Attorney Sam Alboum

Attorney Samuel Alboum

Samuel Alboum brings real-life experience to the practice of law, which allows him to work well with his diverse clients. As a result, when you hire Sam Alboum to represent you in an immigration or family law matter, or to assist you with a will or an estate, you can feel comfortable that you are hiring an attorney you can talk to, and who will listen to you as well. Consider Sam Alboum’s background:

Bar Admissions

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Supreme Court, 1990 (Licensed to practice law in all Pennsylvania state courts)

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Memberships & Associations

American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)

Pennsylvania Bar Association

German Society of Pennsylvania

Order Sons of Italy in America

Practical Experience Helping People

Law Offices of Samuel Alboum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – 1992 to Present

Immigration and Nationality Law – Sam represents individuals in most every phase of the immigration process, including litigation before the U.S. Immigration Court

Family Law – Sam represents adults and children in custody and support matters, as well as in dependency court proceedings

Estates – Sam assists clients with estate planning, estate administration, and guardianship proceedings, and regularly represents individuals in Orphan’s Court litigation

Criminal Law – Sam regularly represents both adult and juvenile defendants

Bankruptcy – Sam has represented debtors and creditors (individuals and small businesses) in Chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcy cases

Commercial – Sam represents individuals and small businesses in incorporation, as well as in contract and collection matters

Other Selected Experience

Volunteers for the Indigent Program (V.I.P.), Philadelphia Bar Association

Volunteer Attorney assisting in areas of consumer bankruptcy, domestic relations, mortgage foreclosure and guardianship

Patterson & Weir, Philadelphia

• Practice concentrated in areas of bankruptcy and banking

Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia

• German Translator for Large International Patent Litigation

Other Professional & Community Activities

Arbitrator, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

Volunteer Attorney, Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

Judge of Elections (Former), 52nd Ward, Philadelphia

1807 & Friends, Chamber Music Society, Board Of Directors

Foreign Language Spoken

German

Education

J.D., Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, May 1990

M.A., German, University Of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

B.A., Biology, Temple University, Philadelphia

German Embassy Prize for Outstanding Study in German

Skills & Activities

Professional Photographer – Photographs have been published in Camera and in Nikon World

Professional Opera Singer – Studied with Maestro Martin Rich, Metropolitan Opera