Samantha A. Kopacz
Education
Wayne State University Law School (J.D., 2007)
New York University (B.A., cum laude, with honors in Economics, 2004)
Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School (2000)
Bar and Court Admissions
State Bar of Michigan
U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court, Eastern & Western Districts of Michigan
Professional Associations
State Bar of Michigan
Other Professional Experience
Summer Associate, Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Dunlap, P.C., Summer 2006
Judicial Intern, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, the Honorable Nancy G. Edmunds, Summer 2005
Publications and Presentations
Co-Author, Impact of Health Care Reform on Group Health Plans - The First Years, Newsletter of the Michigan Health Care Human Resources Association (Winter 2011)
Author, Health Care Reform: What Employers Need to Know Now, Fraser Trebilcock News (October 2010)
Presenter, Health Care Reform: What Small Employers Need to Know, Holt Alliance Meeting (October 2010)
Presenter, Health Care Reform: An Overview of Taxation, Group Health Plan and Administrative Issues, Greater Lansing Estate Planning Council Meeting (October 2010)
Co-Author, Health Reform Also Amended the Fair Labor Standards Act, Greater Lansing Business Monthly (August 2010)
Presenter, Health Care Reform and its Impact on Group Health Plans—The First Years, Michigan Society of Association Executives 2010 Annual Meeting (July 2010)
Author, Impact of Health Care Reform Law on Group Health Plans, Greater Lansing Business Monthly (June 2010)
Co-Author, The Latest About the COBRA Subsidy Extension, About.com—A Guide to Human Resources (February 2010)
Co-Author, Changes to the Nonprofit Corporation Act Allow For Electronic Communication, Fraser Trebilcock's Law & Business Report (April 2008)
Community Activities
United States Tennis Association
Lansing 150 History Committee (2009)
Student Attorney in Wayne State University's Small Business & Nonprofit Clinic (2007)
Lymphoma Research Foundation (2002-2003)
New York University Women's Varsity Soccer Team (2000-2002)