About Samuel Anyan

Samuel A. Anyan, Jr. is a Partner at Wapner Newman and has been with the firm since 2010. Before joining Wapner Newman, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Lisette Shirdan-Harris in the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania and worked as an attorney at a major insurance company and at a prominent products liability boutique firm. He earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from The George Washington University, received his J.D. from Howard University School of Law in 2005, and earned an LL.M. in Trial Advocacy from Temple University School of Law in 2008 with Honors. He represents clients in defective products, motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, premises liability, and construction site accident cases.

In 2018, he was elected for a second consecutive term as Regional III Director for the National Bar Association, overseeing chapters in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. He was named Best Advocate of the Year at the National Bar Association's 40 Under 40 Awards Gala. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the District of New Jersey.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Wapner Newman

These results are credited to Wapner Newman. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

A Pennsylvania-record $227 million settlement resolved claims brought by 19 victims of the June 2013 Center City building collapse, in which an improperly braced wall fell during demolition and crushed the adjoining Salvation Army thrift store, killing seven people.

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas · 2017Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$45 millionVerdictTop 20 of 2014 · #10

A Philadelphia jury returned a $45 million verdict in favor of Tamara Breeden, a mentally disabled woman who was confined, abused, and robbed of her Social Security benefits for more than a decade by Linda Ann Weston and two associates.

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas · 2014Premises LiabilityRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Howard University School of Law
J.D., 2005
The George Washington University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Pennsylvania
State Bar of New Jersey

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.