that greatly benefits his plaintiff clients in settlement negotiations and at trial. Wayne’s blend of academic excellence, trial experience, and unwavering commitment to justice makes him a formidable advocate and a trusted counselor for those facing life-altering injuries or complex commercial disputes.
Renowned for meticulous preparation, persuasive courtroom presence, and steadfast dedication to client service, Wayne is regularly sought out in high-stakes personal-injury and business-litigation matters. He is admitted to practice in all California state courts and the United States District Court for the Central District of California, and he maintains active memberships in the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America/American Association for Justice.
