Sam A. Harton named Senior Attorney at Romanucci & Blandin, LLC

CHICAGO (July 17, 2025) – Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, a national personal injury firm primarily based in Chicago, announces that Sam A. Harton has been named Senior Attorney at the firm. In that role, Sam continues her work driving results for clients in civil rights, primarily representing clients who have been subject to unconstitutional conditions in jails and prisons: the family of Alexis Sluder, a sixteen-year-old girl who died in a Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice facility; the family of Jaleen Anderson, who died in a private prison in Louisiana; and Cory Merchant, who was killed by another detainee while awaiting trial in a Florida jail. She is also proud to represent Raymond Comer, a young man who was permanently paralyzed after being shot by a Chicago police officer.  

Sam has been an Attorney with Romanucci & Blandin since 2022 and her results include: a $1.5 million settlement of a wrongful death of a man in the care of the State of Illinois; a $2 million settlement on behalf of a woman who died by suicide while in jail in Texas; a $950,000 settlement for a young man who was deprived medical care in a local jail; and a $2,350,000 settlement in a medical malpractice case. Prior to joining the firm, Sam was a Law Clerk for the Illinois Prison Project and a Legal Extern for Justice Michael P. Donnelly at the Supreme Court of Ohio.

She has been featured for her legal insights in the media and podcasts, particularly about prisoners’ rights, and has been named to the Ones To Watch list of The Best Lawyers in America^®, and a Rising Star (2024-present) by Super Lawyers® in Illinois.

She earned her Juris Doctor from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, where she served as president of the Public Interest Law Foundation and was Co-Founder of the Moritz Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Writing, Literature and Publishing from Emerson College.

“We are pleased to name Sam Harton a Senior Attorney at Romanucci & Blandin, as a reflection of her contributions to client results and her dedication to justice across the practice areas of civil rights, police misconduct and conditions in custody. Sam’s commitment to this work is very clear and we look forward to the next chapter of her career,” said Managing Partner Gina A. DeBoni.

Learn more about Sam through her bio.