Sonia Antolec

Sonia A. Antolec is the Director of Policy for The Mom Project, a Chicago-based company with a mission to help women and moms in the workforce. Sonia joined The Mom Project in 2019, making the switch to the private sector after 13 years in public interest and government. She previously served twice in the Cook County State's Attorney's office, and was Deputy General Counsel and Chief Administrative Law Judge for Illinois Healthcare and Family Services. She's a proud alumnus of DePaul University and Loyola Chicago School of Law. Sonia was recently appointed as a judge to the Illinois Court of Claims by Governor J.B. Pritzker. Her son is a sophomore at IU.

Education

• Loyola University Chicago School of Law
  Doctor of Law (JD)

• DePaul University
  Bachelor's degree, Political Science, Spanish, Women's Studies

Companies

• Judge, Illinois Court of Claims State of Illinois (2021)
• Trial Practice Instructor Loyola University Chicago School of Law (2013)
• Adjunct Professor DePaul University (2012)
• Director of Policy The Mom Project (2021 — 2021)
• Director of People and Legal at The Mom Project The Mom Project (2019 — 2021)
• Director of Legal Hiring Cook County State's Attorney's Office (2016 — 2021)
• Part-Time People Ops Manager The Mom Project (2019 — 2020)
• Moot Court Coach for the HNBA Uvaldo Herrera National Moot Court Team Loyola University Chicago School of Law (2007 — 2018)
• Chairperson Friends for Foxx, campaign for Democratic candidate Kim Foxx for Cook County State's Attorney (2015 — 2016)