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Paula A. Meyer

Paula A. Meyer

Partner
Phone:803.726.7468
Mobile:803.726.7421

Paula Meyer represents clients in product liability matters, with a focus on defending medical device manufacturers. She currently serves as national coordinating counsel for a medical device company. Other areas of developing specialty include AI in health care and regenerative medicine. 

Prior to joining Bowman and Brooke, Paula advised clients in the areas of medical malpractice, personal injury and workers’ compensation. She has extensive experience drafting legal memoranda and dispositive motions as well as discovery requests and responses. Paula has taken and defended 150 depositions and has represented workers’ compensation plaintiffs in the courtroom. She also has experience representing clients in multidistrict litigation and drafting appellate briefs.

Paula uses her understanding of product liability law to advise her clients on regulatory compliance and strategies to minimize the risk of liability. Her thorough understanding of appellate rules and procedures paired with her extensive research and writing background allows her to navigate through all phases of complex litigation. 

Outside of the office, Paula enjoys spending time with her husband and two children, learning German, and traveling.

Bar Admissions

  • Minnesota, 2013
  • South Carolina, 2018

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 2014
  • U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina

Education

  • University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 2013
  • University of North Dakota (The), B.A., 2010

    cum laude

Professional Associations

    • Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
      —Pathfinder, 2022

Distinctions

    • Best Lawyers
      —Ones to Watch: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, 2023 – 2025
    • Duluth News Tribune
      —20 Under 40, 2016

Recent News, Events and Blogs


Speaking Engagements

  • "When a Prescription Isn't Enough: Increased Restrictions on Long-Term Opioid Use for Injured Workers," Presenter, Client CLE, 2015
  • "Obligations of Employees to Undergo Recommended Medical Care," Presenter, Client CLE, 2014
 

Publications

  •  "Customary Adoption for Non-Indian Children: Borrowing From Tribal Traditions to Encourage Legal Permanency through Bypassing Termination of Parental Rights," Journal of Law and Inequality, Summer 2012