Samantha Dennis ‘21
Adjunct Associate Professor of Law | Associate, Holland & Knight, LLP

B.A., Marketing/Editing, Writing, and Media, Florida State University
J.D., Southwestern Law School
Member, California State Bar
Joined Southwestern: 2025
Professor Dennis currently serves as a Private Wealth Services associate at Holland & Knight LLP where she represents litigants in private trust and estate matters. She represents professional fiduciaries, beneficiaries, trustors and trustees in disputes regarding will contests, trust administration and power of attorney matters.
Professor Dennis received her Bachelor of Arts in Marketing as well as Editing, Writing, and Media from Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL. Then, after trying her hand at advertising sales for four years, she moved to California to attend Southwestern Law School where she graduated magna cum laude. While at Southwestern, she was a member of the Negotiation Honors Program, a Lead Articles Editors for the Law Review, and SBA President.
Professor Dennis is venturing into pottery-making and a big fan of dogs, all kinds. She is also an avid coffee drinker and enjoys trying local coffee shops on her cross-country road trips every December. She lives in Glendale with her fiancé and dog, Cappy.