Just the Facts: Bio Bits on Samuel Edmunds
Growing up
Raised in Bloomington, MN by John and Twila Edmunds; one sibling (Jessica), who is three years older; graduated from Bloomington Jefferson High School
Family
Married to Anna Edmunds, with five children ages 4-14: Palmer, Cary, Hadley, and twins Marelo and Rayhan
Education
Juris Doctorate, cum laude, William Mitchell College of Law, 2007
Master of Public Administration, Minnesota State University-Mankato, 2006
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Metropolitan State University, 2002
Professional career
Partner, Sieben Edmunds Miller PLLC, Eagan, MN, 2013-present
Adjunct faculty in public administration, Minnesota State University-Mankato, 2012-2013
Attorney, Campbell Knutson, PA, Eagan, MN, 2007-2013
Law Clerk, Campbell Knutson, PA, Eagan, MN, 2006-2007
Law Clerk, Osterbauer Law Firm, Minneapolis, MN, 2005-2006
Professional leadership roles & memberships
Minnesota State Bar Association (selected)
President – 2024-2025; Officer since 2021
Board of Governors, 2012-2013, 2014-2020, and 2021-2025
Assembly member, since 2012
Chair, General Policy Committee, 2023-2024
Co-Chair, Greater Minnesota Working Group, 2023-2024
Chair, Elections and Appointments Committee, 2016-2019
Chair, Practice Management and Marketing Section, 2015-2016
Chair, New Lawyers Section, 2012-2013
Criminal Law Certification Board, since 2020
American Bar Association
House of Delegates, 2013-2023
Standing Committee on Continuing Legal Education, 2022-2024
Standing Committee on Specialization, 2018-2021
YLD Senior Leadership Team, 2013-2014
Chair, YLD Conference Host Committee, 2012-2013
National Conference of Bar Presidents
Communications Committee, 2023-2024
Membership Committee, 2022-2023
Minnesota Supreme Court
Board of Legal Certification, 2021-2024
Board of Continuing Legal Education, 2014-2020
Dakota County Bar Association
President, 2019-2020
Additional memberships
Federal Bar Association
Hennepin County Bar Association
American Bar Foundation, life fellow
Hennepin County Bar Foundation, fellow
Minnesota State Bar Foundation, Board of Directors, 2019-2023
Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota, since 2017
Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice, since 2017
Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, since 2014
Douglas K. Amdahl American Inn of Court, since 2010
Certifications & Bar Admissions
State of Minnesota
State of Wisconsin
United States District Court, District of Minnesota
Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist, MSBA
Honors
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2023, 2024
North Star Lawyer, MSBA, 2022-2024
2022, 2023, 2024 Top Lawyers, Minnesota Monthly
Best Lawyers in America, 2021-2024 editions
Attorney of the Year, Minnesota Lawyer, 2018 and 2020
Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2014-2020
Up and Coming Attorney, Minnesota Lawyer, 2010
AV Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubble
CALI Award for Excellence in Criminal Law, William Mitchell College of Law, 2006
Student Leader of the Year Award, Metropolitan State University, 2002