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Atty. Samuel Chang

Atty. Samuel Chang

Samuel "Sammy" Chang is an associate at Athene Law. His practice focuses on reimbursement issues, compliance, antitrust, and health care policy.

San Francisco San Francisco 8 yrs experience 8 year
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About Samuel Chang at a glance

Samuel Chang is an Associate based in San Francisco, California, practicing at Athene Law, LLP. They have 8+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2018. Admitted to practice in California (2018). Educated at University of California, Hastings College of the Law J.D. Law & Health Science (—) and University of California, San Diego B.S. Biochemistry/Cell Biology (—). Serands clients in San Francisco, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.

Verified attorney profile · Updated June 2026

About

  • Samuel "Sammy" Chang is an associate at Athene Law
  • His practice focuses on reimbursement issues, compliance, antitrust, and health care policy
  • Prior to joining Sammy Athene Law, Sammy was a health policy researcher at The Source on Healthcare Price and Competition, a UC Hastings project
  • In this role, he wrote The Source's monthly California Legislative Beat
  • His prior health policy research has been featured or utilized by California's Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, the California Senate Committee on Business, Professions, and Economic Development, the California Assembly Committee on Health, the California Department of Justice, and the Congressional Budget Office
  • Sammy has presented at the National Academy for State Health Policy Annual Meeting, the AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference, and the Los Angeles State of Reform Health Policy Conference regarding his research as well as spoken in front of the California Assembly Judiciary Committee, the American Bar Association Task Force on the Future of Legal Education, the National Committee of Bar Examiners
  • Education Sammy received his Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry/Cell Biology at University of California, San Diego with a Minor in Healthcare-Social Issues and is a graduate of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, with a Law & Health Science Concentration
  • While at UC Hastings, he served as the only two-time student body president and as a student director for the Korean American Bar Association, Northern California
  • He received a CALI Award for Academic Excellence for his work on the Public Policy and Law Workgroup
  • He was also the inaugural Director of Legal Education for the ABA Law Student Division and sat on the ABA Council for the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, the accrediting body for ABA-accredited law schools

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Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in San Francisco are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.

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Education

University of California, Hastings College of the Law J.D. Law & Health Science
- In Progress
University of California, San Diego B.S. Biochemistry/Cell Biology
- In Progress

Bar Admissions

California
Admitted: 2018

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