Academic Qualifications:LLB (UG | 2012), LEC (HWLS | 2014), LLM (Cantab. | 2017)
Bar affiliations:Trinidad and Tobago | 2014, Guyana | 2014
Tel. No.: 1 (868) 623-4013 ext. 1250
Fax No.: 1 (868) 627-5006

Associations:
Member of the Legislative Committee, Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago
Course Director, Lecturer and Tutor, University of the West Indies
Board Member and Mentor, St. Augustine Evangelical Bible Church
Contributor, World Justice Project
Certified Mediator – Civil Non-Family Matters

Biography

Sonnel has been with our Firm since November 2017, and she became a partner in 2024.

Sonnel provides critical support for the Firm’s dispute resolution services and its International Law and CSME Portfolio. She has appeared before the High Courts and Courts of Appeal in Trinidad and Tobago and before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Sonnel often provides legal advice and opinions to our clients on a wide range of legal issues arising in many practice areas.

Prior to joining our Firm, Sonnel was attached to another firm where she gained considerable trial experience in several key practice areas.

Sonnel, a Chevening Scholar, holds a Master’s degree in international law which has well-prepared her to treat with transnational disputes and matters relating to the CARICOM Single Market and Economy. She is also certified by the Mediation Board of Trinidad and Tobago as a Mediator for Civil Non-Family Matters.

Sonnel has also served as a consultant for the Office of the Prime Minister in Guyana and UNICEF and currently serves as a course director, lecturer and tutor in Public International Law, Administrative Law, Contract Law, Gender and Law, Family Law and Caribbean Business Law at the University of the West Indies.

Sonnel maintains a strong interest in the creative and performance arts and is experienced in Taekwondo.