Reviews

Sophia jumped into a high conflict family law situation and handled the case with clarity of purpose, with a specific focus on the needs of the child. She listened, adapted, and managed to eliminate as much excess billing time as possible. She helped bring resolution to an unbearable situation, and I am grateful for her professionalism in a challenging case. I highly recommend her.

Sophia was an incredible advocate, helping to resolve issues promptly and balanced. Sophia was professional and extremely prompt with replies. Highly recommend!

Sophia stepped in at the final leg of my divorce process to help push it through and see it finalized. I had been working with a mediator whose timeline kept shifting, and tasks were not being met. The process was feeling muddy and I was taking on more responsibility than I had signed up for. We missed a court deadline, and that was the last straw. I reached out to Sophia because she had been highly recommended by a close friend, and she immediately took charge. She made space in her schedule and quickly, in a spirit of ease, polished up the final draft of the attorney documents and submitted them on time. She helped me to feel calm, and organized through the process, and helped us complete everything as hoped. I highly recommend her professional skills.

Sophia helped me navigate a new out-of-state parenting plan with my very difficult co-parent. She was proactive in finding the simplest path to the best interest of my child without getting distracted or intimidated by any of the difficult communications. She advised me wisely on all counts, and made sure I had all the information needed to make good choices. Co-parenting conflict is so intensely stressful, but after every call or email I received from Sophia, I felt very held and reconnected to the path forward.

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.

I hired Sophia for post-decree support and a Domestic Violence Protection Order (DVPO) renewal. My former attorney had moved on from private practice and I was nervous about having new representation, but I needed it. The other party is a domestic violence perpetrator and extremely challenging to deal with and - I'm terrified of him. I was looking for an attorney skilled in DV, who could cut through the noise he'd/OC would make and secure ongoing protections for my child and myself. Sophia's natural intellect and in depth knowledge of the law are a force. She was responsive, concise, and educational when I asked her to be more behind the scenes for post-decree support so I could learn how to handle things for myself when expenses were unreimbursed and piling up or he violated the no contact order. She took point to litigate the DVPO renewal, made an argument for and won a five year renewal. It's a tremendous relief. I'm so glad I found Sophia. While I hope that things quiet down with the five-year renewal and I won't need as much support for now, it's reassuring to know Sophia is in my corner when I do.

Divorce - never easy. Sophia was amazing to work with. She was determined to get the best outcome for me and she did exactly that! She guided me each step of the way and developed the best strategy for my particular case. She is a fierce negotiator! She does not back down when things get hard. I am grateful for her knowledge of the law and for her compassion when I was struggling to get through the process. I HIGHLY recommend Sophia. She will have your back.

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 essentially 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).

I have used Sophia for my family law case for several years and she's helped navigate some tricky negotiations. I appreciate that she is very detail-oriented and pragmatic about her advice, but ultimately with an eye toward letting her clients choose the path that makes the most sense to them. I would recommend Sophia without hesitation to anyone looking for help with a family law case.

Sophia is bright, rational, confident and all-around rockstar. Going above and beyond for others is simply her nature and I'm so fortunate to be able to leverage her expertise. She's truly a trustworthy individual which is invaluable in this industry.

Would highly recommend working with Ms. Woolery. Appreciated her attention to detail, care and follow-up.

Sophia is an amazing attorney to work with. I could not be happier with my decision to have her represent me. Sophia is ethical, knowledgeable, honest, caring, and professional. I was served with a very unordinary and complex parenting plan and child support case from the opposing counsel. Sophia went above and beyond to ensure I had a fair case for my child and kept me updated throughout the entire process. She was there for me every step of the way. She explained everything in detail and made the process less intimidating. I am so grateful for Sophia’s approach and tenacity in seeing my case through. Thank you, Sophia for all your hard work and handling this complex case with your expertise and for truly going above and beyond to help me and most importantly, my child. I highly recommend Sophia as a family law attorney!