Biography
Sophia Holley, a partner in the firm's Litigation Group, 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 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 has successfully represented clients in real estate litigation, obtaining favorable results for her clients in litigation surrounding real estate, eminent domain, zoning disputes, and real estate taxation. She also has trial experience in both defending and prosecuting hearings for preliminary injunctive relief, including the successful representation of both employees and employers in non-compete disputes.
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. Sophia earned her J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 2013, Order of the Coif, Law Review Executive Board and earned her B.A. from the University of Kentucky in 2008, magna cum laude. She is admitted to practice law in Ohio and Kentucky.
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.