Sonya Ostovar - Manhattan Beach, CA

Awards and Honors

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Education

Current Employment Position(s)

• Managing Partner

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
  
• Interview with Lawyer Monthly about the impact of AB 218
  
• “Victims of sexual violence can use the law to take back their power;” The Advocate, March 2024
  

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)
• American Association for Justice (AAJ), Member
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), Board of Governors, Chair of New Lawyers Committee, 2024 - 2025
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), Board of Governors, Vice Chair of New Lawyers Committee, 2022 - 2023