Samantha Burnett
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Samantha Burnett has been hired as the first full-time city attorney for Mt. Juliet. She comes to the city from serving as an associate at the Howell & Fisher, PLLC law firm for the past five years and will replace the previously contracted legal services for the city. Burnett served as a public safety officer in Rockford, Mich., for three years, and has defended cases related to civil rights, governmental immunity, municipal liability, First Amendment law, real estate and employment matters. She holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Ferris State University and her law degree from Western Michigan University’s Thomas M. Cooley Law School.