Sonia Maria Elossais

I graduated from Coe College in 2014 with a degree in Economics and Political Science. After completing my undergraduate studies, I worked for a district congressional office assisting the constituents of Iowa's first district with various issues including immigration and veterans' affairs. In 2019, I was admitted to Drake Law School. In my time at Drake, I clerked for the a juvenile court judge, the Iowa Court of Appeals, and practiced as a student with the Iowa Appellate Defender's Office and the Iowa Attorney General's Office. While at the Appellate Defender's Office, I drafted the brief in State v. Stevens, 970 N.W.2d 598 (Iowa 2022), a case on Fourth Amendment law. As a student practice intern at the Iowa Attorney General's Office, I argued before the Iowa Court of Appeals. During my last semester of law school, I began working at Carr Law Firm as a law clerk.

I graduated from Drake Law in 2022 and was admitted to practice law in Iowa in the same year. I have been an associate at Carr Law Firm since being admitted. My practice has focused primarily on criminal law, juvenile law, and post-conviction relief. I particularly enjoy practicing appellate law and I am passionate about zealously advocating for my clients whether at trial or on appeal.

I spend my spare time with family and friends, reading, and antiquing.