Paulette Chapman

Partner

38 yrs experience
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Washington, DC

Bar admissions

District of Columbia Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Education

J.D. (with Honors): George Washington University Law School1988
Undergraduate: George Mason University1976

Awards and recognition

01Lawyer of the Year, Bar Association of D.C. (2021)
02Lawyer of the Year, Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. (2013)
03Super Lawyers (2009-2025, 17 consecutive years)
04Best Lawyers in America - Personal Injury Litigation, Plaintiffs (2016-2023)
05Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rating

Memberships

Council for Court Excellence (President, 2025-2026)
Bar Association of the District of Columbia (Past President 2007-2008)
Women's Bar Association of D.C. (Past President 2003-2004)
The Barristers (Past President 2013-2014)
D.C. Bar Board of Governors (2006-2012)
National Institute for Trial Advocacy (Faculty)

Publications

Co-lecturer, D.C. Bar CLE Essential Trial Skills Series: Jury Selection (1999-2001, 2003-2023)

Background

Paulette E. Chapman is a partner at Koonz McKenney Johnson & DePaolis LLP in Washington, D.C., with nearly four decades of experience in personal injury, medical malpractice, and workers' compensation law. She has represented plaintiffs since 1988. Chapman is a longtime leader in the D.C. legal community, serving as past President of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia (2007-2008), the Women's Bar Association of D.C. (2003-2004), and The Barristers (2013-2014); current President of the Council for Court Excellence (2025-2026); and a former member of the D.C. Bar Board of Governors (2006-2012). She is a faculty member for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and has co-lectured the D.C. Bar CLE Essential Trial Skills Series on Jury Selection.

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