She practices in the Energy Litigation and Admiralty and Maritime groups. Prior to joining Kean Miller LLP, Sonia practiced at a national law firm in Los Angeles, California where she gained experience in federal and state mass toxic tort, commercial litigation and employment litigation. In 2001, Sonia served as a judicial clerk for Judge Steve Dobrescu and Judge Dan Papez of the Seventh Judicial District Court of Nevada. The following year, she served as judicial clerk for Justice Cliff Young, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada. Sonia recieved her J.D. from the San Diego School of Law in 2001 where she was the student comments editor of the San Diego International Law Journal. She earned her B.A. in Economics from California State University, Fullerton in 1994.