[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 55 (Monday, March 27, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E259-E260]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      REMEMBERING SAMUEL S. LIONEL

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                           HON. ERIC SWALWELL

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 27, 2023

  Mr. SWALWELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today along with my colleague, 
Congresswoman Titus, in remembrance of Samuel Lionel, who passed away 
at the age of 103, after a remarkable legal career.
  For decades, Sam represented one of the largest law firms in Nevada, 
fighting for issues critical to the state, including tourism and 
economic development.
  Sam was passionate about law from the start. He studied at St. John's 
University in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from the University and 
later received honorary doctorate law degrees from St. John's, UNLV, 
and California Western School of Law. Sam retired as a Lieutenant 
Colonel and JAG officer in the Army. During World War II he was 
stationed in North Africa and Italy and taught at West Point

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for his last three years of active duty. He was also stationed at the 
Pentagon for three years while working as a JAG officer.
  Sam subsequently moved to Nevada to practice law, and in 1967, 
founded the law firm Lionel, Sawyer, Collins (LSC) with former Governor 
of Nevada Grant Sawyer as his partner. LSC gained a national reputation 
for its representation of the Las Vegas hotel owners and other notable 
figures. Sam was also Chairman of the Board of the Nevada Bar and a 
fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He argued three 
significant cases in the Supreme Court and served as a member of the 
Ninth Circuit Senior Advisory Board of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of 
Appeals judicial council.
  In addition to his notable career, Sam was also active in the 
philanthropic community. He was a member of Congregation Ner Tamid and 
a key supporter of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, endowing the 
namesake Samuel S. Lionel Professor of Intellectual Property Law 
position at the William S. Boyd School of Law.
  Sam leaves behind a legacy as one of the greatest American trial 
lawyers. He is survived by his wife Lexy Lionel; his daughter, Dana, 
and her four sons, Shaun (Kylee), Christopher, Austin, and Andrew 
(Courtney); two great-grandchildren, Katelyn and Kiera; four stepsons, 
Hal Barber IV (Laura), Zachary Capp, Joshua Capp, and Daniel Capp; four 
step-grandchildren, Neil Uchitel (Carla), Rachel Uchitel, Stoney 
Barber, Missy Barber; and several great-grand-children, nieces, and a 
nephew.

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