L. F. (Sandy) Sams , Jr.
Sandy Sams practices primarily in litigation. His current practice focuses in the area of business and commercial litigation. Mr. Sams is also active in the defense of professional liability claims, including claims against attorneys, accountants and other professionals as well as the defense of product liability claims.
Carrier Scholar
Graduated with honors
Phi Kappa Phi
Omicron Delta Kappa
University of Mississippi School of Law, LL.B., 1963
Editor-in-Chief, Mississippi Law Journal, 1962-1963
Graduated with honors
Faculty Award Phi Delta Phi Outstanding Law Graduate 1963
Military Service:
Asst. Staff Judge Advocate U.S. Army 18th Airborne Corps, Ft. Bragg, NC 1963-1965
American Bar Association
Product Liability Committee
Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation
The Mississippi Bar, Past President
Young Lawyers Section, Past President
Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation
Lee County Bar Association, Past President
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Past President
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates
American Academy of Healthcare Attorneys
Federation of Corporate and Insurance Counsel
American Judicature Society, Former Trustee
Federal Bar Association
Mississippi Judicial Advisory Study Committee, Chairman, 2000-2003
American Law Institute
The Best Lawyers in America, 1983-to date
Listed:
Best Lawyers of America
Outstanding Lawyers of America
Admitted to Practice:
All state and federal courts, Mississippi
U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
Tupelo Kiwanis Club , Past President
Life Member, University of Mississippi Alumni Association
Lamar Order, University of Mississippi
Harrisburg Baptist Church
Complex Litigation
Construction
Product Liability
Professional Liability
Sandy Sams practices primarily in litigation. His current practice focuses in the area of business and commercial litigation. Mr. Sams is also active in the defense of professional liability claims, including claims against attorneys, accountants and other professionals as well as the defense of product liability claims.
Education & Achievements
University of Mississippi, B.A., 1961Carrier Scholar
Graduated with honors
Phi Kappa Phi
Omicron Delta Kappa
University of Mississippi School of Law, LL.B., 1963
Editor-in-Chief, Mississippi Law Journal, 1962-1963
Graduated with honors
Faculty Award Phi Delta Phi Outstanding Law Graduate 1963
Military Service:
Asst. Staff Judge Advocate U.S. Army 18th Airborne Corps, Ft. Bragg, NC 1963-1965
Professional Accomplishments
Member:American Bar Association
Product Liability Committee
Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation
The Mississippi Bar, Past President
Young Lawyers Section, Past President
Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation
Lee County Bar Association, Past President
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Past President
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates
American Academy of Healthcare Attorneys
Federation of Corporate and Insurance Counsel
American Judicature Society, Former Trustee
Federal Bar Association
Mississippi Judicial Advisory Study Committee, Chairman, 2000-2003
American Law Institute
The Best Lawyers in America, 1983-to date
Listed:
Best Lawyers of America
Outstanding Lawyers of America
Admitted to Practice:
All state and federal courts, Mississippi
U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
Community Activities
Community Development FoundationTupelo Kiwanis Club , Past President
Life Member, University of Mississippi Alumni Association
Lamar Order, University of Mississippi
Harrisburg Baptist Church
Areas of Practice
Business/Commercial LitigationComplex Litigation
Construction
Product Liability
Professional Liability
- William G. Armistead
- John D. Brady
- Beverly D. Buskirk
- Michael Chase
- H. Richmond Culp , III
- Albert G. Delgadillo
- L. Bradley Dillard
- Lee A. Durrett
- Michael D. Ferris
- Sarah E. Gardner Johnson
- Alison Ketner Goodman
- Margaret Sams Gratz
- Scott R. Hendrix
- John Samuel Hill
- Berkley N. Huskison
- R. Brannon Kahlstorf
- Christopher J. Latimer
- Robert N. McNutt
- Guy William Mitchell , III
- William C. Murphree
- D. Andrew Phillips
- Rosamond Hawkins Posey
- William D. Prestage
- Ronald L. Roberts
- L. F. (Sandy) Sams , Jr.
- David L. Sanders
- Richard H. Spann
- William C. Spencer
- William C. Spencer , Jr.
- Stephen P. Spencer
- Martha Bost Stegall
- Otis R. Tims
- Wendell H. Trapp , Jr.
- Jeffrey J. Turnage
- Dennis W. Voge
- John G. Wheeler
- James P. Wilson , Jr.