Samuel M. Blakley
Associate
Mr. Blakley joined Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP in 2020 and is an associate with the firm. His practice is concentrated in the firm’s practice areas of Litigation and Business & Banking.
During law school he was a clinical student with Penn State Law’s Entrepreneur Assistance Clinic in State College. While there, he assisted start-ups and small business owners with forming their entities, creating organizational documents, and drafting contracts. Mr. Blakley was also a summer associate with Coughlin & Gerhart in 2019.
Past Employment Experience
- Penn State Law Entrepreneur Assistance Clinic, Clinical Student, 2018 – 2020
- Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, Legal Intern, 2017
- Long Island Law Office, Legal Assistant, 2015
Practice Areas
Admissions
- New York, 2021
- New Jersey, 2020
Education
Penn State Law, University Park, Pennsylvania
- J.D., 2020
St. John’s University
- B.S. (Criminal Justice), magna cum laude, 2015
- Honors: Certificate in Crisis Intervention
St. John’s University
- M.P.S. (Homeland Security and Criminal Justice Leadership), 2016
- Honors: Judge Laurence J. Finnegan Jr. Award
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association (Member, 2020 – Present)
- Broome County Bar Association (Member, 2020 – Present)
- New York State Bar Association (Member, 2020 – Present)
