Legal Experience

1998 – Present
Sole Practitioner, Paula C. Coffman, Attorney at Law, Orlando, FL

Criminal defense practice with emphasis on appeals and post-conviction remedies. Appearances in First, Second, Fourth, and Fifth District Courts of Appeal.

1989 – 1998
Advanced Felony Specialist, Appellate Advocacy Unit
Office of the State Attorney, Ninth Judicial Circuit, Orlando, FL

Supervised two attorneys and one staff assistant. Responsible for all appellate and post-conviction proceedings before the circuit court, including death penalty litigation. Appearances before Fifth District Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Florida.

1985 – 1989
Assistant Attorney General, Florida Department of Legal Affairs Criminal Appeals Bureau, Daytona Beach, FL

Represented the State of Florida in criminal appeals and collateral proceedings before the Fifth District Court of Appeal and Federal Courts within the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, including the United States Supreme Court.

1984 – 1985
Assistant State Attorney, Office of the State Attorney, Ninth Judicial Circuit, Orlando, FL

Education
J.D., University of Florida College of Law (1983)
B.A. (Sociology), University of Florida (1980)

Teaching Experience
Adjunct Instructor, Criminal Justice Institute, Valencia Community College, Orlando, FL

Lecturer, Florida Prosecuting Attorney’s Association.

In-House Instructor, Office of the State Attorney, Ninth Judicial Circuit.

Lecturer, Annual Education Meeting of the Conference of Circuit Judges, Key West, Florida (1989).

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"In an adversary process, there are two sides

to every story. I would be honored to

have the opportunity to tell yours."

Law Office of Paula C. Coffman

Attorney and Counsellor at Law

"Born and raised in Orlando, I worked at Walt Disney World while in high school and college before marrying my high school sweetheart in 1977."

"I have practiced criminal law, on both sides of the aisle, for 30+ years."