Samantha Galina

Member

Samantha Galina is an associate attorney with the Employment Law and Civil Rights firm, Butler Curwood PLC. Sam represents employees in matters including discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace, as well as wage theft.

Prior to joining the firm, she clerked for the Honorable Phillip L. Hairston and Honorable D. Eugene Cheek in Richmond Circuit Court. During law school, she served under the Governor’s Counsel to Governor Ralph Northam where she assisted in the Commission to Examine Racial Inequity in the law.  Sam also interned for the Virginia Office of the Attorney General-Solicitor General where she assisted on the Equal Rights Amendment Litigation.

Sam is also on the Board of the Metro Richmond Women’s Bar Association and Local Ecotypes Richmond Natives (LERN). In her free time, Sam enjoys gardening, cooking and volunteering.

What does human rights mean to you?

I would say human rights are fundamental rights inherent to all of us human beings, regardless of our race, sex & gender, nationality, ethnicity, religion, disability or any other status. Human rights are a powerful tool to protect those who are oppressed, marginalized, or treated unfairly for an immutable characteristic.