Sam Wooden
Trial Attorney | RSH Legal
Sam Wooden is a personal injury, car accidents and wrongful death trial lawyer and trial attorney at RSH Legal in Dubuque, Iowa. J.D., University of Kentucky College of Law (2010).
Meet Sam
Sam Wooden is a trial attorney with RSH Legal who represents injured Iowans and their families, working with the firm’s Dubuque office. He joined RSH Legal in 2023 and handles personal injury claims against insurance companies and corporations.
Wooden graduated cum laude from Buena Vista University in 2007 and earned his law degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2010. He attended the Trial Lawyers College in 2017. Before joining RSH Legal he practiced on his own and was a partner at Reynolds & Kenline, LLP from 2016 to 2022. He is licensed in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin, and his bio also lists an inactive Tennessee license.
He has served on the Iowa Association for Justice Board of Governors since 2018, was inducted into the American Board of Trial Advocates in 2025 and is president of the Dubuque County Bar Association for 2026-27. Before law, he spent five years in Nashville pursuing a career as a singer-songwriter.
Experience and Expertise
Qualifications
Timeline
- J.D., University of Kentucky College of Law, 2010
- B.A. cum laude, Buena Vista University, 2007
- Trial Lawyers College, 2017
- Iowa
- Illinois
- Wisconsin
- Tennessee (inactive)
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa
Practice Areas
- Iowa Association for Justice (Board of Governors, 2018–present)
- American Board of Trial Advocates (inducted 2025)
- Dubuque County Bar Association (President, 2026-2027)
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum (inducted 2023)
- Dubuque Rising Star, 2024
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