Team

Sonia Parras Konrad is an activist, attorney, and educator on legal remedies for immigrant survivors of gender violence and labor trafficking. Through her work Sonia strives to promote the organization and leadership of immigrant survivors. She is a writer and a national and international speaker on women’s rights. Sonia has...

Shelby Bird is an associate family and immigration attorney at the Law Office of Sonia Parras, PLLC. Shelby focuses in affirmative and defensive immigration representation as well as humanitarian and family-based representation. Shelby also practices family law in the Iowa Courts.   Shelby received her BA from Iowa State University...

Nidia Perez is originally form Colombia. She has been a member of the Law Office of Sonia Parras, since June 2013. She has many years of experience as an administrator and accountant, which has allowed her to excel as a case manager and also as the head of the financial...

Thelma is the point contact among executives, employees, clients and external partners.She is fully bilingual (Spanish/English). Her job is to manage the information flow in a timely and accurate manner, managing the attorney’s calendars and set up meetings . Thelma is well organized and  has a great managing skills, in...

Tracey Ramirez has extensive legal experience in representing families with immigration consular process and immigrant survivors of crimes with humanitarian relief. She joined our legal team in 2012. In addition, Mrs. Ramirez follows the spirit of the Law Firm by volunteering in numerous events. Among others, Mrs. Ramirez has assisted...

Betty Sandoval, is a Legal Assistant with the Law Offices of Sonia Parras, She is originally from Mexico and moved to Des Moines, IA 22 years ago. She worked at the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence helping Immigrant victims of violence and in the creation of a Pilot project called...

Maricruz Arriola is originally form Mexico. She has been a member of the Law Office of Sonia Parras, since June 2020. She has excellent customer services skills. She assists the attorney’s filming immigration applications for immigrants and non immigrants. In addition, Maricruz assist the attorney’s interpreting for USCIS interviews. Her...