Samuel Baronian, Jr. was born in 1957 in Richmond, Virginia. He received his B.S. from the University of Richmond in 1979, his J.D. from the University of Richmond in 1982, and his LL.M in Taxation from the College of William & Mary in 1988.

He was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 1982, the Maryland State Bar in 1992 and has also been admitted to the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the City of Richmond, County of Henrico, and American Bar Associations. Sam has a broad based civil practice including extensive litigation experience for plaintiffs and defendants in commercial, U.C.C., construction, insurance, real estate, personal injury and estate and trust matters.