Sonja McGill has extensive experience as a trial attorney in all phases of employment law, labor law, and commercial litigation. Sonja provides strategic advice and counsel on a broad range of employment issues, including recruiting, hiring, employee relations, discipline and terminations, internal investigations, leaves of absence, wage and hour compliance, labor relations, EEO compliance, contingent worker issues, and immigration.
Sonja is a seasoned mediator and negotiator, and has recently been selected to become an arbitrator. Additionally, she regularly gives presentations and seminars on employment law training programs for companies’ HR and management departments and assists with formulating and revising HR policies.
Before re-entering private practice, Sonja served as in-house counsel for HMS Holdings, Inc. and J.C. Penney Corporation. Sonja has successfully tried multiple labor and employment claims throughout the U.S. in state court, federal court, and arbitrations as the lead trial attorney throughout her career.