Paula is an attorney with the firm’s Restructuring and Insolvency Practice. Paula leverages her extensive experience with Chapter 7 cases to serve creditors, debtors, and trustees in the consumer and business restructuring, insolvency, and dispute resolution arenas. She is fluent in English and Spanish.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

  • Represented institutional creditors in multi-county collection actions in Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties.
  • Negotiated settlements on behalf of Chapter 7 Trustees involving debtors with over-exempt property.
  • Represented Chapter 7 Trustee in adversary actions, such as objections to dischargeability and avoidance actions based on fraudulent and preference claims. Successfully objected to debtor’s homestead exemption claim, resulting in increased creditor distributions.
  • Obtained a favorable ruling from the Fourth District Court of Appeal of Florida in a breach-of-contract case representing a South Florida-based construction company.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

  • Super Lawyers 2024 Florida Rising Star
  • CALI Award – Advanced Legal Writing
  • Pro Bono Award – University of Kentucky College of Law

 SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • University of Miami School of Law: Bankruptcy Skills Workshop: Chapter 7 Best Practices – June 14, 2024

 PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

  • Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida, Director At Large (2024-2027)

EDUCATION

  • D., University of Kentucky College of Law
  • A. in Political Science, cum laude, University of Florida
  • A. in Criminology and Law, cum laude, University of Florida

ADMITTED TO

  • Florida Bar

PRIOR AFFILIATIONS

  • Dunn Law, P.A
  • Semrad Law Firm
  • Van Horn Law Group
  • Judicial Extern, Chief Judge Tracey N. Wise, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
  • Judicial Intern, 15th Judicial Circuit, West Palm Beach, FL