Sophia Woolery

Sofia came highly recommended from a friend. He said that I would be very lucky to get her. Indeed, I was! Sofia took on my case from a previous lawyer that I was unhappy with. My divorce was typical and involved quite a bit of money. There were a lot of issues unaddressed from previous lawyer. She ...took my case, explained what was going to happen and flew with it. She felt we would be able to divorce quickly with mediation. My ex was difficult to deal with and she was able to shield me from him. She is an ethical, honest, and knowledgeable attorney. She truly cared about me. Sofia was able to get the outcome I wanted, plus, we were divorced in 4-1/2 months from the day I filed. All the above includes her wonderful paralegal, Randal. Every piece of paperwork she turned around immediately. She too was kind and caring. They both realized it was a difficult time for me and were very compassionate. I can not say enough good things about them. Indeed, I was lucky to get both Sofia and Randal. It was a great experience, and I cannot thank them enough. I highly recommend Sofia and Randal.

Sophia helped my fiance and I in a child custody case involving his two children. She was very personable, listened to our desired outcome, and continuously provided multiple approaches (aggressive and not so aggressive) as our case progressed. We started with a temporary motion hearing to essentiall...y get full custody of the kids and move them to our school district, as we provide a stable home life and their mother does not (lives in shelter and voluntarily unemployed). Unfortunately, our commissioner felt this was too aggressive and set a temporary parenting plan with 50/50 and did not want switch school districts 2 months into the school year. While this was disappointing, Sophia reassured us that if we kept doing what we're doing, and their mother also chose to do the same, we would get the outcome we want. During routine discovery, we learned the kids' mother potentially had an addiction problem based on spending habits found in bank statements. Sophia helped us use this as leverage to get an agreement to strike our scheduled trial date (would have been very expensive) and attempt to settle the case in mediation-arbitration. We also requested a chemical dependency evaluation to have a third-party opinion on the addiction. Given all the facts and that Sophia strategically chose a mediator who is familiar with Pierce County (to our benefit), we were able to settle the case in mediation (without arbitrating) and got the school district change (our #1 concern as the kids' commute to school was 1 hr to and from during our residential time and 2+ hours during their mother's residential time!!). Schedule remains 50/50 (and we were fine settling here), but we were also able to add in some additional protections i.e. treatment for mother per chemical dependency evaluation recommendations, no contact between our children and mother's abusive ex, etc. Overall, we are very pleased with how this case turned out for us and are very grateful to Sophia and her team. They were very informative and supportive, as well as conscious about our budget (simultaneously planning a wedding).

Sophia is absolutely the attorney you want supporting you! She is sharp, thoughtful, detail oriented, and perceptive. She was a fierce advocate for myself and my kids, and I felt supported and protected during the entire process. Sophia was able to navigate complex and charged situations with ease du...ring my divorce, and negotiated on my behalf in a way that was professional and respectful to all parties. She was extremely effective during mediation; the parenting plan and financial agreements that we reached met all of my goals and more. Sophia has a very cool and calm style, and her subtle yet absolute command of the negotiation process was impressive. Working with Sophia was a positive experience from start to finish. I appreciated her compassionate and collaborative approach to each decision that needed to be made. She helped give me a fresh start and find my voice again. Sophia is someone you want in your corner; I cannot recommend her more highly.

I hired Sophia to represent me in my divorce. She was immediately responsive, always explained the process in detail, and guided me thru the most difficult time in my life. Sophia understood the emotions I was feeling, and set realistic expections for what I would experience in the timeline of divo...rce. During every communication, she made me feel like my case was her #1 priority. She referred to my kids by name, and became fully engrossed in my situation. We settled my case in mediation almost one year ago, but I maintain a retainer with Sophia, knowing that I could call or email her at any moment and have her full support.