Sapientia Law Group
Sonia Miller-Van Oort is a seasoned legal professional with extensive experience in various leadership roles. As a Founding Member of Sapientia Law Group since March 2011 and Co-Owner of Woodlines since 2000, Sonia has demonstrated entrepreneurial acumen. Leadership extends to serving as President of the Minnesota State Bar Association from July 2017 to January 2018 and involvement with the International Spanish Language Academy's Board of Directors from June 2007 to September 2014, where Sonia chaired the Strategic Planning Committee and contributed to significant school initiatives. Additionally, Sonia's prior experience includes being a Partner at Flynn, Gaskins & Bennett LLP and holding positions at other prestigious law firms. Educational credentials include a Juris Doctor from Indiana University Maurer School of Law and a Bachelor’s degree in Government and Russian from the University of Notre Dame.
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Sapientia Law Group
Sapientia Law Group was formed by a group of experienced lawyers from “big firms” to small, who independently arrived at one conclusion: The old law firm model is broken; there has to be a better way. This sentiment was not confined simply to the age-old criticism of billable hours, but extended to traditional firm infrastructures, value systems, compensation models, and an inability to achieve meaningful diversity. Rather than simply observe this problem, Sapientia Law Group was created to take action, and to offer a better solution for our clients. Our name means “wisdom” in Latin, and our actions put wisdom in flight. Sapientia attorneys and staff have all worked for successful law firms, but share the belief that traditional practices are not adapting to client needs. They aren’t listening. They aren’t changing. Each team member shares the vision of a modern, client-centric law firm. Sapientia takes an innovative, collaborative, efficient, and common sense approach to meeting its clients’ needs. We reinforce this by compensating based on client satisfaction. And we innovate further from there. Our team is experienced, diverse, collaborative, and successful. Together, our staff provides a new and better way to serve clients, and individually we each contribute to this mission in our own way. When you choose Sapientia, you may work with an individual, but you benefit from the collective wisdom of our team.