Chambers & Partners 2008 recommend Sam Grodzinski as a leading junior in Administrative & Public Law  "He'll inevitably rise through the ranks and take silk"; Civil Liberties “Incredibly able when it comes to handling the complex stuff.”; Education Law "Thoughtful in his approach yet adventurous in his solutions”, and Local government Law.   Legal 500 2007/2008 also recommend Sam as a leading junior in Administrative & Public law and Education Law.  Comments included: “appreciated for his thoughtfulness and ability to ‘tease out the legal points’”. 

Chambers and Partners 2007 recommended Sam Grodzinski as a leading junior in Administrative and Public Law - "distinctly good" - Education Law - "very aggressive and effective - a tough opponent" - Human Rights Law - "won praise for his intelligent approach" - and Local Government Law - "a solid polished advocate". Legal 500 2007 also recommended Sam as a leading junior in Administrative and Public Law and Education.

Chambers & Partners 2006 recommended Sam as a Leading Junior in Administrative & Public law and in Education law, comments including "very forensic and particular". 'He acts for both central and local government clients and is building a strong claimant practice.  He is widely cited as an effective advocate and someone who is "very good on his feet"'. He was also ranked as a Leading Junior in Human Rights and, was praised for his "very good, intellectually sound approach."

Sam was recommended in several practice areas in previous editions of both these main directories.