Current Role
  • Associate, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP
Experience
  • Most recently, Sam clerked for Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
  • Prior to that, he returned to his home state of Alaska to clerk for Justice Jude Pate of the Alaska Supreme Court.
  • While attending law school, Sam interned for the consumer protection units of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Office of the Attorney General of California, where he helped develop investigations and litigate consumer-rights claims across a variety of industries. He also supported clients of the Cyberlaw Clinic at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society.
Activities
  • Senior Article Editor, Harvard Law & Policy Review
Recognition
  • Semi-Finalist, Ames Moot Court Competition, Harvard Law School, 2022
  • Phi Beta Kappa, Stanford University, 2017
  • Departmental Honors in Economics, Stanford University, 2017
Personal Insight

Sam grew up in Juneau, Alaska, and he enjoys hiking, camping, skiing, and birdwatching throughout the Pacific Northwest. Outside of work, you can often find him running along the Burke-Gilman Trail or exploring the Cascades.