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Sophia Marcella Teitelbaum

Associate

Sophia Teitelbaum represents clients across all stages of litigation, including motion practice, depositions, settlement negotiations, mediation, arbitration, and trial. Sophia is committed to delivering strategic, cost-effective solutions that help clients achieve favorable results while minimizing litigation risks and expenses.

Before joining GRSM, Sophia practiced at a Chicago-based defense firm, where she successfully defended clients in trucking and transportation matters, representing motor carriers, freight brokers, and insurers. Her practice also encompassed premises liability, insurance coverage disputes, and appellate advocacy.

  • Author, The Current Split in Appellate Authority: Should Tort Law Claims Against Freight Brokers Be Preempted by the FAAA?, Transportation Lawyer, July 2023
  • Author, Seventh Circuit to Review FAAAA Preemption of Negligence Claims Against Freight Brokers, Transportation Lawyer, December 2022

  • Speaker, Understanding the Ethics of Generative AI, Transportation Lawyers Association Annual Conference, January 2025

Admissions

  • Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of Illinois

Memberships

  • Transportation Lawyers Association
  • Chicago Bar Association

Education

  • J.D., cum laude, University of Illinois – Chicago, 2022
    • Dean’s List
    • Certificate in International Human Rights Law
  • B.A., English Literature, University of Wisconsin – Madison, 2017