Sam has extensive experience in advising clients in a number of capacities, including the management of assets held by a receiver/assignee through the asset sale process. Sam’s experience includes the sale of a $56 million manufacturer and online retailer of kitchen cabinets, the successful pursuit of multi-million-dollar fraudulent transfer claim, and a $6 million recovery for victims of a fraud scheme.

Sam is a recognized and active leader in the turnaround industry who has been recognized by TMA- Minnesota Chapter for the Transaction of the Year in both 2020 and 2023; and by his real estate colleagues as a member of the POWER 30: Construction and Real Estate for 2023. The POWER 30 highlights those whose mere presence on a case signifies the stakes, who have influenced the direction of the law, whose leadership in the community is pervasive and whose respect within the bar is undeniable. Sam is the co-editor of the Debtor-Creditor Handbook and also served on the committee that drafted the revised Minnesota statute on Receiverships and Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors, both of which were signed into law in 2012.

Prior to joining the Lighthouse Management Group, Sam was an attorney in Minneapolis, where he was recognized as a Minnesota Super Lawyer and Minnesota Rising Star. Before pursuing his legal career, Sam was a producer for the Twin Cities sports radio station KFAN and for ABC/ESPN, where he earned a sports Emmy nomination for his work on ESPN baseball broadcasts. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and obtained his juris doctor from what is known as the Mitchell Hamline School of Law. Sam resides in Minneapolis with his wife and two children.