Sam Spagnola was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He is a graduate of Guilford College in Greensboro, NC, where he earned a Bachelors Degree
in Political Science. At Guilford, Sam was involved in the North Carolina Student Legislature, and also wrote a political column for
the school newspaper. After completing undergraduate school, Sam attended the Southern Methodist University School of Law in Dallas,
Texas. In law school, Sam was the President of the Federalist Society, a member of the ATLA Mock Trial Team, the International Law
Moot Court Team, the Board of Advocates, the American Inns of Court, and was selected to be the Chief Counsel of the SMU Criminal
Justice Clinic by his Clinic Professor. Before he graduated, Sam already had two real criminal jury trials, and he won both of them.
He also worked as an intern for the Attorney General of Texas in Interstate Child Support Enforcement.
He is a Board Certified
Specialist in
Family Law by the North Carolina Board of Legal Specialization. He is licensed to practice law in North Carolina, and has represented
clients in Guilford, Forsyth, Davidson, Randolph, Alamance, Rockingham, Rowan, Cabarrus, Stanly and Mecklenburg Counties. In his spare
time, he often writes about political matters on his internet blog.
Education
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science, Guilford
College, 1995
Juris Doctor (J.D.), Southern Methodist University Law School, 1998
Memberships
Family Law and Bankruptcy Sections of
the North Carolina Bar Association
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
American Inns of Court.
Bar Admissions
State
Bar of North Carolina, 1998
United States Middle District Court of North Carolina, 2003
Supreme Court of the United States, 2004.
Community
Town of Stokesdale Planning Board, 2004-2007
Fellow, NC Institute of Political Leadership, 2004
