Sofia represents public and private entities in a wide range of labor and employment matters, including collective bargaining, grievances, unfair labor practice complaints, federal and state employment law compliance, wage and hour claims, and wrongful termination. Sofia appears before a wide range of federal and state agencies, including the Washington State Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and in state and federal court. Sofia began her practice as a criminal prosecutor and later served as an assistant city attorney. She continues to assist her public clients with general municipal law matters, including compliance with public records law. 

• Speaker, Association of Washington Cities (AWC) Labor Relations Institute, "Fitness-for-Duty: Walking the Medical-Legal Tightrope," May 2013
• Speaker, Washington Association of Public Records Officers (WAPRO) Spring Conference, "Personnel Records: Hot Issues and Practical Solutions," April 2013
• Panelist, Washington Public Employer Labor Relations Association (WAPELRA) Spring Conference, "Clear Contract Language," March 2013
• Speaker, Association of Washington Cities (AWC) Labor Relations Institute, "Employee Information and Public Records Disclosure Obligations," April 2012
• Panelist, Washington Association of Public Records Officers (WAPRO) Spring Training, "Public Records Requests and Personnel Records," April 2012
• Speaker, Washington Public Employer Labor Relations Association (WAPELRA) Fall Conference, "Are your Fitness for Duty Practices Fit for Duty?", September 2011
• Speaker, National Business Institute, "Current Challenges in Local Government Law: Human Resources Issues," November 2010
• Panelist, Washington Association of Public Records Officers (WAPRO) Fall Training, "Personnel Records," October 2010
• Speaker, Association of Washington Cities (AWC) Labor Relations Institute, "Legal Ramifications of the Social Media Explosion: An Employer's Guide" April 2010
• Speaker, Washington State Transit Insurance Pool (WSTIP) webinar, "Curbing Absenteeism: Using Recent Change to the FMLA to the Employer's Advantage," December 2009
• Speaker, Washington Public Employer Labor Relations Association (WAPELRA) Fall Conference, "FLSA Hot Topics: Donning and Doffing, Furloughs, Take Home Vehicles & Training," September 2009
• Panelist, MAMAS Brown Bag Luncheon, "Perceptions of Women in the Legal Profession," May 2009

• American Bar Association
• Washington State Bar Association
• King County Bar Association
• Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys (WSAMA)
• WSAMA Amicus Committee

• Seattle University School of Law Presidential Scholarship
• Seattle University School of Law Dean’s List honors
• Four CALLI awards for first in class at Seattle University School of Law
• Georgetown University Dean’s List honor

• Yakima YWCA (board member, 2004–2008, Treasurer 2005–2007)
• Seattle Repertory Theatre Crew (board member, 2009–2010)

• Seattle University School of Law, (J.D., 2001, summa cum laude)
• Georgetown University (B.A., history and philosophy, 1996)

• Washington State
• United States District Court, Western District of Washington
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Washington
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit