Sophia M. Rago

Associate

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Attorney Sophia Rago is a litigation attorney with a background in civil defense litigation and insurance defense. She engages in all practice areas in the firm and handles matters throughout the State of Illinois.

Sophia earned her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law. As a law student, Sophia was an octo-finalist in the Dean Fred F. Herzog Moot Court Competition. Her prior experience includes a law clerkship in the insurance industry and participation in UIC’s International Human Rights Clinic.

Sophia is an advocate and staunch defender of her clients, whether in the courtroom or developing legal strategies throughout the course of litigation. She is also an active member of the Transportation Lawyers Association, an independent bar association dedicated to the issues of the transportation industry both nationally and internationally.

Sophia is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where she focused her studies in English and spent a semester abroad in Rome, Italy.

Practice Areas

• Insurance Defense
• Civil Defense Litigation
• Transportation Litigation
• Personal Injury
• General Negligence

Bar Admissions

• State of Illinois, 2022
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2022
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, 2022
• United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, 2022

Education

• University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
  • Juris Doctor, 2022
• University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Bachelor of Arts, English Literature, 2017

Affiliations and Offices Held

• Transportation Lawyers Association (TLA)
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Chicago Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Women's Bar Association of Illinois

Honors and Awards

• Cum Laude – Honors from University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

Published Works:

• “The Current Split in Appellate Authority: Should Tort Law Claims Against Freight Brokers Be Preempted by the FAAAA?” Transportation Lawyer, Sophia Rago, July 2023
• “Seventh Circuit to Review FAAAA Preemption of Negligence Claims Against Freight Brokers,” Transportation Lawyer, Sophia Rago, December 2022