Samantha Maqai Alecozay

Samantha Alecozay is the founding attorney of Alecozay Law Firm, PLLC. Ms. Alecozay practices in the areas of corporate law and corporate bankruptcy. Additionally, she is a certified mediator. Prior to forming her practice, Ms. Alecozay received her Bachelors in Music from the University of the Incarnate Word and her Juris Doctorate from St. Mary's School of Law, where she graduated with a pro bono service award and women in law leadership recognition.

 

In addition to practicing law, Ms. Alecozay is a Professor-in-Residence at St. Mary's School of Law, where she teaches Secured Transactions, Contract Drafting, and other upper-level commercial courses.

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Alecozay frequently volunteers her time providing no-cost legal services to local music education programs to promote the arts. She also volunteers with non-profit professional development programs, offering educational materials and delivering guest lectures.

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Ms. Alecozay's hobbies include advanced culinary arts, sketch art, operatic voice performance, classic cars, and cigars.

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EDUCATION:

St. Mary’s School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, J.D., May 2020
The University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas
B.A. in Music, December 2016

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COURTS ADMITTED:

Western District of Texas Federal Bankruptcy Court

Supreme Court of Texas

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PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITIONS:

2023 Rising Star Lawyer - Scene In S.A.

2025 Best S.A. Lawyer; Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Finance - Scene in S.A.

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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ASSOCIATIONS:

Practicing Faculty, St. Mary's School of Law

San Antonio Bankruptcy Bar Association

The Hon. LEK Bankruptcy American Inn of Court

Business Law Section of the State Bar of Texas

Bankruptcy Law Section State Bar of Texas

Texas Bar College

San Antonio Chamber of Commerce

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PUBLICATIONS:

Author: The Small Business Killer: How FinCEN Enforcement of the CTA Could Destroy the Last Bastion of the American Dream, 12 Lincoln Memorial U. L. Rev. 1 (2024). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4974553 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4974553.

Co-Author/Co-Speaker: Subchapter V of the Bankruptcy Code: A Breakthrough, The Hon. LEK Bankruptcy American Inn of Court, CLE – January 2022

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St. Mary's School of Law Profile: https://law.stmarytx.edu/academics/faculty/samantha-alecozay/