T. Chase Samples

T. Chase Samples is a Principal in the Greenville, South Carolina, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. His practice covers the spectrum of employment litigation, including both state and federal claims, and individual and class action suits.

In recent years, most of Mr. Samples’ practice has been in the area of wage and hour law. He regularly defends corporations and organizations against class and collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state law. He also regularly advises clients on wage and hour compliance issues. He is a member of the editorial board of the firm’s quarterly Class Action Trends report.

As an undergraduate, Mr. Samples was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and won the Pi Sigma Alpha 2005 National Prize for Best Undergraduate Honor’s Thesis. He is also a member of Quaternion. While attending law school, he served on the editorial board of the Georgia Law Review. Actively involved in the law school’s advocacy program, he won the National Trial Competition Regional tournament and served as Vice Chairman of the Mock Trial Executive Board. Mr. Samples was awarded the Ronald Carlson Award for Excellence in the Study of Evidence, and he was a member of the Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn of Court, the Order of the Coif, and the National Order of the Barristers.

After law school, he clerked for two years for the Honorable Henry F. Floyd, U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina.

T. Chase Samples In the News

Chase Samples Discusses SCRLA Labor Law Compliance Help Desk

November 12, 2019 • MidlandsBiz.com

T. Chase Samples Publications

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South Carolina Governor Authorizes Use of COVID-19 Support Payments by Employers to Employees

April 9, 2020

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Class Action Trends Report Winter 2020

March 16, 2020

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Class Action Trends Report Fall 2019

December 12, 2019