Samantha Bayonne

Samantha Valentin received her J.D. from Touro Law Center. During law school, she was a part of the Criminal Defense Clinic at Touro, interned at Brooklyn Defender Services and externed for the Honorable Matthew J. D’Emic, Administrative Judge for Criminal Matters in Kings County Supreme Court. In law school, Samantha served as a student representative for the Student Bar Association, on the executive board of the Women’s Bar Association, and as a member of the Black Law Student Bar Association. She also served as a competition team member for the Trial Advocacy and Practice Society. Prior to law school, Samantha worked at a boutique immigration law firm where she helped clients file individual petitions for citizenship and asylum. She is a graduate of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, where she received a B.A. in Humanities and Justice with a minor in Philosophy.