Sam O. Simmerman - Canton, OH
Attorney at Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., L.P.A.
Banking Law Lawyers in Canton, OH
4775 Munson Street NW Canton, OH 44718
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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47
Years
Experience
Canton Banking Law Lawyer
Updated: 07/24/2026
Areas of Practice
- Banking Law
- Business Law
- Corporate / LLC Law
- Creditors’ Rights & Corporate Bankruptcy Law
- Securities Law
- Creditors’ Rights, Bankruptcy, and Other Commercial Litigation
- Banking and Project Financing
- Acquisition and Sales Agreements
- Commercial Leasing
- Tax-Like Kind Exchanges & Real Estate Tax Valuation
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Litigation: 40%
Attorney Information
Overview
Sam is a director of Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., L.P.A., with a practice that focuses in corporate/commercial law including commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and representation of lending institutions, workouts, bankruptcies, and securities law.
Sam is a magna cum laude graduate of Kent State University and an honors graduate from the Ohio State University College of Law, where he served as a member of the Board of the Ohio State University Law Journal.
He is an active member of the Stark County Bar Association, serving on the Corporate, Bankruptcy and Real Estate Committees. He also is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association where he is on the Banking, Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Committee.
Sam is former Vice President and Director of the Canton Jaycees and was also the President and a member of the Board of Directors of the Northeast Community Center. He has served as Chairman of the Hall of Fame Festival Television Committee as well as a member of the Canton Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame Grand Parade Committee, and is on the State Legislative Committee for the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce.
He presently serves as legal counsel for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Canton, Inc., where he has been the Secretary and a member of the Board of Trustees Sam was a former member of the Board of Trustees of the Palace Theatre Association where he served as Secretary and legal counsel. Sam has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (2008-2011).
Awards and Honors
Awards
Honors
- KSU Distinguished Scholar
- Ohio State Law Journal Member
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America®, 2007 - present
- Listed as “Lawyer of the Year” Akron Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency & Reorganization Law, 2019
- Listed as “Lawyer of the Year” Akron Banking and Finance (2013, 2017, 2021), Best Lawyers in America®
Other Sources of Feedback About Sam O. Simmerman
Included on the 2019 Ohio Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2018 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Ohio Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law,
Columbus,
Ohio, 1979
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
Honors: With Honors
Law Journal: Ohio State University Law Journal, Member
Non Legal Education
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Kent State University,
Kent,
Ohio, 1976
B.A.
Honors: magna cum laude
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney at Law
References
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Society Bank of Eastern Ohio, N.A.
Classes and Seminars
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Bridging The Gap–Equity Real Estate Financing Options”
- 18th Annual White-Williams Bankruptcy Institute – Ethical Issues in Bankruptcy
Pro Bono Activities
- Canton Jaycees, Former vice president and director
- Northeast Community Center, Former president and member of the Board of Directors
- Pro Football Hall of Fame Festival Television Committee, Former chairman
- Pro Football Hall of Fame Grand Parade Committee,
- Former secretary and a member of the Board of Trustees and legal counsel Habitat for Humanity of Greater Canton, Inc.
- Canton Palace Theatre Association, served as secretary and legal counsel, Former member of the Board of Trustees
- Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce, State Legislative Committee, and the Economic Development Committee
- Hoover High School, Assistant Women’s Varsity Soccer Coach
Representative Clients
Central Trust Co. of Northeastern Ohio, N.A.
Citizens Savings Bank
Society Bank of Eastern Ohio, N.A.
Published Works
Articles
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Is Repossession Accomplished by Use of Stealth, Trickery or Fraud a Breach of the Peace Under UCC Section 9-5037 40 Ohio State Law Journal 501, 1979
Bar Admissions
- Ohio, 1979
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1979
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio
Other Affiliations
- Ohio State Bar Association, 1979 - Present (Member of Banking, Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section)
- Ohio Division of Securities, 1988 - Present (Member of Exemptions Advisory Committee)
- Stark County Bar Association, 1979 - Present (Member of Corporate & Bankruptcy Sections)
- Canton Jaycees, 1984 - 1986
- N.E.C.C., 1988 - Present
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Contact
4775 Munson Street NW
Canton, OH 44718
Phone Number: 330-800-4993
Email: Send a message
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