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Sabrina Marie Vera
Associate
Overview
Sabrina Vera advises insurance companies and other industry stakeholders to advance their business objectives through policy, regulatory, and litigation support. She is actively involved in regulatory projects and insurance-related litigation. In addition to her insurance practice, Sabrina is deeply committed to pro bono work. She has researched asylum law and drafted administrative briefs for clients seeking protection from persecution, and she successfully obtained a temporary restraining order and habeas corpus relief that prevented a client's removal from the United States and secured their release from immigration detention.
Prior Experience
Prior to joining the firm, Sabrina gained extensive experience across the legal spectrum, with a particular focus on advocacy and transactional support. She served as a summer associate with the firm in 2023 and 2024 and supported tech transactions, patent prosecution, and pro bono initiatives to support veterans. During her time with the Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship at The University of Chicago, Sabrina advised unrepresented entrepreneurs on business formation, compliance, and USPTO trademark applications. Her background is further distinguished by a commitment to disability rights and global education, including serving as an advisor at the Moses Center for Disability, the managing editor for the Hundred River Review and a senior writing fellow at NYU Shanghai.
Personal Interests
Outside of the office, Sabrina enjoys Pilates, reading mystery novels, practicing her Mandarin, collecting Lord of the Rings memorabilia, and enjoying a good meal with friends and family.
Credentials
Bar Admissions
Illinois
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Education
University of Chicago Law School
J.D. The University of Chicago Business Law Review (managing editor) (2025)
Pomona College
B.A. in Politics (2020)
Insights & Events
Leadership & Community
Pro Bono
- National Immigrants Justice Center — Working on a Special Juvenile Immigration Status Application, drafting Asylum application briefs
- Minnesota Habeas Project – Drafted successful TRO and Petition, securing both an emergency court order preventing removal from the United States and a ruling requiring release from immigration detention for a client
- ACACIA Center for Justice – Draft habeas petitions to reunite children with their sponsors
Professional Associations
- The Posse Scholars Foundation Alumni Network
- The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Alumni Network
Civic Activities
- The Friendship Center
Honors
- The University of Chicago Law School — Ann Watson Barber Outstanding Service Award, Hispanic Legal Scholarship Fund Scholar; ABA Legal Opportunity Scholar
- Pomona College — Posse Scholar; Coca-Cola Scholar; Gates Millenium Scholar; Gilman Scholar, National Latina/o Law Student Association Pre-law Scholar (2018)
No aspect of these recognitions has been approved by the highest court of any state.