Bar Admissions:
Supreme Court of Ohio, 1997
U.S. District Court, Southern District, 1999
U.S. District Court, Northern District, 2006
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2009

Education:
Capital University, J.D., cum laude, 1997
Youngstown State University, 1976
Otterbein College, w/departmental honors, 1982

Boards & Commission:
Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission, 2007 - Present

Paula Brown is an attorney and a registered nurse. She graduated cum laude and with multiple honors from Capital University Law School. She received the Banks Baldwin/West Publishing Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement in Clinical Practice and the CALI Excellence for the Future Award.

Paula Brown graduated from Youngstown State University in 1976 with an Associate Degree in Nursing, and from Otterbein College with Departmental Honors in 1982 receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. When actively practicing nursing, Paula worked primarily in intensive care, and subsequently developed and implemented staff education programs through the hospital’s training and education department. Paula is a member of Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society.

Paula Brown practices in both state and federal courts focusing on criminal defense, administrative law, domestic relations and equine law. Paula has been involved in complex white collar litigation involving RICO, mail fraud, money laundering and FDCA offenses. She has obtained acquittals or dismissals in cases involving attempted murder, conspiracy, mail fraud, rape, and kidnapping. She has been successful in numerous appellate cases. She has extensive experience and expertise in equine law and has been successful in not only having racing commission cases dismissed but she has also recovered attorney’s fees on behalf of clients several times from the Ohio State Racing Commission. Paula Brown is a member of the American Bar Association and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.