Samantha House-Benjamin is an accomplished lawyer who wanted to get involved with an organization that helps people in our community. When she was approached to join the board of the Beacon Mental Health Foundation, she agreed quickly, and has distinguished herself as an active member, serving as Secretary this year.
A Northland resident since she moved to Kansas City nearly 25 years ago, she is admitted to the bars of 4 states (Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas). Her practice focuses on defending clients in Workers’ Compensation cases. She takes a proactive role in her practice, educating her clients on ways to reduce their number of claims and how to minimize their overall exposure. Her view is that the best way to lower the cost of Workers’ Compensation cases is to avoid them.
Proactivity is an obvious trait in Samantha. She describes herself as having an A+ personality and started college when she was 16. She decided she wanted to be a lawyer when she was 8 years old, and pursuing her education was the means to that end. Her favorite part of the law is forming a story out of the facts that each case presents.
When asked if she encounters mental health issues in her legal practice, Ms. Benjamin-House, she said, “I encounter people dealing with PTSD or depression, or both, frequently,” she says. By getting cases resolved quickly and fairly, she hopes that the injured are able to get the help they need and move forward past their injuries.
When she first joined the Beacon Foundation Board, she was surprised to see the range of services and consumers. “There are so many ways that Beacon helps people, and there are programs for young children all the way up to the older members of the community. It’s really impressive!” she says. She also loves helping out on the Katf Scholarship Fund, which helps our employees pursue further education and certifications.
Beacon could not help as many people as we do without the support of people like Samantha Benjamin-House, who manage to juggle busy careers and personal lives, to help others thrive in the Northland.
