Sapientia Law Group is pleased to announce that Sonia Miller-Van Oort has been designated as a State Chair for the prestigious national Council on Litigation Management. The State Chair is a leadership role within the Council on Litigation Management (CLM) whose purpose is to assist in the development and growth of the Council, foster communications locally, and provide more opportunities to participate. State Chairs also establish and monitor CLM Strategic Affiliations for state and local organizations/associations.

CLM is a nonpartisan alliance comprised of thousands of corporations, insurance companies, Corporate Counsel, Litigation and Risk Managers, claims professionals and attorneys.  Through education and collaboration, the organization’s goals are to create a common interest in the legal representation of companies and to promote and further the highest standards of litigation management in pursuit of client defense.  Selected attorneys and law firms are extended membership by invitation only based on nominations from CLM Fellows.

Sonia Miller-Van Oort is one of the founding attorneys of Sapientia Law Group, an 11-attorney law firm in the Twin Cities.  She primarily represents businesses and manufacturers in commercial litigation, employment-related litigation, and in the defense of product liability claims.  Ms. Miller-Van Oort is also active in the local and state bar associations and previously served as the Hennepin County Bar Association’s 89^th President and its first Latino President.

Contact:          Sarah Oquist

Sapientia Law Group

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