Steven H. Sadow is an American

criminal defense attorney A criminal defense lawyer is a lawyer (mostly barristers) specializing in the defense of individuals and companies charged with criminal activity. Some criminal defense lawyers are privately retained, while others are employed by the various jur ...

. He is the lead counsel for Donald Trump during his

Georgia election racketeering prosecution ''The State of Georgia v. Donald J. Trump, et al.'' is a pending criminal case against Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States, and 18 co-defendants. The prosecution alleges that Trump led a "criminal racketeering enterprise", in ...

Education and personal life

Sadow graduated from Marietta College in 1976 before obtaining a

Juris Doctor The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...

from Emory University in 1979. Sadow grew up in

Trotwood, Ohio Trotwood is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States and is a suburb of Dayton. The population was 24,431 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is served by the Trotwood-Madison City Scho ...

Career

Sadow was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1979. From 2009 to 2023, Sadow was special counsel at Schulten Ward Turner & Weiss. Sadow has been a sole practitioner as the owner-operator of Steven H. Sadow PC. since 1986. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Sadow describes himself as a lawyer for "white collar and high-profile" cases. Sadow has a reputation as one of Atlanta's "most talented criminal defense lawyers." In 2021, Sadow was a critic of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, claiming that the law was both overused and also used beyond reasonable limits. In 2023, he took over from Drew Findling as the lead counsel for Donald Trump during his

. (In 2017, Sadow had stated that he did not support Donald Trump.) Other notable clients include the rappers Gunna, T.I.,

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, Ty Dolla Sign and lawyer

Howard K. Stern Howard Kevin Stern (born November 29, 1968) is an American attorney based in California. He was the domestic partner, attorney and agent of the late model Anna Nicole Smith. He became known as a co-star on Smith's 2002–2004 reality television ...

. He also represented

The Gold Club The Gold Club was a strip club in Buckhead that operated until 2001, the same year the owner admitting racketeering charges. Operations The Gold Club was one of the most prominent strip clubs in Atlanta Georgia, located on Lindbergh Road. Own ...

(strip club) owner Steven E. Kaplan during a fourteen-week racketeering trial in 2001.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sadow, Steven American criminal defense lawyers Lawyers from Atlanta Donald Trump attorneys People from Trotwood, Ohio Living people Emory University School of Law alumni Marietta College alumni Year of birth missing (living people)

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