Samantha M. Folkes




Samantha is an associate in the firm’s Pensacola office and maintains a general civil litigation practice. She is also a member of the Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association and Inns of Court, Pensacola Chapter.

She 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.