Steven Sadow
{{Short description|American criminal defense attorney}}
Steven H. Sadow is an American criminal defense attorney. He is the lead counsel for Donald Trump during his Georgia election racketeering prosecution.
Education and personal life
Sadow graduated from Marietta College in 1976 before obtaining a Juris Doctor from Emory University in 1979.{{Cite web |title=Steven H. Sadow |url=https://swtwlaw.com/steven-sadow |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=Schulten Ward Turner & Weiss |language=en |archive-date=2023-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824164518/https://swtwlaw.com/steven-sadow |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Aleks |date=2023-08-24 |title=Donald Trump hires new lawyer hours before Georgia arrest |url=https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-hires-new-lawyer-georgia-arrest-1822192 |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=Newsweek |language=en |archive-date=2023-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824165026/https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-hires-new-lawyer-georgia-arrest-1822192 |url-status=live }}
Sadow grew up in Trotwood, Ohio.{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=Atlanta |date=2023-01-27 |title=Atlanta's 500 Most Powerful Leaders in 2023: Professionals |url=https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/2023-atlanta-500-professionals/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=Atlanta |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707162727/https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/2023-atlanta-500-professionals/ |url-status=live }}
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.{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Kristen Holmes, Sara |date=2023-08-24 |title=Trump replaces top Georgia lawyer ahead of surrender {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/24/politics/trump-georgia-lawyer/index.html |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=2023-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824161951/https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/24/politics/trump-georgia-lawyer/index.html |url-status=live }} Sadow has a reputation as one of Atlanta's "most talented criminal defense lawyers."{{Cite news |last1=Fausset |first1=Richard |last2=Haberman |first2=Maggie |last3=Hakim |first3=Danny |date=2023-08-24 |title=Trump Shakes Up His Georgia Legal Team Ahead of Atlanta Booking |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/us/trump-georgia-lawyers.html |access-date=2023-08-24 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2023-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824121125/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/us/trump-georgia-lawyers.html |url-status=live }}
In 2021, Sadow was a critic of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act,{{Cite news |last1=Hallerman |first1=Tamar |last2=Boone |first2=Christian |title=Fulton DA's comfort with racketeering law could influence Trump probe |language=English |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/fulton-das-comfort-with-racketeering-law-could-influence-trump-probe/CNOO3VLPBFBQPKCBKRYTT6ARDQ/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |issn=1539-7459 |archive-date=2023-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818111359/https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/fulton-das-comfort-with-racketeering-law-could-influence-trump-probe/CNOO3VLPBFBQPKCBKRYTT6ARDQ/ |url-status=live }} claiming that the law was both overused{{Cite news |last=Betts |first=Anna |date=2023-08-24 |title=Who is Trump's new lead defense lawyer? |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/us/politics/steve-sadow-trump-lawyer-georgia.html |access-date=2023-08-25 |issn=0362-4331}} and also used beyond reasonable limits.{{Cite news |last=Fanelli |first=James |title=Trump's Newest Lawyer, Steve Sadow, Is Critic of Racketeering Prosecutions |url=https://www.wsj.com/us-news/trump-lawyer-steve-sadow-georgia-elections-case-679e1582 |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=WSJ |language=en-US}} In 2023, he took over from Drew Findling as the lead counsel for Donald Trump during his Georgia election racketeering prosecution. (In 2017, Sadow had stated that he did not support Donald Trump.)
Other notable clients include the rappers Gunna,{{Cite news |date=2022-12-15 |title=Gunna: Rapper released from jail in guilty plea deal |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-63984887 |access-date=2023-08-24 |archive-date=2023-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824185449/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-63984887 |url-status=live }} T.I.,{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=Atlanta |date=2021-01-25 |title=Atlanta's 500 Most Powerful Leaders in 2021: Professionals |url=https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/2021-atlanta-500-professionals/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=Atlanta |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-01-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127053453/https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/2021-atlanta-500-professionals/ |url-status=live }} Usher, Rick Ross,{{Cite web |last=Cheney |first=Kyle |date=2023-08-24 |title=Trump taps veteran Atlanta defense attorney to lead fight against racketeering charges |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/24/trump-georgia-lawyer-sadow-00112732 |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=POLITICO |language=en |archive-date=2023-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824185453/https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/24/trump-georgia-lawyer-sadow-00112732 |url-status=live }} Ty Dolla Sign and lawyer Howard K. Stern. He also represented The Gold Club (strip club) owner Steven E. Kaplan during a fourteen-week racketeering trial in 2001.{{Cite news |last=Firestone |first=David |date=2001-08-03 |title=Top Defendants in Strip-Club Trial Strike Deal |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/03/us/top-defendants-in-strip-club-trial-strike-deal.html |access-date=2023-08-24 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2021-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323214932/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/03/us/top-defendants-in-strip-club-trial-strike-deal.html |url-status=live }}
See also
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External links
- [https://profiles.superlawyers.com/georgia/atlanta/lawyer/steve-sadow/5dc45893-f11a-44ef-b378-c7b23b9a55cc.html Official website]
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Category:American criminal defense lawyers
Category:Donald Trump attorneys
Category:People from Trotwood, Ohio
Category:Emory University School of Law alumni