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CHARLESTON:
126 Seven Farms Drive,
Suite 200
Charleston, SC 29492
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CHARLOTTE:
756 Tyvola Road, Suite 130
Charlotte, NC 28217
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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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