About Us

Sonia M. Rustici has worked in the area of estates and trusts since the mid-1990s. Her knowledge of the field spans nearly three decades and includes estate planning, trust administration, probate administration, and fiduciary support.

Sonia began her career in 1994 as an estate and probate paralegal with a prestigious Washington, D.C. law firm. During her tenure, she assisted executors and administrators with probate matters throughout Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. In addition to probate work, she supported attorneys in preparing estate plans for clients, with a particular focus on living trusts.

In 2005, Sonia joined the National Bank of Fredericksburg as a Trust Officer. In this role, she managed trusts, estates, fiduciary accounts, and retirement accounts for high-net-worth clients. She worked closely with fiduciaries, investment advisors, financial institutions, and tax professionals to ensure proper management, documentation, and distribution of assets. She also played a key role in developing new trust business and bringing significant assets under management to the bank.

While working as a Trust Officer, Sonia pursued legal education at Concord Law School, the nation’s first fully online law school. She earned her Juris Doctor degree in 2012 and successfully passed California’s First-Year Law Students’ Examination in 2013.

Sonia later completed Virginia’s historic Thomas Jefferson “Read the Law” program and passed the Virginia Bar Exam in July 2022. She received her Virginia law license in October 2022 and was admitted to practice law by the Supreme Court of Virginia in December 2022.