Samantha K. Sledd

After graduating among the top of her law class, Samantha joined our firm and has been practicing exclusively in personal injury litigation ever since. She is a tireless and dedicated client advocate who works hard to attain justice for her clients. Her work ethic and attention to detail have led to successful results in even the most challenging of cases. Samantha has litigated in many trial courts throughout Virginia and also obtained multiple successful results from the Supreme Court of Virginia. She is not afraid to push for success on her clients’ behalf, whether it means bringing a case to trial or appealing an unfavorable ruling. She has been featured in the Virginia Lawyers Weekly multiple times for cases resulting in large settlements and successful appeals.

Samantha handles many kinds of personal injury cases, including auto accidents, medical malpractice, wrongful death, falls, and bicycle and pedestrian accidents. In particular, she has had multiple successful settlements and verdicts stemming from drunk driving collisions. From forcing big companies to reform their safety standards to holding drunk drivers accountable, Samantha’s work as a relentless advocate for personal injury victims has helped to create better, safer communities throughout Virginia.

Samantha has been recognized by her peers for her work in the personal injury field. She has been selected for the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list in Virginia since 2021. Only 2.5% of lawyers in Virginia receive this distinction. Additionally, she has been selected to the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 list since 2019.

In addition to her work on behalf of clients, Samantha is also actively involved in the legal community. She is a member of the Boyd-Graves Conference, an invitation-only conference of the Virginia State Bar which brings together lawyers and judges of different backgrounds to work together to improve Virginia law.  She has also served on the Board of Governors to the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA) in varying capacities since 2021, including as co-chair of the Diversity & Inclusion Alliance and Amicus Curiae Committee. As part of the Amicus Curiae Committee, she has helped to author multiple amicus briefs on behalf of the VTLA in an effort to create better law for personal injury victims. Additionally, she has led multiple continuing education courses for fellow attorneys in the personal injury field.

Samantha is a native of Richmond, Virginia and earned her B.A. from Elon University in 2008. She obtained her law degree from Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis in 2011 where she graduated summa cum laude. While in school, she focused much of her time on human rights and equal justice and spent a summer interning for a group of judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania. In her free time, Samantha enjoys watching and playing various sports and activities, particularly rock climbing and volleyball, as well as traveling, hiking, gardening and spending time with her family.

• Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • J.D. – 2011
  • Honors: summa cum laude
• Elon University
  • B.A. – 2008
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Major: Political Science
  • Minor: History, African/African-American Studies

• Virginia
• District of Columbia
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia
• U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia

• Coalson v. Canchola, 297 Va. 242 (2014)
• Byrd Theatre Found. v. Barnett, 287 Va. 291 (2014), Amicus Curiae
• Toraish v. Lee, 293 Va. 262 (2017)
• Bon Secours-Depaul Med. Ctr., Inc. v. Rogakos-Russell, 910 S.E.2d 16 (2025), Amicus Curiae