Samantha Miller Kavanagh

Samantha Kavanagh focuses her practice on white collar criminal defense, complex civil litigation, and investigations.

As a former Assistant Public Defender in Baltimore City, Samantha draws on that experience to vigorously represent clients in high-stakes matters. She combines effective courtroom advocacy with sharp legal analysis to help clients navigate sensitive and complex disputes. Samantha represents individuals and corporate entities in a broad range of criminal and civil matters, including cases involving fraud, product liability, antitrust, and complex commercial and regulatory disputes. She also maintains a robust pro bono practice.

Before joining the firm, Samantha also clerked for the Honorable Catherine C. Blake of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

Samantha graduated from Harvard Law School, where she was an Article Selection Editor for the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review and a student attorney for the Harvard Law School Criminal Justice Institute and the Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project. She also clerked at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia and the Office of Capital and Forensic Writs in Austin, Texas.