Sam Miller

Sam Miller is an associate in the Investment Management Practice Group in Haynes Boone’s Dallas office. He combines strong legal writing, research, and analytical capabilities with a substantive background in business law and transactional matters. His experience across judicial, academic, and pro bono settings has shaped a practical approach to legal analysis that considers the broader business objectives underlying legal issues.

Sam earned his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law, where he earned a Law and Business (LAB) Designation through the Texas Law and Business Program, a curriculum designed to prepare students for transactional and business-focused legal practice. The program emphasizes business fundamentals, financial markets, and practical transactional skills through specialized coursework and experiential learning opportunities. He also served as a teaching assistant in the Legal Research and Writing Program, mentoring first-year law students and helping them develop foundational legal research, writing, and analytical skills. In addition, he participated in the Mithoff Pro Bono Program’s Parole Project as a student attorney. Sam received his B.A. in Psychology, cum laude, from the University of Washington.

As a judicial intern to the Honorable Xavier Rodriguez of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Sam gained firsthand insight into the federal judicial process. He collaborated with the judge and his law clerks in analyzing legal issues presented by pending matters, conducted research on questions before the court, and assisted in the drafting of orders and other judicial writings in cases spanning a variety of substantive areas.