Sonal Bhatia

Missouri

Keenan & Bhatia, LLC
4600 Madison Ave. Suite 810
Kansas City, MO 64112
United States

Tel: (816) 809-2100

Email: sonal@keenanfirm.com
Web: www.keenanbhatia.com

I’m passionate about helping hardworking employees heal from the trauma of  toxic and abusive workplaces. It changes your body and mind–I know from my own personal experience.

I spent the first 18 years of my life in Indiana.

At Swarthmore College, I focused on creative writing and literature–storytelling.  I sold a creative piece for $10 my junior year.  Tearing open that envelope and holding that check, I realized I could use my creative skills to make a difference and earn a living.

In law school at Washington University in St. Louis, I co-created/taught a course on gender and the law to undergrads.  I represented violence survivors in a clinic, and helped draft the ABA’s guidelines for lawyers working with violence survivors.

During the recession, I worked in sales: all day,  I cold-called and met with companies to sell software products.   I learned how to use focused conversations to uncover pain points, and use the sales process to solve these problems.  That’s what I do every day in this work–and I love it.

I’m passionate about natural wine (ask me about it!), cooking for dinner for my friends, writing fiction, travel, and working to end corruption in our political system.  I am Vice-President of the National Employment Lawyers Association of Kansas City–a great legal community. I speak French, Spanish,  Hindi/Urdu.  None as well as I’d like.

Your employment story and your success are in my heart.

I hope to meet you and understand  your goals, and ultimately help you stand up to your employer and achieve your career dreams.  I’m passionate about negotiation and trial, and I have worked with people from union laborers and lab techs to nurses, doctors, lawyers, and CEOs to negotiate high-value severances. And if the corporation refuses to deal, to take your case all the way.  I am so happy and grateful to work with the love of my life (E.E.), and a great team (including you!) to tell your story and ensure that you obtain the best and most fulfilling result for you.  We are on this journey together–you will never be alone.