Sonya Ostovar - Manhattan Beach, CA

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California
    J.D.
    Honors: Certificate in the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution
    Honors: CALI Award for Excellence in the Course Psychology of Conflict
    Law Journal: Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal, Senior Editor

• Non Legal Education

  • University of California, Los Angeles
    B.A.
    Honors: magna cum laude
    Honors: Departmental Honors in Philosophy
    Major: Philosophy

Past Positions

• Honorable Michael Jesic in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Judicial Extern
• Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Habeas Corpus Litigation Team, Law Clerk

Pro Bono Activities

• Neighborhood Legal Services’ Self-Help Center, Volunteer

Published Works

Articles

• Extending SOL for sexual assault victims is an important step, Daily Journal, October 23, 2019
  
• Protecting Your Plaintiff in Sexual-Misconduct Cases, The Advocate, April, 2020
  

Bar Admissions

• California

Other Affiliations

• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (Member)
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Law School Outreach Committee (Vice-Chair)
• Consumer Attorneys of California (Member)
• Iranian American Lawyers Association, Board of Directors
• National Crime Victim Bar Association (Member)