About Barbara
Barbara Sonin is an attorney admitted to practice in California and the U.S. Tax Court. She holds accreditation from the Veterans Administration, allowing her to represent veterans in VA benefit matters. Her career blends elements of tax, elder law and planning for clients with special needs.
Sonin built her practice through roles that connected tax questions to everyday planning problems. She represents clients on matters that range from tax disputes before the U.S. Tax Court to estate plans and long-term care planning in California. Her accreditation through the VA adds another dimension, enabling advocacy for veterans and their families when benefits are at issue.
Across professional circles she has maintained an active presence. She is a current member of the Academy of Special Needs Planners, Wealth Counsel and the National Association of Elder Law Lawyers. Since 2017 she has served as Secretary of the Yolo County Bar Association, a role she has continued to hold. Those affiliations reflect the mix of practices she handles and keep her connected to evolving approaches in elder and special needs planning.
Her day-to-day work takes place at SONIN LAW. The firm lists multiple offices where she meets with clients and handles filings. Clients come for help with estate documents, trusts, guardianship and conservatorship matters, tax questions that intersect with estate planning, and claims for veterans’ benefits. She works with families planning for disability and the financial implications of aging.
Colleagues describe her approach as pragmatic. She lays out legal options plainly and emphasizes paperwork and procedural steps that protect clients’ interests. In tax matters she represents taxpayers in filings and disputes, including proceedings that may be brought in the U.S. Tax Court. For elder law and special needs planning she assists in drafting instruments intended to preserve benefits and provide for long-term care considerations.
Her practice combines courtroom experience in tax matters with transactional work on estate and benefits planning. She maintains memberships in several professional organizations that speak to both fiduciary planning and tax technicalities. She now practices at SONIN LAW, where her work focuses on elder law, special needs planning, estate and tax matters, and veterans’ benefits.
