Samantha Sloane is an associate attorney at KCNF, where she represents employees in matters involving workplace discrimination, retaliation, harassment, discipline, whistleblowing, reductions-in-force (RIFs), and wrongful termination. She is dedicated to advocating for fairness in the workplace and helping clients navigate complex employment disputes.
Before joining KCNF, Samantha served as a Fellow at Murphy Anderson, PLLC, where she represented employees before the National Labor Relations Board in unfair labor practice and representation cases. She represented low-income workers in large federal wage-and-hour collective and class actions and whistleblowers in False Claims Act cases.
Samantha also clerked for the Honorable Alfred S. Irving, Jr. of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, where she worked on complex civil litigation matters, including class actions under the DC Wage Payment and Collection Law and the Minimum Wage Revision Act. Earlier in her career, she gained experience in Title IX litigation as a law clerk with a Denver-based law firm. As a legal intern, Samantha supported asylum seekers through trauma-informed legal services at TASSC International in Washington, D.C.
Samantha earned her J.D., cum laude, and M.A. in International Affairs from American University, where she was a member of the American University Law Review and the Moot Court Honor Society. She earned her B.A., magna cum laude, in Political Science from Colgate University.
An active member of the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia, Samantha co-chairs the Well-Being Committee. Samantha is also involved in the National Employment Lawyers Association and Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association.
Bar and Court Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court, Maryland
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia (WBA), Member
- Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association (MWELA), Member
- National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA), Member
Speaking Engagements
- National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA), “The Fight for Workers’ Rights – An Introduction to the Plaintiffs’ Employment Bar,” Panelist, September 2025
- DC Bar Lawyer Assistance Program, Toward Well-Being podcast episode “Hobbies are Good for Your Health,” July 2025
- American Bar Association National Conference for Lawyer Assistance Programs, I.R.A.C. (Intention, Respect and Care), “Law Student Successes on the Continued Path to Law Student Well-Being,” Panelist, October 2023
- DC Women’s Bar Association Well-Being Conference, “Law School to Law Practice: Bridging the Well-Being Gap,” Panelist, March 2023
Published Works
- Author, Resolving the Tigray Conflict: Transforming Ethno-Political Identity in Ethiopia, American University: Journal of International Service, April 29, 2022

