Samantha is a member of the Virginia Government Relations Team, and works primarily on matters of interest to clients that are before the Virginia General Assembly. She works with clients on legislative tracking, legislative and regulatory monitoring, analysis and reporting, and compliance with state lobbying registration and disclosure requirements. Samantha is responsible for the management of Reed Smith PAC, Reed Smith’s Virginia political action committee, and the coordination of firm and client-sponsored fundraising events.
Samantha manages effective and targeted grassroots campaigns for clients as part of overall legislative strategies. She also often conducts essential legal research and 50-state surveys for Team clients.
Prior to joining Reed Smith, Samantha served as a law clerk to the judges of the Sixth Circuit of Virginia. She also worked as a local government affairs analyst for Altria, where she was responsible for the monitoring of local legislation and regulations nationwide, and as a legislative aide to a senior member of the Virginia Senate, assisting him in his leadership and Chairman roles. Samantha draws on her experience of working in and with multiple levels and branches of government to provide clients with a unique perspective in her legislative analysis and monitoring.
While earning her law degree at the University of Richmond Law School, Samantha served as the President of the Trial Advocacy Board and the Senior Virginia General Assembly and Managing Editor of the Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest.
Samantha is an active volunteer in the Richmond community. She currently serves on the Junior League of Richmond’s Public Affairs Committee, which seeks to increase civic engagement among the greater membership. She also coaches teams of law students at the University of Richmond to compete in national mock trial tournaments. Samantha also is a member of the VPAP Partners Board, assisting with planning VPAP’s annual fundraising luncheon, and assists with the planning of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership’s annual fundraising gala. She also serves as a co-chair of the Commission for Women and Minorities in the Profession for the Young Lawyers Conference of the Virginia State Bar. In 2020, she completed the Chamber RVA MENTOR Richmond program, which connects young professionals with senior leaders in the Richmond community.
Samantha lives in the Manchester neighborhood of Richmond with her dog Nino, who she named after Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
