Paul is an experienced and talented trial lawyer and appellate counsel.  He believes that the meaning and value of his work come from helping his clients, from the individual to the largest corporate entity, to resolve the problems that confront them in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible, whether that means negotiating a dispute with a single telephone call or aggressively litigating a complex matter through trial.  Paul believes that effectively implementing his professional philosophy requires, first and foremost, really listening to understand his clients’ needs and objectives clearly from the outset.

Paul is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana.  He attended Duke University for his undergraduate degree, graduating Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, with special honors in English in 1984. He then graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1987, where he served as a member of the Virginia Law Review.  After law school, Paul served as a federal judicial law clerk for the Hon. Henry A. Politz on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He also later received a Masters in Educational Administration from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2004.

Paul’s areas of practice include EEOC and employment discrimination matters, labor and employment policy guidance, environmental and toxic tort, including oil field legacy cases, class actions, insurance coverage litigation, construction litigation, commercial litigation, medical malpractice defense, products liability and school law and policy.  Paul also has an active appellate practice, having briefed and argued successfully before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Louisiana appellate courts and Supreme Court, and having handled writs of certiorari before the United States Supreme Court.

Away from work, Paul’s hands are full with his two teenagers and their sports and activities.  In the midst of his professional and personal responsibilities, he carves out time for gardening and the occasional foray into bread baking and beer making.  He tries to stay fit enough to pursue his love of the solitude of the mountains, despite an almost equal love for good food and fine wine.