Sam Clawson, Jr.

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Charleston Personal Injury Lawyer

Experience: 16 years

Personal Injury and Maritime Law

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A native of Charleston, Sam graduated from Porter Gaud School and matriculated to the University of South Carolina, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, as a history major and political science minor. He remained at the University of South Carolina for law school, where he received the CALI award for academic excellence in Products Liability and obtained a Juris Doctorate. Sam moved to New York City following law school to continue his education at New York Maritime College, where he graduated with honors with a Master of Science in International Transportation Management and Merchant Marine deck officer’s license.

Sam has sailed deep sea as a deck officer on unlimited tonnage vessels for leading international container liner Maersk. He currently holds United States Coast Guard licenses as a Second Mate Any Gross Tons Oceans and as a Master Not More Than One Hundred Tons Near Coastal. Sam has also served as an Adjunct Professor in the Naval Science Department at The Citadel, instructing senior Naval ROTC cadets in terrestrial navigation and the nautical Rules of the Road.

Sam has been licensed since 2008. He practiced for a number of years at Clawson & Staubes, LLC, a leading multi-state insurance defense firm, giving him significant insight into how insurance companies handle claims. Sam co-founded Clawson Fargnoli, LLC in 2017 and now represents only plaintiffs in personal injury cases, with a focus on litigating claims involving serious bodily injury or death arising in the context of boating and personal water craft accidents, dram shop / liquor liability accidents and daycare facility abuse and neglect, prescription errors, major trip and falls, motor vehicle accidents and wrongful death.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

South Carolina

Since 2008

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Seaways: The International Journal of the Nautical Institute

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Professional Mariner: Journal of the Maritime Industry

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Education

State University of New York - Maritime College at Ft. Schuyler

Merchant Marine Deck Officer License (2010) | Navigation, Collision Avoidance, Rules fo the Road, Vessel Operations

Honors: Graduated with honors.

State University of New York - Maritime College at Ft. Schuyler

M.S. (2010) | International Transportation Management

Honors: Cali Award for Academic Excellence in Products Liability

University of South Carolina School of Law

J.D. (2007) | Law

University of South Carolina - Columbia

B.A. (2003) | History and Political Science

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Clawson Fargnoli & Utsey, LLC 128 N. Memorial Avenue Walterboro SC 29488 Telephone: (843) 605-0161 Fax: (843) 970-1780

Clawson Fargnoli & Utsey, LLC The Presqu’ile House 2 Amherst Street Charleston SC 29403 Telephone: (843) 970-2700 Fax: (843) 970-1780

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Sam Clawson, Jr. Charleston Personal Injury Lawyer

Experience: 16 years

Website: Open

Phone: (843) 605-0161

Location: USA

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Practice Areas

Personal Injury

Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

Maritime Law

Languages

English: Spoken, Written

Certifications

Second Mate Any Gross Tons Oceans

United States Coast Guard

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