Paula J. Swensen was born in Orange, New Jersey in 1955, has been an Orange County resident since 2000.  Ms. Swensen lives in Rancho Santa Margarita and has three children.  She is an avid sports fan, supporting any and all teams from the Boston area.

Ms. Swensen graduated from the University of New Hampshire (B.S., Behavioral Science, highest honors, 1996) and Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 1999; M.A., Intellectual Property).

Between her second and third years of law school, Ms. Swensen completed a summer internship with the Honorable Joseph F. Weis, Jr., of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Ms. Swensen was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar (2000), the California Bar (2003) and the U.S. District Court, Central District of California (2003). Ms. Swensen has been Certified as a Specialist in Family Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.

Ms. Swensen is a member of the Family Law Section of the Orange County Bar and member of State Bar of California.

Ms. Swensen limits her practice to Family Law.