Sam is an Austin native, a veteran, and a third-generation lawyer. He has tried and won over 15 jury trials in civil court and has worked as an attorney at the Texas Special Prosecution Unit – Civil Division, and as a Legal Assistance Attorney for Texas Military Forces. From 2013 to 2015, while Sam worked as a Legal Assistance Attorney, he ran the tax office, which served all Texas National Guard Soldiers and retirees.

After a short stint as a solo practitioner, Sam and TL Fahring formed “Denton & Fahring, PLLC” in February 2017. Sam’s practice focuses on state and federal tax controversy and litigation.

TL grew up in Anahuac, Texas, a town in Southeast Texas that boasts of having more alligators than people. He obtained his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law and his LL.M. in Taxation from NYU School of Law. Between UT and NYU, TL clerked for the Texas Eleventh Court of Appeals in Eastland, Texas. After NYU, he worked for around three years as an associate at Meadows, Collier, Reed, Cousins, Crouch, & Ungerman, L.L.P. in Dallas, Texas.

In his free time, TL can be found painting, attending art openings throughout Austin, or running on the hike and bike trail around Lady Bird Lake.