Since the firm's founding more than 20 years ago, Sam has led its in-house legal department and provided steady guidance in a dynamic environment as the firm has tripled in size.Sam's practice encompasses a broad range of matters impacting the firm, including risk management, professional ethics, contracts, employment, regulatory compliance, tax, governance, financing, intellectual property, marketing, and operations. He regularly advises the firm's Executive Committee, Practice Group Leaders, and Directors of Accounting, Client Services, Human Resources, Information Technology, and Marketing.Sam's early career included stints as a CPA with an international accounting firm and a financial manager with several Fortune 1000 companies. After returning to school to earn his MBA and JD, he began practicing law with Motley Rice attorneys.Honored as a Carolina Legal Scholar, Sam was inducted into The Order of the Coif and The Order of the Wig and Robe. He served as Managing Editor of the South Carolina Law Review and authored Dischargeability of Consumer Credit Card Debt in Bankruptcy After Anastas v. American Savings Bank, 48 S.C.L. Rev. 915 (1997).Active in his community, Sam served on the Board of Directors for the Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center.Blog Posts November 11, 2024 A Thank You for Our Veterans by: Joseph F. Rice February 26, 2020 Decade in Review: Plaintiffs' Litigation Highlights Causes, Not Just Cases by: Joseph F. Rice May 28, 2019 SCOTUS preemption ruling good news for drug and device plaintiffs Causes, Not Just Cases by: Louis M. Bograd News April 28, 2025 The history and legacy of Workers' Memorial Day by: M. Nolan Webb December 20, 2010 New Members Announced: Motley Rice grows and expands litigation efforts by: Motley Rice