Sam is a commercial litigator with experience handling complex business disputes, including shareholder and ownership disputes, breach of contract actions, breach of fiduciary duty litigation, employment litigation, and construction litigation on behalf of a wide variety of clients, from small, family-owned businesses to multi-national institutions. He also maintains a robust insurance coverage practice. He has substantial experience shepherding matters on behalf of his clients from pre-suit investigation and negotiations all the way through trial, arbitration, and appeal in state and federal courts.
Before joining Larson • King, Sam served as a judicial law clerk at the Minnesota Court of Appeals with the Honorable Judges Louise Dovre Bjorkman, Francis Connolly, and Michelle Larkin. He graduated from Mitchell Hamline School of Law, summa cum laude, where he served the Mitchell Hamline Law Review as an associate and as a managing editor. Before attending law school, Sam earned his B.A. magna cum laude from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.
Outside of his law practice, Sam enjoys supporting Minnesota sports teams, taking in shows at the many performing arts venues in the Twin Cities, and being active in his local community.
LAW SCHOOL
Mitchell Hamline School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude
COLLEGE
Luther College, B.A., magna cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa
ADMITTED
Minnesota
Iowa
North Dakota
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota
U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
PUBLICATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
Member, Young Lawyer’s Division Leadership Committee, American Bar Association
Associate Editor, Young Lawyer’s Division Editorial Board, American Bar Association
Contributor & Editor, After the Bar, American Bar Association
Editor, TYL, American Bar Association
Contributor, Bench & Bar, Minnesota Bar Association
Contributor, Minnesota Defense, Minnesota Defense Lawyer’s Association
Contributor & Editor, Mitchell Hamline Law Review