Paulette Marie Rodríguez López

Paulette leverages her master’s degree in education and experience as a Graduate Assistant Tutor for first year students at UCLA School of Law to break down complex legal issues in engaging ways for clients, juries and judges. During law school, Paulette was also the Managing Editor for the Chicanx Latinx Law Review, and received honors for her performance in the Mock Trial and Moot Court programs.

Post law school, Paulette was awarded the UCLA Public Interest Fellowship where she worked with the non-profit the Wage Justice Center to prosecute labor and employment claims on behalf of the California Labor Commissioner and low-wage workers. She also handled commercial claims such as breach of contract, conversion, fraudulent transfer, shareholder and director’s liability, and multi-million-dollar corporate bankruptcies. Following her post-doctoral fellowship, Paulette served as a judicial clerk in the Central District of California.

Paulette is a leader in various professional organizations. She currently serves as Vice Chair for the Antitrust Committee of the American Bar Association Young Lawyer’s Division; is a Fellow for the American Bar Association Business Law Section; and serves as Treasurer for the Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia. She also maintains an active pro bono practice, including representing clients in asylum and compassionate release cases.

Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Paulette is fluent in Spanish. She is admitted into practice in California, Tennessee, and the District of Columbia.