Sonya Ostovar

Manhattan Beach, CA Directions

Recognized in Ones to Watch since 2022

Awarded Practice Areas

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

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(310) 209-4100

Awarded Practice Areas

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Works at

Taylor & Ring

3 Best Lawyers awards

Biography

Sonya Ostovar is the Managing Partner at Taylor & Ring. Her practice focuses on representing both children and adults in sexual abuse and sexual assault/misconduct cases. She has obtained multimillion-dollar verdicts for clients – most notably a $100 million judgment on behalf of a young girl who was sexually abused by her Jiu Jitsu coach; a $97.5 million settlement where Sonya represented over 30 plaintiffs in the Santa Monica PAL/Eric Uller abuse cases; and a $45.4 million verdict where Sonya was on the trial team who represented a young girl who was repeatedly sexually abused.

Sonya frequently authors articles and comments on topics related to sexual abuse and sexual assault, including:

Victims of sexual violence can use the law to take back their power, The Advocate, March 2024
Protecting Your Plaintiff in Sexual-Misconduct Cases, The Advocate, April 2020
Extending SOL for sexual assault victims is an important step, Daily Journal, October 2019
Interview with Lawyer Monthly about the impact of AB 218

Sonya has earned the following recognitions: Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers and Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars.

Locations

Manhattan Beach, California

310-209-4100

1230 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 360
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

Education

University of California - Los Angeles, B.A., magna cum laude
Pepperdine University, J.D.

Bar Admissions

California, The State Bar of California

Affiliations

National Crime Victim Bar Association (NCVBA) - Member
American Association for Justice (AAJ) - Member
Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) - Member
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) - 2021, Chair of Law School Outreach Committee
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) - 2022 & 2023, Vice Chair of New Lawyers Committee
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) - 2024, Chair of New Lawyers Committee
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) - Member

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® in America 2026 for work in:

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Awards:

Southern California Super Lawyers, Rising Stars
Lawdragon: 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers

News & Media

Case History

Cases

$100 million judgment

$100 million judgment on behalf of a young girl who was sexually abused by her Jiu Jitsu coach.

$97.5 million settlement

$97.5 million settlement where Sonya represented over 30 plaintiffs in the Santa Monica PAL/Eric Uller sexual abuse cases.

$45.4 million verdict

$45.4 million verdict where Sonya was on the trial team who represented a young girl who was repeatedly sexually abused. County of Los Angeles’ DCFS was aware that plaintiff was living with a convicted child molester, yet did nothing. This was the #8 verdict in the State of California in 2018.

$8 million settlement

$8 million settlement on behalf of a 15-year-old girl who was sexually abused by her teacher at San Gabriel Mission High School. This was the largest individual settlement for a sexual abuse case the Archdiocese of Los Angeles had ever agreed to.

$6 million settlement

$6 million settlement on behalf of a woman who was sexually abused by a coach at LAUSD’s Locke High School in the 1990s.

$4.3 million settlement

$4.3 million settlement on behalf of a woman who was sexually abused by her coach at a Calvary Chapel high school.

$3.5 million settlement

$3.5 million settlement on behalf of a young girl who was sexually abused by her assistant coach at Tulare Western High School.

$3 million settlement

$3 million settlement for a woman who was sexually assaulted by a religious leader.

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