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Dorothy Jaworski Paxton

Associate

T: 612.337.9669
dpaxton@meagher.com
F: 612.877.3129

Main Biography

Dorothy (Dot) is a senior associate at the firm and focuses her practice on commercial insurance coverage and complex coverage litigation in Minnesota and around the country.

Dot provides comprehensive legal advice regarding the contractual and extra-contractual liability of her insurance clients.  She has handled a wide variety of coverage matters and coverage litigation, including disputes arising under:

  • CGL policies
  • D&O and E&O policies
  • EPL policies 
  • Umbrella/excess policies
  • Surplus lines policies
  • Specialty lines

Outside the office, Dot enjoys reading, practicing martial arts, and spending time with her family, which includes two Alaskan Malamutes.  She is an active member of the Nokomis East Neighborhood Association, and speaks French and Polish.

Professional Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
    • Tort & Insurance Practice Section
  • Minnesota State Bar Association
  • Minnesota Women Lawyers

Accolades

  • Co-author, "Employers Reinsurance Corp. v. Mid-Continent Casualty Co." IADC Newsletter (August 2004)
  • Co-author, "Successor Liability and Related Matters of Indemnification in Closely Held Corporations" Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (1999)

Professional Recognition

  • Recognized as a Rising Star, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2007 and 2010

Education

  • University of Minnesota Law School
    ,
    J.D.
    ,
    cum laude
    ,
    2001
  • Niagara University
    ,
    B.A.
    ,
    summa cum laude
    ,
    1998

State Bar Admissions

  • Minnesota, 2001

Federal Court Admissions

  • United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 2005
  • United States District Court, Western District of Michigan, 2004
  • United States District Court, District of Minnesota, 2002
  • United States District Court, District of Nebraska, 2003

Languages

  • French
  • Polish