Biography

Sophia Crain is an associate in Armstrong Teasdale’s Litigation practice group. She represents clients in a broad range of litigation matters and has experience handling cases through every stage of the litigation process, including motion practice, arbitration, trial preparation, and appeals. Her practice includes complex commercial litigation involving contract disputes and business tort claims. Since joining Armstrong Teasdale, Sophia has helped secure the dismissal of a variety of claims and has assisted clients in achieving favorable settlement outcomes.

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Background

Before joining the firm, Sophia gained valuable litigation experience through internships with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri and with the Hon. Stephen Welby and the Hon. John Bodenhausen of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. In those roles, she drafted legal memoranda, conducted legal research, and, under Missouri Supreme Court Rule 13, presented arguments in court.

While a student at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, Sophia was a research assistant for Professor Leila Sadat where she obtained tremendous international legal experience helping secure support for Professor Sadat’s Crimes Against Humanity Treaty initiative from UN delegations. Before that, she analyzed complex constitutional law issues related to the United States Supreme Court as a research assistant for Professor Morgan Hazelton at Saint Louis University. In addition, she was a member of the First Amendment Clinic at Washington University and served as a legal intern for the Migrant & Immigration Community Action Project (MICA), providing legal aid to English- and Spanish-speaking clients, translating legal documents, and drafting letters to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Education

Washington University School of Law (J.D., 2025)
- Top Oralist Award (Jessup 2024 Portland Regional Moot Court Competition)
- Dean’s List (Fall 2022)
- Scholar in Law Recipient (merit scholarship)
- Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court, First Place, Best Brief, National Competition (2025); Runner-Up, National Competition (2024)
- Global Studies Law Review, Staff Editor
- Women's Law Caucus, President
Saint Louis University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2022)
- International Studies
- Spanish Minor
- Dean’s List
- SLU Honors Student
- Diversity and Global Citizenship Learning Community