About Sofia Law LLC

About Attorney

Mary Sofia

Mary Sofia is a criminal defense attorney based in Portland, Oregon, and the founding partner of Sofia Law LLC.

Sofia Law LLC’s mission is to provide superior representation to clients facing criminal prosecution.

After more than a decade doing this important work, Mary understands how stressful being criminally prosecuted is for her clients. Mary also understands how being convicted of a crime can impact a person’s life. She has watched far too many clients lose out on jobs, struggle to get safe and affordable housing, lose their right to possess firearms, lose out on educational scholarships, fail background checks, be denied a passport, and lose other opportunities for a bright future because of past criminal convictions. After seeing their struggles, Mary created Ghost Your Past (SM) in order to help people leave their past behind them. Everyone deserves a second chance and a bright future.

Professional Memberships (Past & Present)

  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | Member

  • Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association | Member and Publications Committee Member

  • Oregon Women Lawyers (OWLS) | Member

  • Multnomah County Bar Association | Member

  • Washington County Bar Association | Member

  • Douglas County Bar Association | Member

Speaking Engagements

  • Juvenile Law Training Academy | Juvenile Justice Sentencing Reform: Requiring the Government to Treat Youths like Youths (2019)

  • Annual Juvenile Law Conference | Limiting the State's Power to Remove Children & Requiring the Recording of Juvenile Interrogations (2019)

  • Lewis & Clark Law School's Criminal Justice Reform Clinic | Legislative Advocacy in the Criminal Justice World (2019)

  • OCDLA's Annual Summer Conference 2019 | Legislative Update on Passing Juvenile Justice Reform & Fixing the Broken Public Defense System in Oregon (2019)

  • OCDLA's Annual Summer Conference 2018 | Changing the Law to Allow the Reinstatement of Parental Rights after Termination (2018)

  • OCDLA's Annual Summer Conference 2017 | Grand Jury Recording in Oregon and the Safety & Savings Act (2017)

  • Clackamas County Criminal Defense Bar Association Meeting| 2017 Legislative Update for the Clackamas Indigent Defense Consortium (2017)

  • Lewis & Clark Law School's Criminal Justice Reform Clinic | Legislative Advocacy in the Criminal Justice World (2017)

  • Douglas County Criminal Defense Bar Association | Representing Clients with Diminished Capacity (2014)

  • Douglas County Bar Association | How to comply with Rule 7: Information about Legal Services (2012)

Publications

  • The Oregon Defense Attorney Journal | From the Desk of Mary Sofia: An Update on HB 3145L Legislation to Fix the Broken Public Defense System (2019)

  • The Oregon Defense Attorney Journal | From the Desk of Mary Sofia: Short Session Success (2018)

  • The Oregon Defense Attorney Journal | From the Desk of Mary Sofia: Budget Update (2017)

Awards and Honors

  • 2021 Rising Star | Super Lawyers Magazine

“I am pleased to announce that the 2021 Oregon Super Lawyers has honored me as a 2021 Super Lawyers Rising Star. This is my first time on the list, and I am excited to be recognized as one of the up-and-coming criminal defense attorneys under 40 years old with a stellar reputation. Only 2.5 % of Oregon attorneys receive the Rising Star distinction, and I am truly honored.” —Mary Sofia

  • 2022 Top Attorney | Avvo

    She’s a 10: Mary Sofia is consistently rated 5 out of 5 stars by clients year after year, landing her a spot on Avvo as a “Top Attorney” with a 10/10 ranking.