Lisa A. Paulson

Austin Shareholder

Trial & Appellate
Phone: 512-493-9602
Email: lapaulson@dgclaw.com

Lisa has served alongside her mentor, Shannon Ratliff, for over twenty years as trial and appellate counsel handling a broad array of commercial disputes. Lisa has handled or supervised everything from simple breach-of-contract cases to complex, multi-party lawsuits involving extensive e-discovery. Lisa also has an active federal practice, has been retained by major firms to advise clients in Austin-based litigation, and often serves as local counsel. She is a member of the Austin Division admissions committee and has served on multiple Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Committees.

Bar Admissions:
  • Texas, 1992
  • Oklahoma, 2013
  • U.S. District Court, Western, Eastern, Southern, and Northern Districts of Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th and 10th Circuits
Education:
  • University of Texas School of Law
    J.D. with honors, 1992
    Chief Articles Editor, The Review of Litigation
  • Rice University
    B.A., summa cum laude, 1981
    Phi Beta Kappa
Professional Associations and Memberships:
  • State Bar of Texas (Litigation, Civil Appellate, & Oil, Gas & Mineral Sections)
  • Austin Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association, Austin Chapter (President 2000-2001)
  • Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
  • Founding Life Fellow, Austin Bar Foundation
  • Fellow, American Bar Foundation
  • Senior Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
  • Master, Lloyd Lochridge American Inn of Court
  • Member, Admissions Committee, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Clerkships:
  • Briefing Attorney to Justice John Powers, Court of Appeals, Third District of Texas (1992-1993)
  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Sam Sparks, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas (1993-1995)

Austin Office

515 Congress Ave., Suite 1510

Midland Office

400 W. Illinois Avenue, 400 W. Illinois Avenue, Suite 1400