Sonia J. Taylor is known for delivering strategic, cost-effective legal counsel and building trusted client relationships. Sonia advises and defends employers in internal investigations, administrative proceedings, arbitrations, and litigation involving claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and wage-and-hour violations, including representative and class actions.
- Navigating Complex Employment Law: Best Practices for Hiring and Firing in the Current Litigation – Forward Environment, GRSM Legal Education Conference, Los Angeles, CA, June 2024
- Navigating Complex Employment Law: Best Practices for Hiring and Firing in the Current Litigation-Forward Environment, GRSM Legal Education Conference, Los Angeles, CA, June 2023
Admissions
- California
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Community Involvement
- Burbank Commissioner for the Civic Pride Committee, August 2009 to May 2016
- Friends of the Library, 2012-Present
Education
- J.D., Seattle University School of Law, 2008
- B.A., cum laude, Political Science, University of Southern California, 2003
Honors
- 2016 Pasadena Top Attorney
- 2010 Attorney of the Year, Lurie & Park
- Immigration Law Clinic, Participant Spring 2007
- Political Science Honor Society, Member Fall 2002, Spring 2003, Fall 2003
- Blackstonians Pre-Law Honor Society, Member Fall 2002, Spring 2003, Fall 2003
Languages
- Spanish