Education
- University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., cum laude
- University of Mississippi, B.A. in International Studies, cum laude
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi
FormanWatkins is dedicated to creating solutions to each case that are "out of the box” and Sam Kapoor is an associate who embodies that very principle. Having grown up in Japan and being the daughter of Indian immigrants, Sam has overcome many challenges that have empowered her to be a hard working attorney with passion and drive to look for solutions in deep, complicated issues. She speaks Hindi, English, and Japanese, and offers rare perspective and creativity to her clients for whom she cares deeply. Sam grew up believing that unwavering commitment and service can truly inspire change. She became a lawyer because she wanted to join a profession that has a collective ability to positively inspire change in their community locally and nationally, and she works toward this goal every day. Clients can expect to be fully taken care of with Sam as their advocate, because not only is she knowledgeable and ready to work, but she truly wants to find innovative solutions that help and inspire her clients and their businesses.
Professional Recognition
News & Knowledge
- November 30, 2020
2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Read More - March 20, 2020
Employment Law Update – COVID-19 and the Workplace: An Employer’s Quick Guide
Read More - March 2, 2020
FormanWatkins Runs the Mississippi Blues Marathon
Read More - February 28, 2020
Forest Products Team Wins Summary Judgment
Read More - January 24, 2020
Upchurch, McGuffey, and Kapoor Selected to MBJ 2019 Leadership in Law Class
Read More - July 1, 2019
Kapoor and White Win Pro Bono Criminal Trial
Read More - June 6, 2019
Employment Law Update: Failure to File Charge of Discrimination Is Not The Death Knell For A Discrimination Lawsuit
Read More - March 12, 2019
Employment Law Update: Spring Has Sprung Proposed Overtime Rule and Confusion Over Wellness Incentives
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Professional Recognition
- Selected to Mid-South Rising Stars (2020)
- Selected as one of Mississippi Business Journal‘s 2019 Leaders in Law
Publications
- “COVID-19 and the Workplace: An Employer’s Quick Guide,” Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP News Blog, March 2020.
- Lifting the Corporate Veil: Hobby Lobby and its Implications, University of Mississippi School of Law Business Law Newsletter, May 2016.
Law School Honors & Awards
- Editor-in-Chief of Business Law Newsletter
- American Bar Association Business Law Judicial Clerkship Winner (2016)
- James Oliver Eastland Scholarship recipient
- Mississippi Bar Family Law Section Scholarship recipient
Previous Experience
- Law Clerk to the Honorable Judge Christine Ward, Commerce and Complex Commercial Litigation Court of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Mississippi Access to Justice, intern
- The University of Mississippi Innocence Project, student attorney
- MacArthur Justice Clinic, student attorney