Overview

Samantha Lester is a first-year associate in Chapman's pooling program, which provides new attorneys the opportunity to work across practice areas on a wide range of transactions and financing issues before deciding on a practice focus. Samantha participated in Chapman's summer associate program in 2025.

Prior to joining Chapman as an attorney, Samantha participated in the firm's Finance Law Development Program as an analyst, where she assisted attorneys and professional staff in market research, knowledge management, closings, and deal documentation.

Admitted

Illinois

Education

Boston College Law School, J.D., 2026

  • Editor-in-Chief, U.C.C. Reporter-Digest

Indiana University, B.A., 2021

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