Samantha M. Folkes is an associate in the firm’s Pensacola office and maintains a general civil litigation, family and immigration practice.

Samantha M. Folkes




Samantha is an associate in the firm’s Pensacola office and maintains a general civil litigation, family and immigration practice. Samantha is also a member of the Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association, Florida Family Law Section and American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Samantha graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in legal studies from Monroe College in New York. She then earned her Juris Doctor degree from Florida State University College of Law. While in law school, Samantha served on the executive board of the Black Law Students Association, was a law student participant in the Thunderdome Tallahassee Class VI program with the Legal Aid Society, and was a member of the FSU College of Law Trial Team. While on the trial team she earned an award for Best Opening Statement at a national competition.

Year Joined Firm

Samantha Folkes has been a part of Moore, Hill & Westmoreland, P.A. since 2021.

Areas of Practice

  • Family Law
  • Immigration Law
  • General Civil Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • Florida
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida

Education

  • Monroe College, New Rochelle, New York, 2017, B.A.- Honors: summa cum laude, Major: Criminal Justice, Minor: Legal Studies
  • Florida State College Of Law, Tallahassee, Florida, 2021, J.D.

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Florida Bar Association- Member
  • Escambia – Santa Rosa Bar Association- Member
  • Florida Family Law Section- Member
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association- Member
  • Florida Association for Women Lawyers, Northwest Florida Chapter
  • Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association Young Lawyers Division- Member
  • American Bar Association