General Biography
Sam is a graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he served as Chief Justice of the Moot Court Bar, a member of the ABA Moot Court Competition team, and was a student member of the John Belton O’Neill Inn of Court.  Following law school, Sam spent two years as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable C. Weston Houck, United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina.

Bar Admission
South Carolina Bar
United States District Court, District of South Carolina

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Education
University of South Carolina, B.A., 1993, M.P.A., 1994
University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2001

Professional/Civic Affiliations

Federal Bar Association, Treasurer 2009-2010, Secretary 2008-2009

DRI
South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association

Speeches/Presentations/Awards
Co-author, Defeating Alternative Fraud and Misrepresentation Claims in Product Liability Litigation, International Association of Defense Counsel Newsletter, April 2005