Samuel S. Tenenbaum was raised in the city of
Petaluma
, CA. He attended the University of California at
Los Angeles
and Santa Clara School of Law. In 1971, he started practicing law as a deputy prosecutor in the Merced County District Attorney's Office. After several years of trying criminal cases at jury trial, he moved into private practice specializing in criminal law and family law. For over 35 years, Mr. Tenenbaum has been an active member of the local bar. He has the highest attorney rating available from Martindale Hubbel (AV), is frequently a judge pro tem in the Merced County Superior Court, and is past president of the Merced County Bar Association. He is married, has four children and ten grandchildren, and resides in the city of
Merced
.