Samuel Green is the President and General Counsel of Reason for Life. Before founding Reason for Life, Samuel spent five years at Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), where he engaged in litigation to defend the sanctity of life, freedom of speech, and religious liberty. Samuel has also worked as a litigation associate at a large law firm (Jenner & Block), as a member of a presidential campaign’s legal team, and as a law clerk to the Honorable Raymond W. Gruender of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Samuel finished first in his class at Pepperdine University School of Law, where he earned a Juris Doctor degree in 2011. He also studied political science at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he graduated, summa cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2008.
Samuel has provided legislative testimony, preached sermons about the sanctity of life, and given presentations across the country to various groups or their chapters (including Students for Life of America, 40 Days for Life, Summit Ministries, Teen Pact Leadership Schools, the Federalist Society, and the St. Thomas More Society). Samuel has also participated in media interviews and published articles with various outlets, including Newsweek, The Seattle Times, The Hill, Washington Examiner, The Federalist, and The Daily Signal. Additionally, Samuel authored a legal brief in the historic Supreme Court case that overturned Roe v. Wade.
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Does the Fourteenth Amendment Actually Prohibit Abortion? Were Scalia and Kavanaugh wrong?
California Western Student Chapter
California Western School of Law350 Cedar Street
San Diego, CA 92101
The 14th Amendment and Protections for Unborn Life
California-Irvine Student Chapter
University of California, Irvine School of Law401 E Peltason Dr
Irvine, CA 92697
The Future of Abortion Jurisprudence: The Implications of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
McGeorge Student Chapter
McGeorge School of Law, Classroom B3200 Fifth Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Roe, Dobbs, and Current Abortion Cases
Fort Worth Lawyers Chapter
Reata310 Houston Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Discussing Dobbs
Texas Tech Student Chapter
Texas Tech University School of Law3311 18th Street
Lubbock, TX 79416