Samuel E. Basch is a Partner in the firm’s Miami office. He practices in the areas of first party property, general civil litigation, personal injury litigation, catastrophic bodily injury, liquor liability defense, security negligence, trucking accident defense, premises liability, federal practice, marine/admiralty, and was part of the Covid-19 Defense Team.
Mr. Basch also spearheads Cole, Scott & Kissane’s business development efforts in the London insurance market. He has extensive knowledge and experience with both Lloyd’s of London and the open market as he previously lived in London, England where he worked as a claims professional with Renaissance Re, a Lloyd’s of London Syndicate. In his capacity as a claims professional, Mr. Basch adjusted a variety of claims both domestically and internationally, including, but not limited to, property, liability, construction, professional malpractice, and energy. Mr. Basch frequently returns to London as part of CSK’s efforts to develop relationships in London.
Mr. Basch received his Juris Doctor from Florida International University College of Law, cum laude, where he served as President of the Florida International University College of Law’s Moot Court Team and a Member of the Florida International University College of Law’s Trial Team. As President of Moot Court, Mr. Basch was a National Semifinalist in the 2017 Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition and a Quarterfinalist in the 2017 Robert H. Orseck Memorial Moot Court Competition. He also earned a spot in the State Semifinals in the 2018 Chester H. Bedell Mock Trial Competition as part of the FIU Law Trial Team.
While attending Florida International University College of Law, Mr. Basch served as a Student Ambassador and earned Dean’s List Honors. Outside of the classroom, Mr. Basch clerked for the Honorable Judge Ivan F. Fernandez at the Florida Third District Court of Appeal.
Mr. Basch currently serves in the Admiralty Law Section of the Federal Bar Association.
Awards & Recognitions
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch In America, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, recognized since 2025
Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2024 - Present
Florida Rising Star by Thomson Reuters, 2024 - Present
Florida Legal Awards “On the Rise” Honoree, South Florida Daily Business Review, 2024
Southeast Florida Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 40 Under 40, 2024
Newsroom
News
•Favorable Verdict in Admitted Liability Auto Accident Case in Miami-Dade County
Recent Successful Trial, 8.12.2025
•Great Trial Result - Rejected Tender/Bad-Faith - Miami-Dade County
Publication, 9.23.2024
•Sam Basch Selected for Honor by Daily Business Review
Publication, 2.6.2024
Publications
LEGAL ARTICLES
•Co-Authored, ' United States Senate Passes Massive Infrastructure Bill: What it means for the Trucking Industry, ' CSK Legal News, August 16, 2021
•Co-Authored, ' Infrastructure Act Measures Could Affect Holiday Shipping, ' Law360.com, 2021
PUBLISHED FEDERAL COURT OPINIONS
•Perkins v. National LGBTQ Task Force, Inc., 2021 WL 6197746 (S.D. Fla 2021) (order granting motion to dismiss complaint for failure to comply with Covid-19 business protection statute 768.38).
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