Roni Sokol
Attorney Profile
I’m Roni Sokol, Esq., founder and owner of The Sokol Law Firm and an experienced personal injury attorney. I practice in these areas of law because my values compel me to help and support people who are suffering through no fault of their own. When you’re hurt or suffering a loss, you should get to focus on your healing. So it’s important to have a strong legal advocate on your side to handle your personal injury claim, deal with insurance companies, resolve civil disputes and protect your rights.
When I say “I take your case personally” I mean that on a number of levels. You are important to me. Not only will I personally handle your case, but I’m the person at the other end of the telephone when you call my office. Along with my expertise, my attentive care has earned me the appreciation of my clients and the respect of my peers in Ohio and California.
Prior to staring The Sokol Law Firm, I spent two decades representing and defending insurance companies and their policyholders, and litigating general civil disputes in both Ohio and California. I also worked in-house for one of the largest insurance companies in the country, managing severe bodily injury claims in litigation. As a result, I have an intimate understanding of the claims process and how insurance adjusters evaluate cases. I know what insurers are required to do when you make a claim and when their actions constitute a breach of their obligations to their customers. I know what claims are worth and what insurers are likely to pay to resolve them. I’m expert at negotiating the best possible settlements. And I will not hesitate to take a case to trial in order to obtain exceptional results for my clients.
I’m here when you need me.
Education
- Southwestern University School of Law – Los Angeles, CA; Juris Doctor – 1995
- Law clerk to the Honorable Judges Judith C. Chirlin and C. Bernard Kaufman Los Angeles County Superior Court (1994)
- Law clerk for the licensing division of the Department of Justice – California Attorney General in Los Angeles, CA (1993)
- UCLA – Los Angeles, CA; Bachelor of Arts, Sociology – 1989
Bar Admissions
- Supreme Court of the State of California – 1995; Bar No. 178139
- The Supreme Court of Ohio – 2006; Bar No. 0081329*
- United States District Courts for all Districts of California
- United States District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, Central and Northern Districts of Ohio
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit- Ohio
* Bar exam score in the Top 25% of all 2006 Bar passers in the State of Ohio.
Activities / Volunteerism
- Court appointed public defender, Lyndhurst Municipal Court (2020-present)
- Presidential Designee to the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Foundations’ Board of Directors (2020-2021)
- Ohio Supreme Court Lawyer to Lawyer Mentoring Program, Attorney Mentor
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association’s Ethics and Professionalism Committee; Committee Member
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service, oversight committee member
- Legal Aid Society of Cleveland; Volunteer Attorney
- CMBA, Women in the Law Section, Member
- Ohio Association of Justice (OAJ); Member
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association; Member
- Susan G. Komen Foundation, fundraising volunteer
- Jewish Federation of Cleveland, fundraising volunteer
Media Appearances
Roni appears regularly in local Ohio media. She has been featured on TV _______FLESH THIS OUT; as a “Super Lawyer in the Cleveland Jewish News; with a special profile in Women of Distinction magazine, 2016; with an in-depth feature as “Attorney of the Month” in Attorney at Law magazine, January 2016; with a professional profile in Cleveland Business Connects (CBC) Magazine, September 2015;
