Samuel R. Gilbertson

About Samuel

Samuel Gilbertson is the Managing Partner with Willis Law and the President of its affiliate, Willis Sports Agents. He is licensed to practice in the State Courts of Michigan and the Federal Court of the Western District of Michigan; the State Courts of Indiana, the Federal Court for the Northern District of Indiana, and the Supreme Court of Indiana; the Federal Court for the District of New Mexico; and the District of Columbia. In addition to being a member of the Bar for Washington, D.C., Samuel is a member of the State Bars of Michigan and Indiana. For five consecutive years, he has been named a Rising Star by Michigan Super Lawyers, which is a distinction awarded to 2.5% of lawyers in Michigan. He is also a member of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association and co-authored an article published by the Michigan Business Law Journal. Samuel graduated from Regent University School of Law in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he earned his Juris Doctor as a member of the Honors division. While at Regent Law, he competed on the national trial advocacy team, won Regent’s Top Advocate and Best Oralist awards, served as the president of the Business Law Society, and received Regent’s award for the highest grade in Negotiations and Alternative Dispute Resolution. Prior to becoming an attorney, Samuel spent three years as a college basketball coach at Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee, where he also earned his B.A. in Politics and Government and graduated magna cum laude. He and his wife, Anna, live in Vicksburg, Michigan, with their four sons. They are actively involved in the Kalamazoo community and attend Berean Baptist Church.

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Michael J. Willis

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