Bio

Illinois Licensed Attorney

Sonia Mann has been with Parikh Law Group since 2012. She has over thirteen years of litigation experience. Prior to joining PLG, Sonia attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor where she obtained a B.A. in Economics and Finance. She went on to attend law school at Wayne State University Law School in Michigan and graduated in 2005. Since then, Sonia worked with two of the largest Plaintiffs’ personal injury law firms in downtown Chicago. As a litigator, she specialized in personal injury matters for over ten years, and provided legal services for clients who were victims of medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, auto accidents, wrongful death and workers compensation cases. Sonia’s passion for advocating for and protecting the rights of the elderly population and individuals who have been injured, abused or neglected fueled her commitment to obtaining favorable outcomes. In addition, for the past 5 years Sonia has focused her practice primarily in Immigration, and she has gained extensive knowledge and obtained successful outcomes for several clients in matters of EB-5, I-30, I-485 and many other USCIS visa and residency categories. She has written a number of articles on immigration and her work has been published in various newspapers and digital media.

As part PLG, Sonia’s skilled expertise has been a great asset and has directly benefitted our clients. She has worked on thousands of cases during her career and has obtained in excess of $9 million in favorable settlements and judgments for her clients and their families through working with insurance companies and utilizing alternative dispute resolution techniques such as mediations and pre-trials.

Education

Wayne State University Law School – J.D. 2005

University of Michigan –B.A. Economics – 2002

Bar Admissions: State of Illinois – 2005, State of Michigan – 2011, Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois – 2005

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association (ABA)
Illinois State Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Indian-American Bar Association
National Asian Pacific Bar Association (NAPABA)
Asian Pacific Bar Association of Columbus (APABA-CO)
South Asian Bar Association of Chicago (SABA)