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Krista Mathis

Virginia State Bar


Krista M. Mathis Samuels serves as Assistant Ethics Counsel at the Virginia State Bar. Prior to joining the VSB, Krista was in private practice, first with a small Richmond firm immediately after law school, and then for nearly 14 years at her own solo practice where she focused on juvenile and mental health law. She left private practice in 2020 to work with the Virginia Office of the Attorney General representing agencies within the Virginia Department of Health and Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and joined the VSB in October 2022. Krista graduated from the University of Virginia with majors in psychology and government in 2000 and received her JD from the University of Richmond in 2003.