Sam is a graduate of University of California, Irvine with honors. After graduating from UCI, Sam attended Whittier Law School and received her Juris Doctor degree with a certificate in criminal law. As a member of many local and statewide organizations such as the California Public Defenders Association, Sam is quiet active in the legal community. Sam is currently handling many serious felony and misdemeanor cases on behalf of Criminal Defense Team and regularly appears in front of criminal court judges in Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside Los Angeles and San Diego courts.