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Meet Our Team

Paula Rasmussen

Paula Rasmussen is an associate attorney in the San Francisco, CA office. Prior to joining Brent Coon & Associates, Paula was an associate at Brayton Purcell. She also clerked for the San Francisco District Attorney's Office and was a legal extern for Magistrate Judge Wayne Brazil in the Northern District Court.

Paula graduated with a specialization in litigation from Golden Gate University and participated in several national and local mock trials. After graduation, as a Lee Baxter Litigation Fellow, Paula became a coach and prepared several mock trial teams to compete locally and nationally.

Before becoming an attorney, Paula was an international opera singer and performed all over the world with symphony orchestras and opera companies.

When Paula is not representing her clients, she spends her time with her opera singer/lawyer husband and still occasionally performs with local and national orchestras.

Education

  • B.F.A., California Institute of Arts
  • Doctor of Jurisprudence, Golden Gate University

Admitted to Practice

  • State Bar of California
  • Northern District Court

Professional Associations

  • Women Lawyers of Alameda County
  • American Bar Association
  • Public Justice Works

Recognition and Published Works

  • Lee Baxter Fellowship Award
  • Dealing with an Absent Defendant, CDAA Did You Know, May/June 2006

 

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About Brent Coon & Associates
Brent Coon & Associates is the epitome of the 21st-century law practice and one of the country’s largest trial law firms, with over 15 offices across the country, including Beaumont, Houston, Austin, Corpus Christi, Pasadena and Dallas Texas. Drawing from the best legal talent throughout the nation, the firm employs more than 60 aggressive litigators who embody solid experience in individual and complex multiparty, occupational/environmental, health and personal injury cases. The majority of the firm’s cases are referred from attorneys who have confidence in the firm’s integrity, expertise and solid work ethic.