SPOTLIGHT RACE: Samantha Salamon for OH-HD35
Samantha Salamon is a lifelong Northfield Center resident, a celebrated victims’ rights attorney, and a proud mom. Growing up in a single-parent household, after watching her father suffer a fatal heart attack, Samantha was instilled with the values of hard work, determination, and empathy.
Samantha attended Cleveland State University on a soccer scholarship and graduated summa cum laude in social work and Middle Eastern studies in 2012. She continued her education at Cleveland State to receive her Juris Doctor in 2015.
Upon passing the bar exam, Samantha moved to Dubai to work as a real estate and corporate attorney. This new journey allowed her to work with clients from around the world while juggling the challenges of moving to a new country.
Samantha moved back to where her heart really belonged, Ohio, in 2017. She opened her own law firm, where she worked as a criminal defense attorney. While serving as a criminal defense appointed attorney, Samantha began volunteering at Asian Services in Action, Inc. (ASIA) as an immigration attorney. Soon after, Samantha joined ASIA full-time and developed a holistic legal program to give a voice to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. Now as ASIA’s Chief Counsel, Samantha has expanded her work with victims to work alongside the Ohio Attorney General's Human Trafficking Commission, the Governor's Human Trafficking Task Force, and multiple other agencies as an expert in various forms of victimization.
Samantha also serves on the Northfield Center Township Zoning Commission, the Nordonia School District Financial Activities Communication Team, the Executive Board of Family Promise - Summit County, the Chair of the Summit County Collaborative Against Human Trafficking, and as the Founder and Chair of the Ohio Victim Services Bar Association.
https://salamonforohio.com/#