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Paulson, Jane

Jane Paulson - Lake Oswego, OR

Attorney at Paulson Coletti Trial Attorneys PC

Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Lake Oswego, OR

385 First Street #217 Lake Oswego, OR 97034

  • 1 Super Lawyers®
  • 35 Years 
    Experience

Lake Oswego Medical Malpractice Lawyer

Updated: 02/16/2026

Areas of Practice

  • Medical Malpractice
  • Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
  • Products Liability Law
  • Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff

Litigation: 100%

Attorney Information

Overview

Jane Paulson is a 1990 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law. She began her courtroom career as a clerk for a federal judge, the Honorable James M. Burns, in Portland. After clerking, she worked over three years at a well-regarded defense firm where she gained invaluable firsthand knowledge of practices and legal strategies of insurance companies and their defense teams.

A born competitor, Jane attended college on a tennis scholarship. In her first jury trial after becoming a plaintiff's lawyer, she won a verdict over $900,000 on a no-offer personal injury case against a national retailer.

Jane had the honor of serving on the Oregon Trial Lawyers Board 1995-2006, was one of Oregon's two American Trial Lawyer Association Delegates 2000-2004, and was President of OTLA 2004-2005. She is an Associate in the American Board of Trial Advocates and is listed in Best Lawyers in America.

She has also served on the Oregon Law Institute Board and several local and state bar committees including the Oregon State Bar Affirmative Action Committee, the Oregon State Bar Procedure and Practice Committee and the Multnomah Bar Association Judicial Screening Committee. Jane is listed as one of the Best Lawyers in America; an Oregon Super Lawyer, one of Oregon's Top 25 Women Super Lawyers and one of Portland's Best Lawyers in Portland Monthly magazine.

Jane, like all the lawyers in our firm, believes in giving back. She works with and is a Board member of Portland Habitat for Humanity.


Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

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Honors

  • Best Lawyers in America
  • Oregon Super Lawyer
  • Oregon's Top 25 Women Super Lawyers
  • Portland's Best Lawyers, Portland Monthly Magazine

Other Sources of Feedback About Jane Paulson

Included on the 2026 Oregon Super Lawyers list


Past Lists

  • 2025 Oregon Super Lawyers list
  • 2024 Oregon Super Lawyers list
  • 2023 Oregon Super Lawyers list
  • 2022 Oregon Super Lawyers list
  • 2021 Oregon Super Lawyers list
  • 2020 Oregon Super Lawyers list
  • 2019 Oregon Super Lawyers list
  • 2018 Oregon Super Lawyers list
  • 2017 Oregon Super Lawyers list
  • 2016 Oregon Super Lawyers list
  • 2015 Oregon Super Lawyers list
  • 2014 Oregon Super Lawyers list
  • 2013 Oregon Super Lawyers list
  • 2012 Oregon Super Lawyers list
  • 2011 Oregon Super Lawyers list
  • 2010 Oregon Super Lawyers list
  • 2009 Oregon Super Lawyers list
  • 2008 Oregon Super Lawyers list
  • 2007 Oregon Super Lawyers list
  • 2006 Oregon Super Lawyers list

Education

  • Legal Education

    • University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1990
      J.D
  • Non Legal Education

    • Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1987
      B.S.
    • Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
      Honors: Attended, 1983-1985

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Partner

Past Positions

  • United States District Court, District of Oregon, Hon. James M. Burns, Law Clerk, 1990 - 1991

Bar Admissions

  • Oregon, 1991
  • Washington, 1995
  • California, 1991
  • U.S. District Court District of Oregon, 1991

Other Affiliations

  • Oregon Trial Lawyers Association (President)
  • American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate)
  • Oregon Law Institute Board
  • Oregon State Bar Affirmative Action Committee
  • Oregon State Bar Procedure and Practice Committee
  • Multnomah Bar Association Judicial Screening Committee
  • Portland Habitat for Humanity (Board Member)
  • Oregon Trial Lawyers Board, 1995 - 2006
  • Oregon's two American Trial Lawyer Association Delegates, 2000 - 2004

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