Samah T. Abukhodeir

Faculty Fellow


Phone305-348-4100

Emailsabukho@fiu.edu

DisciplinePsychology, Law

Samah T. Abukhodeir

Biography

Samah (“Sam”) Abukhodeir, J.D., is an Adjunct Professor for The Honors College, teaching Epistemology to first year honors students. Ms. Abukhodeir has also taught Probate, Guardianship, and Estate Planning in the Medical Legal Guardianship Clinic at Florida International University College of Law.

She obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology with a Minor in Arabic and Child Development from Florida State University and is fluent in English and Arabic.

When she is not teaching, she is running her law firm, The Florida Probate & Family Law Firm. Sam obtained her Juris Doctor from Florida International University College of Law, where she was on the Dean’s List and earned two CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Islamic/Sharia Law and Judicial Externship.

Mrs. Abukhodeir practices in the areas of Estates, Trusts, Guardianships, Estate Planning, Elder Law, and Family Law.