Sonia M. Walwyn CPA, JD, LLM (Tax)

Sonia Walwyn is a director in the Chicago office and part of the tax services group with specific oversight and responsibility in the area of abandoned and unclaimed property (unclaimed property). Sonia has 25 years of experience assisting clients, across all industry sectors, gain effective compliance in the area of unclaimed property while maximizing overall savings and efficiencies for her clients. Sonia served as sworn Deputy Treasurer/Deputy General Counsel to the Pennsylvania State Treasurer responsible for, among other things, audit and legal enforcement of Pennsylvania’s unclaimed property law and successfully defended Pennsylvania's unclaimed property statute before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Sonia has earned an LLM in taxation, a J.D. and holds a B.S. in accounting. Sonia is also a member in good standing of the Pennsylvania Bar and is a licensed CPA in Pennsylvania and Illinois.