Samantha Baynes

Samantha Baynes

Dallas, TX recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Ones to Watch since 2023
Godwin Bowman PC

7 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation Family Law Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation

Biography

Samantha Baynes is an Associate Attorney in the Dallas office of Godwin Bowman PC. Ms. Baynes’ primary focus is on Family Law. Her practice areas include divorce, child custody and support disputes, enforcements, modifications of prior orders, and premarital agreements.

Samantha received her J.D. from Baylor University Law School and a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in English, summa cum laude, with concentration in writing, rhetoric and literacy from the Ohio State University. While studying at Baylor, she received Dean’s Academic Excellence Full-Tuition Scholarship. During law school, Samantha served as judicial intern for the Hon. Judge Martin Hoffman of the 68th Civil District Court, and clerked with Dunnam & Dunnam, a general litigation firm in Waco, Texas. In 2019 Samantha joined Godwin Bowman as a summer law clerk in the family law section.

Godwin Bowman PC

7 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • Baylor University, J.D., graduated 2020
  • The Ohio State University, B.A.

  • Texas, State Bar of Texas

  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas
  • Baylor University, J.D., graduated 2020
  • The Ohio State University, B.A.
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Family Law
  • Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation
Awards:
  • Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers, 2026

  • Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch, 2023-2026

    • Lawdragon 500 X - The Next Generation, 2025

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