Samantha Dammer is an accomplished leader with a proven track record of business development, directing startup sales and marketing, recruiting, training, coaching and managing professionals.  

Ms. Dammer graduated first in her class from St. Xavier University in Chicago with a degree in English Literature in 1995.  Thereafter, she attended law school at Valparaiso University School of Law, where she was the Executive Symposium Editor for the law review, and authored a published note which proposed a constitutional regulation of computer-generated child pornography.  Her note has been cited several times by legal scholars as well as by the United States Supreme Court when the high court made its decision on that issue in 2003.  Ms. Dammer graduated from Valpo Law School Magna Cum Laude in 1998. 

Immediately after graduation from law school, Samantha Dammer started her own general practice law firm in Orland Park, a suburb of Chicago.  Within the first year, Ms. Dammer’s law firm, The Law Offices of Samantha L. Friel & Associates, P.C. became a leader in providing legal services in the south Chicagoland suburbs.  Ms. Dammer quickly concentrated her practice in real estate and domestic relations law.  She has closed over 700 real estate transactions, both residential and commercial.  In addition, she earned the trust of over 300 divorce and custody clients, who appreciated her sincerity, frank approach to the case, and aggressive, zealous representation.  With a limited marketing budget, Ms. Dammer strategically planned and executed a tactical market emergence process which resulted in immediate name recognition within three years after the firm’s inception.

In 2001, Ms. Dammer founded All-American Real Estate Group, a residential real estate brokerage which she owned and operated for several years.  With a team of fourteen real estate agents, Ms. Dammer utilized a hands-on managerial approach to ensuring the success of her agents.  Through forging strategic alliances with lenders, title companies and other entities, Samantha Dammer developed a reputation as a broker that could be trusted to “get the job done.”  By taking an active interest in each agent’s career and providing mentorship as well as financial backing, Dammer increased the brokerage’s revenue by at least 20% each year.

Throughout her career in Chicago, Samantha Dammer has always been recognized for her commitment to leadership roles in the community.  Examples of her community involvement include:

St. Xavier University, Board of Directors, Alumni Association (1998-2001, 2003-2005), Professional Conduct Committee, Illinois State Bar Association. 2001-2005. Secretary, 2004-2005, Board Commissioner, Orland Park Civic Center Authority, 2003-2005, Secretary, South Suburban Bar Association. 2003-2004. Board Member, 2000-2004. Chair, Scholarship Committee, Board of Directors, Orland Park Area Chamber of Commerce, 1999 to 2005. 2004 Chair, Scholarship Committee. 2002 Chair, Fashion Show Committee, Board of Directors, Tinley Park Chamber of Commerce, 1999-2001. Chair, Ambassador Committee, Board of Directors, I-80 Regional YMCA. 1999 to 2002, Board of Directors, Southwest Suburban United Way (formerly United Way of Southwest Cook County). 1999 to 2004, Member, Kiwanis Club of Orland  Park, 1999-2005, Volunteer speaker, South Suburban Family Shelter, Featured in National Register’s “Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals” 2002 Edition.

In 2005, Ms. Dammer sold All-American Real Estate Group and took a hiatus from the practice of law in order to move her family to Tampa, Florida.  In 2007, after working for two Florida real estate companies in a corporate environment, Ms. Dammer launched her own full-service real estate brokerage.  Quicksilver Real Estate Group prides itself on flexibility and agility in an ever-changing market.  As an investor-friendly brokerage, Quicksilver assists investors of all experience levels in building a strong real estate portfolio.

Ms. Dammer actively serves as Secretary of Wheels of Success, a not-for-profit organization devoted to providing vehicles for working families.  She is a member of the Greater Tampa Area Realtor Association as well as the National Association of Realtors.

Ms. Dammer is married to Rick Dammer and they have two children, Annabelle Lee and Alexandra Rain.  Ms. Dammer resides in Tampa Palms.  Her personal interests include gardening, cooking, travel and reading pretty much everything.