Samuel J. King

Biography

Attorney Samuel J. King is a partner at McCathern. Sam is a civil litigator and trial lawyer who represents and advises businesses and individuals in a variety of matters, including Business & Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury, Insurance Litigation, and more. He is based at McCathern’s office in Frisco, Texas.

Born and raised in Dallas County, Sam graduated from Irving’s MacArthur High School in 1991. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas Tech University in 1997 and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston Law Center in 2000. He has been licensed to practice law by the State Bar of Texas since 2000. At the federal level, Sam is admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, and District of Colorado. He is a member of the Texas Bar College honorary society and the Sports Lawyers Association.

Select Cases and Transactions

Plaintiff:

• Part of teams that have recovered tens of millions of dollars on claimants’ behalves – both business clients and individuals.
• Appearing pro hac vice, obtained a sizeable award for an insurance client in a subrogation dispute based on a structure fire in Gallup, New Mexico.
• Obtained a sizeable award for an insurance client in a subrogation dispute against a Little Rock, Arkansas, construction company.
• Obtained a sizeable award for an insurance client in a subrogation dispute against an Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, vehicle dealership.
• Obtained a sizeable award for a California business in the arbitration of a dispute against a large, well-known Dallas-area construction company.
• Obtained a sizeable award for an injured person in the arbitration of a dispute against a large, well-known office-supply company in Dallas County, Texas.

Defense:

• Successfully defended and resolved hundreds of personal-injury claims in courts across Texas.
• Obtained summary judgment and a full dismissal, on a general contractor’s behalf, of a complex construction-injury claim brought for several million dollars in Tarrant County, Texas.
• Obtained summary judgment and a full dismissal, on a retail store’s owner and operator’s behalf, of a high-value injury claim in Dallas County.
• Obtained summary judgment and a full dismissal, on a Mesquite, Texas, small-business’s behalf, of a high-value injury claim in Dallas County.
• Obtained a full dismissal of a property-damage claim against a well-known shopping center located in Highland Park, Texas.
• Obtained a full dismissal, on a Forney, Texas, business’s behalf, of a property-damage claim in Dallas County.

Awards and Associations