Samira Khazaeli attended the University of Illinois and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Advertising in 2009. After graduation, she attended law school at Washington University School of Law. Throughout her time in law school, Ms. Khazaeli clerked for the Madison County State's Attorney's Office in the Traffic/Misdemeanor Division and the Juvenile Abuse and Neglect Division.

After graduating from Washington University, Ms. Khazaeli worked as a prosecutor for the Madison County State's Attorney's Office. During her time as a prosecutor, she prosecuted cases involving crimes against children in the Children's Justice Division.

Currently, Ms. Khazaeli works on behalf of injured plaintiffs in mass tort litigation.