Paula is very passionate about protecting what is important to her clients. This includes everything from children, Trademark brand protection, estate plans, and an individual’s mental health.
A large portion of Paula’s practice focuses on Trademark prosecution before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. She has successfully prosecuted over four hundred brands and worked with Trademark applications for over a decade. In addition to her Trademark work, Paula has a love for what she would call legal social work.
Any type of work where an individual's mental well being meets the law is an area where Paula can add value. In that role, she frequently works as a court appointed Guardian ad Litem for the mentally ill or those deemed potentially incompetent. She is available to represent families who may need to have a loved one declared incompetent. Her other practice areas include drafting estate plans, forming corporate entities, copyright, simple divorce, and assisting clients with minor traffic infractions in Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, or Stanly Counties.
Paula is licensed to practice law in North Carolina, Georgia, and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Her enthusiasm for learning while working as an attorney, inspired Paula to return to grad school to obtain a Masters in Clinical Mental Health and she is also Licensed Clinical Mental Health Clinician. Paula actively sees clients for counseling needs and usually uses an existential approach to therapy.
Paula has served as the chair of the Cabarrus County Child Protection and Fatality Team for over six years. She was also awarded the Cabarrus Partnership for Children’s Champion for Children Award 2019.
A first generation college graduate, Paula practices law out of her great-grandmother’s house in Mount Pleasant, North Carolina. Paula and her husband have an adopted daughter who is now an adult with a family of her own, three young sons, and three cats. Paula is also a certified yoga instructor and loves to read historical fiction novels.
Education:
Virginia Tech: B.A. in English and B.S. in Microbiology with a minor in Chemistry
Delaware Law School: JD
Lenoir-Rhyne University: MA