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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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