Margie A. Soehl
Margie A. Soehl
866-733-2326
518-478-6616
866-689-9692
518-290-1562
518-320-7409
888-380-8002
Margie A. Soehl is an associate attorney in the law firm of Powers & Santola, LLP. Her practice is limited to the representation of serious and catastrophically injured individuals
Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Margie received her J.D. from Espiritu Santo University located in Guayaquil, Ecuador in 2002. While working on her JD, Margie had the opportunity to study and work abroad; this included an internship position at Yamaguchi International Law Offices in Osaka, Japan. Upon returning to Ecuador and completing her degree, Margie accepted a position on the legal advisory team of Ecuadorian President Gustavo Noboa in Quito, Ecuador.
Upon getting married and moving to the United States in 2003, Margie enrolled as a part-time student in the Masters in Laws and Letters (LLM) program at Albany Law School. At that time, she also started working as a law clerk at the law firm of Parisi, Coan & Saccocio, LLP in Schenectady, New York. Margie obtained her LLM in 2005. Margie is proud to hold dual citizenship in Ecuador and the United States.
Margie is fluent in English and Spanish. She is proficient in Japanese, and is currently learning Italian.
Year Joined Firm
- 2007
Areas of Practice
- Medical Malpractice-Plaintiff
- Auto Accidents-Plaintiff
- Construction Accidents-Plaintiff
Bar Admissions
- New York, 2009
- Ecuador, 2002
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2010
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2010
Education
- Albany Law School Union University, Albany, New York
- LL.M. - 2005
- Espiritu Santo University, Guayaquil, Ecuador
- J.D. - 2002
- Kansai Gaidai, Osaka, Japan
- Graduate, Asian Studies Program - 2001
Published Works
- La Ley del Andamio en el Estado de Nueva York, Latino New York Magazine, April, 2010
- Delayed Cancer Diagnosis Claims Can't Wait, (English and Spanish version), Latino New York Magazine, June/July, 2010
- New York Labor “Scaffold Law” will provide you with a fair and just compensation, (English and Spanish version), Latino New York Magazine, December, 2010
Professional Associations and Memberships
- New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, Member
- New York State Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Capital District Women's Bar Association, Member
- Albany County Bar Association, Member
- Capital District Black and Hispanic Bar Association, Member
Past Employment Positions
- Powers & Santola, LLP, Albany, New York, Senior Legal Assistant, 2007 - September 24, 2009
- Parisi, Coan & Saccocio, LLP, Schenectady, New York, Law Clerk, 2003 - 2006
- Zavala Egas, Manzur & Trujillo, LLP, Guayaquil, Ecuador, Attorney, 2002 - 2003
- Legal Advisory Team, Ecuadorian President Gustavo Noboa, Quito, Ecuador, Attorney, 2002
- Yamaguchi International Law Offices, Osaka, Japan, Intern, 2001
- The Law Offices of Estarellas Merino, Guayaquil, Ecuador, Legal Assistant, 2000
- Filanbanco Bank, Guayaquil, Ecuador, Legal Assistant/Intern, 1999
- Judge Gaston Alarcon, Supreme Court of Justice, Legal Assistant, 1997 - 1998
Languages
- English
- Spanish
- Japanese
- Italian
