Paulette ChapmanWASHINGTON, D.C. INJURY ATTORNEY

Education
- George Washington University Law School 1988 (with Honors)
- George Mason University 1976
Admitted
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
- United States District Court for the District of Maryland
Bar Organizations/Leadership
- District of Columbia Bar
- Board of Governors, (2006-2012)
- Member, Budget Committee (2010-2011)
- Co-Chair, The Development Committee for the 2009 President’s Reception Benefiting the DC Bar Pro Bono Program (2009)
- Member, Executive Committee of the Board of Governors (2008)
- Chair, Screening Committee (2007)
- Member, Nominations Committee (2005)
- Board Liaison to Steering Committees:
- Courts, Lawyers and Administration of Justice Section (2010-2011)
- Taxation Section (2008-2009)
- Law Practice Management Section (2007-2008)
- Tort Law Section (2006-2007)
- Co-Chair, DC Bar Tort Law Section (2001, 2002)
- District of Columbia Bar Foundation
- Board Member (2013-2018)
- Chair, Lawyer Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) Committee (2013-2015)
- Co-Chair, Development Committee (2016-2018)
- Bar Association of the District of Columbia
- President (2007-2008)
- President Elect (2006-2007)
- Board of Directors (2002-2009)
- Sustaining Member
- Served on numerous committees including Nominations, Judicial Endorsements, and Annual Banquet
- Foundation of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia
- Board of Directors (2016-present)
- Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia
- President (2003-2004)
- Co-Chair: 2017 Centennial Celebration Committee (2015-2017)
- President-Elect (2002-2003)
- Member, Board of Directors (2002-2004)
- Co-Chair, Litigation Committee (2000, 2001)
- Co-Chair, Golf Tournament (2001-2006)
- Member, Judicial Endorsements (2001-2002)
- Served on numerous special and event planning committees including Annual Dinner Planning Committee and Judicial Reception Committee
- Women’s Bar Association Foundation
- Host, WBAF Annual Chefs Dinner for Charity (2009-2019)
- Member, Board of Directors (2004-2010)
- Chair, Grants Committee (2008-2009)
- Member, Grants Committee (2007-2010)
- Treasurer (2006-2007)
- Council for Court Excellence
- Executive Committee (2013-present)
- Co-Chair, Justice Education Committee (2019)
- Chair, Annual Dinner Awards Committee (2013-present)
- Nominations Committee (2012-present)
- DC Jury Project report: Jury Service Revisited: Upgrades for the 21st Century – Trial Structure Committee member (2014-2015)
- Director (2012-2013)
- Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C.
- Member, Board of Governors (1999-2003; 2008-present)
- Co-chair, Women’s Caucus (2012-2013)
- Member, Public Education Committee (2012-2013)
- Co-chair, Public Education Committee (2005)
- The Barristers
- President (2013-2014)
- Vice President (2011-2012)
- Secretary (2010-2011)
- Treasurer (2009-2010)
- Member (2006-present)
- Merit Selection Panel, United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- Chair (2013)
- Member (2012)
- District of Columbia Circuit Court Judicial Conference
- Invited Attendee (2008, 2010, 2012)
- American Association for Justice (AAJ)
- Formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)
- Member (1989-present)
- American Bar Foundation, DC Fellows (2011-present)
- Washington Council for Lawyers (2010-2011)
- National Crime Victim Bar Association (2008-2010)
Recent Lectures/Educational Panels
- District of Columbia Bar Continuing Legal Education Program
- Co-Lecturer: “Essential Trial Skills Series: Jury Selection” (1999-2001, 2003-2017)
- National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA)
- Faculty, various programs: Depositions, Trial Skills Program, and Advanced Trial Advocacy Program (2003-2006, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019)
- ATLA National College of Advocacy (NCA)
- Faculty “Essentials of Civil Litigation”, Atlanta, Georgia (2000)
- Faculty “Deposition College”, Atlanta, Georgia (2001)
- Faculty “Advanced Depositions College”, New Orleans, Louisiana (2007)
- Guest Lecturer, George Washington University School of Law “American Jury” course (2015-2019)
- Panelist, Council for Court Excellence “Changing Perceptions of Jury Service,” June CCE Board Meeting (2013)
- Panelist, Washington Bar Association Judicial Council, 11th Annual Spring Symposium, “A Jury of Your Peers?” Race, Ethnicity and the Jury Selection Process (2011)
- Panelist, George Washington University Law School, Career Exploration Conference (2007)
- Adjunct Instructor, Catholic University School of Law: Federal Civil Procedure (1995, 1996)
- Panelist, Council for Court Excellence “Changing Perceptions of Jury Service,” June CCE Board Meeting (2016)
Awards and Honors
- Lawyer of the Year, Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. (2013)
- Stars of the Bar Award, Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia (2013)
- “Washington’s Top Lawyers” Selected for inclusion in Washingtonian Magazine (2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
- Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers, Personal Injury(2009-2019)
- The Best Lawyers in America – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs (2016-2019)
- AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings (2020-2021)