The Law Offices of Anastopoulo & Clore, LLC

Meet our Attorneys

The Cook County brain injury attorneys at the Law Offices of Anastopoulo & Clore hold the respect of the legal community and the insurance industry—respect earned through a commitment to hard work, professionalism, and ethical conduct.

Award-winning personal injury lawyers practicing in Cook County

Mark D. Clore

Partner

Contact information:

Phone: 843-772-8070
Fax: 843-722-9881
Email: mark@akimlaw.com
Address: 706 Orleans Road, Charleston, South Carolina 29407
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Admitted to bar:

• 1987 Texas
• 2004 Georgia
• 2004 Oklahoma
• 2005 North Carolina
• 2005 South Carolina
• 2005 Washington D.C.
• 2005 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina
• 2007 U.S. District Court, District of Columbia

Awards and accolades:

• Martindale-Hubbell, AV(T) RATING
• SuperLawyers (Texas 2003, South Carolina 2007)
• Inductee: American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)

Board certifications:

• Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Law: Texas Board of Legal Specialization
• Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
• Professional Medical Negligence, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys

Professional memberships:

• Member: Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)
• Chair: South Texas College of Law, Advanced Personal Injury Law Seminar Planning Committee
• Associate Editor: South Texas Law Review, 1986
• Assistant Adjunct Professor: Medical Malpractice, South Texas College of Law, 1989
• Presentations: Creative Demonstrative Evidence in Medical Malpractice Cases, Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, State Bar of Texas, Santa Fe, March 2001
• Faculty: Trial Advocacy College of Texas, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, June 2001
• Diplomate: Medical Professional Liability, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys
• Diplomate: Medical Professional Liability, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys

Areas of practice:

• Medical malpractice
• Nursing home negligence
• Personal injury
• Brain injury
• Pharmaceutical liability
• Premises liability
• Product liability
• Toxic torts
• Wrongful death

Education:

• Rice University, B.A., 1984
• South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1987

Member:

• South Carolina Bar
• State Bar of Texas
• Oklahoma Bar Association
• North Carolina State Bar
• State Bar of Georgia
• District of Columbia Bar
• American Board of Trial Advocates, ABOTA
• American Association of Justice, AAJ

Born:

• Houston, Texas, 1962

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Akim A. Anastopoulo

Partner

Contact information:

Toll Free: 866-377-3093
Fax: 1-800-610-2546
Email: akim@akimlaw.com
Address: 706 Orleans Road, Charleston, South Carolina 29407
Akim A. Anastopoulo - in the news

Admitted to bar:

• 1986 South Carolina
• 1988 U.S District, District of South Carolina
• 1998 U.S Court of Federal Claims
• 1999 U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Areas of practice:

• Automobile Accidents and Injuries
• Personal Injury
• Premises Liability
• Product Liability

Education

• University of Louisville, B.A., 1982
• University of South Carolina, J.D., 1985

Member

• Association of Trial Lawyers of America, ATLA

Languages:

• English
• Greek

Born:

• Charleston, South Carolina, 1960

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Samuel K. Allen

Associate

Contact information:

Toll Free: 866-377-3093
Fax: 1-843-722-9881
Email: sam@akimlaw.com
Address: 706 Orleans Road, Charleston, South Carolina 29407
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Admitted to bar:

• 2001 South Carolina
• 2001 U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina
• 2004 District of Columbia
• 2004 U.S. District Court, District of Columbia

Biography:

• Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society, 1997, Tennessee Technological University
• Stalman Scholar, 1993, Tennessee Technological University
• Legislative Clerk, Office of Senator Tommy Burks, Tennessee, 1997

Areas of practice:

• Medical malpractice
• Personal injury
• Pharmaceutical liability
• Product liability
• Premise liability
• Nursing home abuse and negligence

Education:

• University of Tennessee at Knoxville, J.D., 2000
• Tennessee Technological University, A.A.S., Sociology, 1996; B.S., Political Science, 1997

Member:

• South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, 2001
• District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 2004
• Charleston County Bar Association
• South Carolina Bar
• District of Columbia
• American Bar Association
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America, ATLA
• Tennessee Technological University
  • Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society, 1997
  • Stalman Scholar, 1993
• Legislative Clerk, Office of Senator Tommy Burks, Tennessee, 1997

Military:

• United States Marine Corps, 1994-1997

Born:

• 1975

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Constance A. Anastopoulo

Contact Information:

Toll Free: 866-377-3093
Fax: 1-843-722-9881
Email: constance@akimlaw.com
Address: 706 Orleans Road, Charleston, South Carolina 29407
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(Berkeley & Charleston Cos.)

Admitted to Bar:

• 1994 South Carolina
• 1996 U.S District Court, District of South Carolina
• 1998 U.S. Court of Federal Claims
• 1999 U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Biography:

• Vice president, Charleston Area League of Women Voters
• Board of directors, My Sister's House, Inc. - local shelter for battered women
• Past president, Daughters of Penelope, philanthropic organization

Areas of practice:

• Automobile accidents and injuries
• Personal injury
• Premises liability
• Product liability
• Appellate practice

Ms. Anastopoulo has argued cases before the S.C. Ct. of Appeals, S.C. Supreme Court, and the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals

Education:

• University of North Carolina, J.D., 1992
• University of Virginia, B.A., 1984

Member:

• Charleston County Bar
• South Carolina Bar
• South Carolina Women Lawyers
• Charleston School of Law Fall Professor, 2008

Reported cases:

• Gaskins v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty, 354 S.C. 416 (2003); (One of 10 most important decisions in South Carolina in 2003 by Lawyers Weekly).

Born:

• Roanoke, Virginia, 1963

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Eric S. Brock

Associate

Contact information:

Toll Free: 866-377-3093
Fax: 1-843-722-9881
Email: eric@akimlaw.com
Address: 706 Orleans Road, Charleston, South Carolina 29407
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Admitted to bar:

• 1998 Georgia
• 1999 South Carolina
• 2000 U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina

Areas of practice:

• Automobile accidents and injuries
• Personal injury
• Premises liability
• Product liability

Education:

• Cumberland School of Law, J.D., 1997
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., History, 1994

Member:

• Charleston County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar

Born:

• Syracuse, New York, 1972

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John Haye

Contact information:

Toll Free: 866-377-3093
Fax: 1-843-722-9881
Email: john@akimlaw.com
Address: 706 Orleans Road, Charleston, South Carolina 29407

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Admitted to bar:

• 1997 Michigan
• 1997 U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
• 2003 South Carolina
• 2004 North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania
• 2006 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina
• 2008 U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Biography:

• President's List and Presidential Scholar, 1992-1994 University of Central Arkansas
• Outstanding Marketing Major Award, 1994, University of Central Arkansas
• Corpus Juris Secundum Award, Contracts, 1995; Civil Procedure, 1995, University of Toledo
• Formerly with: Western Michigan Legal Services; South Carolina Centers for Equal Justice

Areas of practice:

• Personal injury
• Products liability
• Automobile accidents and injuries
• Nursing Home abuse and neglect

Education:

• University of Toledo, J.D., 1996
• University of Central Arkansas, B.B.A., 1994

Member:

• State Bar of Michigan
• State Bar of South Carolina
• State Bar of North Carolina
• State Bar of Oklahoma
• State Bar of Pennsylvania
• United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
• United States District Court for the District of South Carolina

Born:

• Battle Creek, Michigan, 1971

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