Sam McGee - Charlotte, NC

Overview

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

About Awards

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer awards recognize the legal ability and ethical standards of an attorney as affirmed by their peers. The awards require a minimum threshold of qualifying Martindale-Hubbell reviews from fellow attorneys.

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  AV Preeminent®: This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Distinguished: This award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 3.0 to 4.4.

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  Notable: This award is granted to attorneys who have been reviewed by their peers, with an average peer review score below 3.0.

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.

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  Platinum: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 10 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Gold: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 6 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.2 or higher.

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  Silver: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 3 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.0 or higher.

Avvo Awards

Avvo Awards

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  Avvo Top Contributor: This award is granted to attorneys who have significantly contributed to Avvo.com by answering questions in the Q&A forum, publishing legal guides, or other meaningful contributions to the Avvo community.

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  Avvo Client’s Choice: This award is granted to attorneys with at least 5 reviews with 4+ stars in a given year on Avvo.com.

Super Lawyers® Selections

Super Lawyers® Selections

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  Super Lawyers® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The top 5% of lawyers in each state are selected using a patented selection process that includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.

Martindale Peer Awards Client Champion Awards Avvo Awards Super Lawyers® Selections

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer awards recognize the legal ability and ethical standards of an attorney as affirmed by their peers. The awards require a minimum threshold of qualifying Martindale-Hubbell reviews from fellow attorneys.

• 

  AV Preeminent®: This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Distinguished: This award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 3.0 to 4.4.

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  Notable: This award is granted to attorneys who have been reviewed by their peers, with an average peer review score below 3.0.

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.

• 

  Platinum: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 10 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Gold: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 6 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.2 or higher.

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  Silver: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 3 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.0 or higher.

Avvo Awards

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  Avvo Top Contributor: This award is granted to attorneys who have significantly contributed to Avvo.com by answering questions in the Q&A forum, publishing legal guides, or other meaningful contributions to the Avvo community.

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  Avvo Client’s Choice: This award is granted to attorneys with at least 5 reviews with 4+ stars in a given year on Avvo.com.

Super Lawyers® Selections

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  Super Lawyers® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The top 5% of lawyers in each state are selected using a patented selection process that includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.

Sam McGee included in a Super Lawyers® list

Education

Past Positions

• The Hon. Morris S. Arnold United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, Law Clerk, 1998 - 1999
• The Hon. Henry E. Frye, Supreme Court of North Carolina, Intern, 1996
• Jackson & McGee in Charlotte, North Carolina, Partner

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, "Surgical Intervention: Navigating the Labyrinth of Corporate Owners, Entities and Insurers in Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Cases", Southern Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA, 2008
  
• Speaker, "Strategies and Tactics in Opposing and Defeating Arbitration Clauses", North Carolina Advocates for Justice Seminar, Raleigh, NC, 2008
  
• Speaker, Document Discovery and the Use of a Forensic Accountant in Nursing Home and Assisted Living Case", North Carolina Advocates for Justice Seminar, Raleigh, NC, 2009
  
• Speaker, "Interviewing the Defendant Organization's Employees: When Can You, When Should You, and When Are You Ethically Prohibited From Doing So?", North Carolina Bar Association Seminar, Cary, NC, 2009
  
• Speaker, Game Plan for Handling a Nursing Home Case, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Asheville,, NC 2009
  
• Program Chair, Wrongful Death: Achieving Maximum Results for Your Client, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 2011 - Present
  
• Seminar, Game Plan for Handling a Nursing Home Case, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 2012 - Present
  
• Seminar, Nursing Home Update, North Carolina Advocates for Justice , 2011 - Present
  
• Seminar, Representing Victims of Medical Malpractice After SB 33, North Carolina Advocates for Justice , 2011 - Present
  
• Program Chair and Panelist, Lessons from America’s Largest Nursing Home Verdict, North Carolina Advocates for Justice , 2011 - Present

Pro Bono Activities

• Chair, Union County Library Board, 2000 - 2002

Representative Cases

• Raiteri v. NHC Healthcare/Knoxville, Inc.
  • Citation: Tenn. App. LEXIS 957
  • Court: Tenn. Ct. App.
  • Year: 2003
• Howell v. NHC/Healthcare-Fort Sanders, Inc.
  • Citation: 109 S.W.3d 731
  • Court: Tenn. Ct. App.
  • Year: 2003
• Smith v. Town of Stalling Board of Adjustment
  • Citation: 581 S.E.2d 833
  • Court: N.C. Ct. App.
  • Year: 2003
• Kniep v. Templeton
  • Citation: 649 S.E.2d 425
  • Court: N.C. Ct. App.
  • Year: 2007

Published Works

Articles

• Consequences of the Confidentiality Clause, TRIAL, June, 2009
  
• Assisted Living Cases: How Are They Different Than Nursing Home Cases? , Trial Briefs, 2012
  
• Day v. Brant (Reprint of Amicus Brief by Sam McGee and Adam Stein), Trial Briefs, 2011
  

Bar Admissions

• North Carolina, 1998
• Tennessee, 2003
• U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina
• U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit

Other Affiliations

• American Association for Justice (Nursing Home Litigation Group; Construction Defects Litigation Group; Amicus Committee)
• Southern Trial Lawyers Association
• North Carolina Advocates for Justice (Chair, Nursing Home Litigation Group; Legal Affairs Committee)
• North Carolina Advocates for Justice (Committee; Education, Legislative, Membership, Communications, Board of Governors)
• North Carolina Advocates for Justice (Board of Governors)
• NCAJ (Member, Board of Directors)