About Samantha
Samantha Granderson earned her law degree from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, completing her J.D. in 2005 after beginning studies in 2001. A decade after graduating, she returned to formal study and completed mediation coursework at Prince George's County Community College in 2016. The two-step academic path points to a lawyer who continued to refine her tools long after earning the diploma.
Her time in law school coincided with a period of legal shifts that reshaped practice in Maryland. The curriculum at Francis King Carey covered the core doctrinal subjects expected of any practicing attorney, while the later mediation training added methods for resolving disputes outside the courtroom. That combination has informed how she approaches client problems: respect for legal doctrine paired with an eye for negotiated solutions.
Granderson has practiced under Maryland jurisdiction. Records show she is authorized to practice in the state, and her professional activities have remained centered there. Over the years she has represented clients, advised on legal strategy and employed alternative dispute-resolution techniques learned in her mediation coursework. Her legal work has balanced advocacy and efforts to resolve matters without protracted litigation when appropriate.
Colleagues describe her as methodical in preparing cases and pragmatic in exploring settlement options. She tends to frame disputes by separating the legal issues from the practical ones. That approach allows clients to see both the legal risk and the paths to resolution. The mediation training she pursued in 2016 provided formal techniques she now applies when discussions rather than adjudication will better serve a client.
Outside the courtroom, Granderson has engaged in continuing legal education and professional development activities in Maryland. Those commitments reflect an interest in staying current on changes in law and procedure. She balances that ongoing learning with day-to-day client work, handling matters that require both analytical legal writing and interpersonal negotiation.
She is licensed to practice in Maryland and draws on her mediation training to guide her current practice in the state.
