Biography
Sophia Holley advocates for a wide variety of business clients, including large financial institutions and other business clients both inside and outside the Cincinnati area. She has experience in all aspects of commercial litigation, including depositions, oral argument, motion practice, written discovery, trial preparation, trials, and appellate litigation. Sophia has successful first-chair trial experience to both the jury and the bench, and has tried cases in both federal and state courts throughout the country. Sophia devotes a portion of her practice to employment litigation, and has successfully represented both employees and employers in non-compete disputes. Sophia also represents companies and individuals in real estate litigation, and has obtained favorable results for her clients in litigation surrounding real estate, eminent domain, zoning disputes, and real estate taxation.
Sophia serves on the firm’s Women’s Initiative Committee, and is an active member of the Gender Equity Committee of the Cincinnati Federal Bar Association, which was created to increase the number of female attorneys (and, by extension, young attorneys in general) who argue in court. Prior to attending law school, Sophia advocated in the non-profit sector as the Communications & Outreach Coordinator at the Homeless and Housing Coalition of Kentucky. She was also a founding member of the executive planning committee for Louisville’s Stand Down/Project Homeless Connect, an event which provides resources to homeless veterans. Sophia has fenced with the University of Kentucky and University of Louisville, and is the former president of the University of Kentucky Taekwondo club.