Sonya Watson

Ms. Watson joined Shook & Stone in 2018 as a Social Security Disability Associate.

Early Experience

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Watson was a law clerk to the Honorable Mary S. Brennan, J.T.C. at the Tax Court of New Jersey. Following her clerkship, Ms. Watson was the inaugural director of the Federal Tax Clinic at the University of South Dakota School of Law and the inaugural director of the Rosenblum Family Foundation Tax Clinic at the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law. In these capacities, she supervised second and third year law students in the representation of low income taxpayers in their disputes with the Internal Revenue Service.

Education

Ms. Watson holds Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Nevada Reno, a Juris Doctor degree from the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law, and a Master of Laws in Taxation from the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law.

Ms. Watson is licensed to practice in Nevada and New Jersey.