Overview
Overview
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.
Associations
- The Florida Bar Association
- The Admiralty Law Section of The Federal Bar Association

Awards & Recognitions
- Best Lawyers Ones to Watch® 2025
- Florida Legal Awards “On the Rise” Honoree by South Florida Daily Business Review, 2024
- Southeast Florida Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 40 Under 40, 2024
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Florida Rising Star by Thomson Reuters, 2024, 2025
Newsroom
News
Publications
LEGAL ARTICLES
- Co-Authored, "United States Senate Passes Massive Infrastructure Bill: What it means for the Trucking Industry," 2021
- Co-Authored, "Infrastructure Act Measures Could Affect Holiday Shipping," Law360.com, 2021
https://www.law360.com/articles/1443089/infrastructure-act-measures-could-affect-holiday-shipping
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).
Practice Areas
Education
- Florida International University College of Law, J.D., cum laude
- University of Florida, B.A, Political Science, cum laude
Admissions
- Florida, 9/17/2018
- Washington, District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida