Paula is an associate in McLane Middleton’s Trusts and Estate Department where she practices in all aspects of estate planning, charitable planning, and estate and trust administration.

Paula counsels clients to structure individualized and sophisticated estate plans to meet their personal goals for wealth transfer, while reducing federal and state estate taxes.

Prior to joining the firm, Paula spent over fifteen years advocating for nonprofit organizations in a variety of development and charitable giving roles. Paula is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE^©) and in 2018 obtained the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP^©) designation through the American College of Financial Services.

Paula received her J.D., cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School (2023), a M.S. in Leadership from Northeastern University (2010) and a B.A. in Philosophy, with honors, from the University of Hertfordshire, England (1997).