About Sam
LEGAL CAREER
Sam Olens has practiced law in Georgia for more than 25 years, successfully representing clients in both state and federal courts. Olens has been a partner of Olens & Ezor, PC since 1983. He is a registered mediator/arbitrator with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution. Olens is rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest accolade that confirms a highly respected, ethical member of the Bar. Olens was board certified in Civil Litigation by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in 2000 and is a Fellow of the Lawyer’s Foundation of Georgia.
He is admitted to the Georgia and District of Columbia Bars, the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia and the United State Supreme Court.
PUBLIC SERVICE
As Chairman of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners since 2002 and Chairman of the Atlanta Regional Commission since 2004; Sam Olens worked tirelessly for regional and statewide solutions to Georgia’s top issues and is well known as a consensus builder and problem solver.
Olens is also Vice Chair of the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District. In 2003, he was appointed by Governor Sonny Purdue to represent the 6th congressional district for Georgia’s Department of Community Affairs.
LEADERSHIP
With his successful tenure and management of Cobb County’s 4,500 employees and $805 million budget, Olens was re-elected Chairman of Cobb County without opposition in 2008. His conservative, common-sense and fiscally responsible management of one of the state’s largest counties has won him many awards and accolades.
AWARDS
Olens is the recipient of many awards and honors including the 2008 Tom Bradley Leadership Award by the National Association of Regional Councils and the 2007 Excellence in Public Service Award by the University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute. He received the 2005 Liberty Bell Award from the Cobb Bar Association and recently was named Volunteer of the Year by the United Way of Cobb County. For the past six years, he has been named one of the “100 Most Influential Georgians” by Georgia Trend magazine.
FAMILY
Sam Olens has been married to Lisa for 25 years and they have two children, Lauren and Jonathan. He is dedicated husband and father and the entire family is known for their volunteerism and commitment to community.
