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Samantha P. Rodier

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Samantha Protokowicz Rodier, Esq.

Education:

  • Harford Day School, 1994
  • Garrison Forest School, 1998
  • Tulane University, B.A., Cum Laude, 2001

Law School:

  • University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 2005

Admitted:

  • Maryland & U.S. District Court, District of  Maryland, 2005

Member:

  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
  • Maryland State Bar Association
  • Harford County Bar Association
  • Baltimore County Bar Association
  • Women's Bar Association of Maryland
  • Harford County Chapter of the WBA
  • Baltimore-Carroll Chapter of the WBA
  • Harford County Family Law Advisory Committee
  • MSBA Family Law Section Counsel
  • Association of Family and Conciliation Courts

Biography:

  • Judicial Law Clerk: Hon. William O. Carr, Administrative Judge, Circuit Court of Harford County (2005-2006)
  • Baltimore-Area Tulane University Alumni Club (Co-President, 2006-2013)
  • University of Baltimore Intellectual Property Law, Business Editor (2004-2005)
  • Journal (Business Editor, 2004-2005)
  • Garrison Forest School Alumnae Board (2009-2018)
  • Board of Trustees, Harford Day School (2010-2013)
  • MSBA Family Law Section Counsel, Member (2016-2017), Treasurer (2021-2022), Secretary (2022-2023), Chair Elect (2023-2024)
  • Harford County Chapter of the Women's Bar Association of Maryland, President ('17-'19), Vice President ('15-'16)
  • Maryland State Bar Association Leadership Academy, Past Fellow (2015-2016)
  • Maryland Bar Foundation, Past Fellow (2015-2016)
  • Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Member

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