Samantha Winter McAlpin focuses her practice on family estates and trusts. She advises clients in the area of estate planning, including wills, trusts, probate administration, trust administration, guardianships, conservatorships, and taxation. Samantha also litigates contested probate and trust claims involving trustees, personal representatives, beneficiaries, and the exploitation of vulnerable adults.

Samantha earned her J.D. from Notre Dame Law School, and received an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of San Diego. She graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University, with degrees in English Literature, Spanish, and History. Samantha maintains an active pro bono practice, and was recognized among the Top Pro Bono Attorneys in 2019 by the Arizona Bar Foundation.

EDUCATION
Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University (B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 2008)
   Flinn Scholar
   Outstanding All-Campus Graduate
Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 2011)
University of San Diego School of Law (LL.M., 2015)

ADMISSIONS
California (2015)
Arizona (2014)
Ohio (2012, inactive)
West Virginia (2011, inactive)
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona (2018)
U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia (2013)
U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia (2011)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
State Bar of Arizona (member, Probate and Trust Law Section, Tax Law Section)
State Bar of California (member, Trusts and Estates Section)
Ohio State Bar Association
The West Virginia State Bar

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
Co-Presenter "Community Property Issues in Arizona” National Bank of Arizona Continuing Legal Education Seminar, September 2016

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean’s Council, Emerging Leader
Xavier College Preparatory, Mock Trial Team Attorney Coach
Arizona Animal Welfare League and SPCA, Board Member of the League
Flinn Scholars Alumni Advisory Council, Member