Richard Samp

Richard Samp is senior litigation counsel for the New Civil Liberties Alliance. Throughout his 40-year career in private law practice in Washington, Samp has specialized in appellate litigation with a focus on constitutional law. He served as chief counsel of the Washington Legal Foundation for more than 30 years. He has participated directly in more than 200 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Samp is a graduate of Harvard College and the University of Michigan Law School and clerked for a federal judge in Detroit.