Sophie Miller

Associate

Location
Houston
Phone number
(713) 355-5028

Sophie Miller is an associate in the firm’s Environmental Law practice. Sophie focuses her practice on environmental matters such as emerging contaminants and natural resource damages. Her practice encompasses environmental litigation on behalf of public-sector clients relating to contamination, natural resource impacts, and legal violations, alongside guiding state agencies and private clients on evolving regulatory initiatives.

Sophie diligently represents her clients, striving to achieve results that align with their objectives. Currently, Sophie serves on multiple teams that represent states and territories in cases related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), both in standalone lawsuits and in multidistrict litigation. Additionally, Sophie works on teams handling non-PFAS related natural resource damages cases for states and territories, and environmental litigation for private clients.

In addition, Sophie maintains a pro bono practice, focusing on immigration.

Prior to joining Kelley Drye, Sophie taught English in Bydgoszcz, Poland as a Fulbright Scholar. While attending Tulane Law School, she worked for Tulane Law’s Immigration Law Clinic, focusing on obtaining visas for victims of crime. She also served as a member of the Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law, and authored an article examining a recent decision by the International Court of Justice that was selected for publication.

Sophie holds an undergraduate degree in Environmental Biology from Tulane University, where her research on an evolutionarily important Alaskan fish was published in the Journal of Parasitology.

Serving on team representing the Attorney General of Guam in an action against the United States to recover a portion of the costs of removal and remedial action, pursuant to CERCLA. The team recently secured a $48.9 million partial settlement for past costs.

Serving on team representing the State of North Carolina in litigation in North Carolina Superior Court seeking relief against DuPont and Chemours for pervasive GenX contamination from their manufacturing plant in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Serving on a team representing the State of New Hampshire in an action related to statewide-PFAS contamination, including litigation brought against 3M and DuPont related to PFAS contamination throughout New Hampshire.

Serving on teams representing states and sovereigns, including New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Oregon, in litigation relating to contamination from PFAS-containing aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF), currently consolidated in a multidistrict litigation in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, In Re: Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2:18-mn2873-RMG.