Sonia A.
Russo
Commercial Litigation
Associate
Uniondale
T: 516-227-0719
srusso@farrellfritz.com srusso@farrellfritz.com
About Sonia
Sonia A. Russo is a commercial litigator who represents clients in business disputes. Her practice includes conducting pretrial discovery, legal research, and drafting motion papers. She recently served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Queens County District Attorney’s Office where she prosecuted misdemeanor and felony criminal cases in the Queens Criminal Court and Supreme Court. Sonia handled all aspects of criminal cases including investigation, grand jury presentment, plea negotiation, motion practice, pre-trial hearings, and trial.
Sonia was a legal intern to the Honorable Daniel Palmieri, Nassau County Supreme Court and an intern at Block, O’Toole, and Murphy, LLP.
While a law student at St. John’s University School of Law, Sonia served as Director of the Reverend Joseph T. Tinnelly and Honorable Milton Mollen Competitions for the Moot Court Honor Society. She also competed in several Moot Court competitions where she placed as a Quarterfinalist in Brooklyn Law School’s Prince Evidence Moot Court Competition and Semifinalist in St. John’s School of Law’s Honorable Milton Mollen Moot Court Competition.
Sonia is fluent in Polish.
Credentials
Education
- St. John’s University School of Law
- Stony Brook University
Bar Admissions
- New York
Press Releases
18 Farrell Fritz Attorneys Recognized as 2021 Leading Lawyers by Best Lawyers
Farrell Fritz congratulates twelve attorneys on being selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021.…
August 20, 2020
Sonia A. Kaczmarzyk Joins Farrell Fritz as a Commercial Litigation Associate
Farrell Fritz is pleased to welcome Sonia A. Kaczmarzyk to its Uniondale office as a commercial litigation associate. Sonia is…
May 08, 2019
Recognition
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Commercial Litigation 2021
St. John's University School of Law
Professor Michele Falkow Award for Best Appellate Brief in the First-Year Class
St. John's University School of Law
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Legal Analysis and Writing
Stony Brook University
Distinguished Community Service Award
Stony Brook University
United States President’s Volunteer Service Award