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| Samuel R. Clawson Sam has served as the managing member of Clawson & Staubes, LLC for the past 20 years. He is active in the tort defense of individuals, partnerships and corporations. Since 1980, he has tried numerous cases each year for a variety of different insurers.
A certified mediator, Sam has an interest in alternative dispute resolution. He was a pioneer in the development of binding summary jury trials as an alternative to binding arbitrations, and lectures frequently on the topic. He recently was featured in the national edition of Lawyers Weekly, explaining the summary jury trial procedure in South Carolina.
Sam graduated from Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina with a degree in government in 1970. He received his law degree cum laude from the Norman A. Wiggins School of Law, Campbell University in 1980.
Sam enjoys backpacking. He has hiked sections of the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. Along with his daughter, he recently completed a two-week section hike on the Appalachian Trail starting in Damascus, Virginia, and a one-week section hike starting at Springer Mountain, Georgia.
Sam is active in the field of International Missions and chairs that committee at St. Andrew’s Church, Mt. Pleasant. He has participated in mission trips to the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Switzerland, Honduras and Liberia.
He has been recognized as a Distinguished Alumnae at Campbell University and currently serves on the Presidential Adversary Board for the University.
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Areas of Practice Insurance Personal Injury Litigation
Bar Admissions South Carolina, 1980 North Carolina, 1997 United States Supreme Court U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, United States District Court, South Carolina
Education Campbell University Norman A. Wiggins School of Law Juris Doctorate, cum laude, 1980
Wofford College Bachelor of Arts in Government, 1970
Professional Associations and Memberships South Carolina Bar SCDTLA
Seminars/CLE’s/Presentations South Carolina Bar, Summary jury trials, direct and cross examination of lay witness, New York CLE, Summary jury trials.
Reported Opinions Cothran v. Brown, 357 S.C. 210, 592 S.E.2d 629 (2004)
Cothran v. Brown, 350 S.C. 35, 566 S.E.2d 548 (S.C. App. 2002)
USAA v. Markosky, 340 S.C. 223, 530 S.E.2d 660 (S.C. App. 2000)
Myer v. Piggly Wiggly No. 24, Inc., 338 S.C. 471, 527 S.E.2d 761 (S.C. App. 2000)
Sphere Drake Ins. Co. v. Litchfield, 313 S.C. 471, 438 S.E.2d 275 (S.C. App. 1993)
Daniels v. City of Goose Creek, 314 S.C. 494, 431 S.E.2d 256 (S.C. App. 1993)
Yaeger v. Murphy, 291 S.C. 485, 354 S.E.2d 393 (S.C. App. 1987)
City of Goose Creek v. Brady, 288 S.C. 20, 339 S.E.2d 509 (1985)
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