Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae
Senior Content Editor, Journal of Law and Gender
Articles Editor, Harvard Law and Policy Review
Secretary, American Constitution Society
Awards: Solomon Asch Award for Research in Psychology
Major: Psychology Minors: Mathematics, Interpretation Theory
Washington, D.C. (active)
Pennsylvania (inactive)
Admitted to practice before the Fourth and Second Circuits
Autistic Self Advocacy Network, the leading national disability rights organization run by and for autistic people in the United States
Not Dead Yet, a nonprofit dedicated to opposing disability discrimination in medical and end-of-life contexts
Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, a federal advisory board tasked with coordinating federal and private autism research activities and services programs. (2014-2019, 2021-2024)
Health Care Decisions Act Drafting Committee (2021-2023)
Advisory Board, National Center for Disability and Pregnancy Research at Brandeis University
Legal Director, 2022-2024. Led the legal and policy operations of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit tasked with advocacy for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in D.C. Supervised and provided legal services provision to people with disabilities seeking alternatives to guardianship; managed contract to provide legal services to people with disabilities in need of assistance with benefits advocacy; participated in local advocacy coalitions; managed National Resource Center for Supported Decision-Making and Jenny Hatch Justice Project.
Legal Director, 2013-2022. Led legal and public policy division of the nation’s leading advocacy organization by and for people with developmental disabilities. Responsibilities included developing official recommendations on prospective legislation and regulation; development of materials for advocates to improve healthcare for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities; publication of policy updates and analysis; participation in litigation, administrative enforcement, and amicus efforts on matters with the potential for widespread impact on autistic community; and outreach to organizational and grassroots advocacy community on matters of public importance.
Associate, 2012-2013. Represented plaintiffs and defendants in large-scale structured finance and patent litigation in both federal court and International Trade Commission.
Legal Fellow, 2010–2012. Represented individuals with psychiatric disabilities and their families in class actions, federal administrative complaints, and matters promoting access to treatment, community integration, education of students with mental disabilities, and access to employment and professional licensure. Participated on Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities task force on employment. Reviewed pending legislation, wrote policy memoranda, and advised policy group on matters of statutory interpretation.
Law Clerk to Judge William H. Yohn Jr., 2009–2010. Drafted opinions and orders on dispositive motions in civil cases and habeas petitions.
English (native speaker)
French (intermediate)
Czech (conversational)
Jenny Hatch, Samantha Crane, & Jonathan Martinis. Unjustified Isolation Is Discrimination: The Olmstead Case Against Overbroad and Undue Organizational and Public Guardianship. Inclusion Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 65–74 (June 2015)
Samantha Crane. Is Guardianship Reform Enough? Next Steps in Policy Reforms to Promote Self-Determination Among People with Disabilities. 8 Journal of International Aging Law and Policy 177-210 (2015)