Patrick Paul's practice is concentrated in environmental and toxic tort litigation, including mold, asbestos and pollution claims. He also provides environmental and land use counseling, including lobbying, permitting and compliance, associated with siting and construction of manufacturing and power generating facilities, and administrative dispute resolution.
Professional Memberships & Activities
· Defense Research Institute
- Pacific Region Director
· Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, Past President
· American Bar Association
- Editorial Board, Natural Resources & Environment Magazine
· State Law Resources, Inc., Board of Directors
· State Bar of Arizona, Environmental Section, Past Chair
· Vanderbilt Law School National Council, Past Member
· Air & Waste Management Association
- Grand Canyon Section, Past President, Board of Directors
· Environmental Technology Industry Cluster, Past Member, Board of Directors
Representative Presentations & Publications
· The Maricopa County PM-10 5% Plan: An Overview of EPA's Proposed Disapproval, Co-Author, Arizona State Law Journal, 43 Ariz. St. L.J. 879 (2011)
· Lender Liability for Clean Water Compliance, Co-Author, American Bar Association's Natural Resources & Environment, Vol. 25, No. 4 (Spring 2011)
· GHG Regulation Is Here to Stay, Author, American Bar Association's Natural Resources & Environment, Vol. 24, No. 4 (Spring 2010)
· Incentives for New Owners Under EPA's Audit Policy, Author, American Bar Association's Natural Resources & Environment (Winter 2009)
· Practical Ideas to Limit Exposure in a Litigious, Moldy World, Cavco Industries, Inc. (May 2005)
· Frye or Daubert in Arizona: A Case Study, Author, Arizona Association of Defense Council (January 2005)
· Environmental Liability & Commercial Lending, Author, First National Bank of Arizona (December 2004)
· Mold and Legal Liabilities in Arizona, Author, Long Realty Company and Hogan School of Real Estate (January 2003)
· Litigating the Mold Case, Construction Defect Seminar, Arizona Association of Defense Counsel (November 2001)
· Bill of Rights, A New Arizona Law Affects Regulatory Agency Inspections, Arizona Journal (1998)
· Hazardous Waste, Superfund and Reporting Chapters, Maricopa County Bar Association Environmental Handbook, Maricopa County Bar Association (1997)
Professional Recognition & Awards
· The Best Lawyers in America®, Environmental Law, Government Relations Practice (2006-2012); Environmental Litigation (2012)
· Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business®, Environment (including water rights) (2009-2011)
· Southwest Super Lawyers®, Environmental Litigation (2007-2012)
· Super Lawyers®, Environmental Litigation - Business Edition (2011)
· Super Lawyers®, Environmental Litigation - Corporate Counsel Edition (2009-2010)
· Arizona's Finest Lawyers (2011)
· Best of the Bar, The Phoenix Business Journal
· Volunteer Lawyer of the Month, Maricopa County Bar Association
Community Involvement
· City of Phoenix Board of Adjustment, Chairman
· Arizona Celtic Bar Association, Founding Member and President
· Irish Cultural & Learning Foundation, Board Member
· Palo Verde Neighborhood Association, Past President
· Central Phoenix / East Valley Light Rail Transit Project, Citizen Member
· Trained over 300 Arizona teachers in environmental education
· Former Valley Big Brother
· 2006 City of Phoenix Bond Committee, Arts and Culture Subcommittee
· Upward Foundation, Past Member, Board of Directors
Other Professional Experience
· Gallagher & Kennedy, Phoenix, AZ (1992-1996)
· Gould & Wilkie, New York, NY (1988-1990)
News & Events
04/13/2012, Southwest Super Lawyers 2012 Recognizes 50 Snell & Wilmer Attorneys in Phoenix and Tucson
09/06/2011, The Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 99 Snell & Wilmer Attorneys as Leaders in Their Field
07/29/2011, Snell & Wilmer Congratulates its 99 Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011
06/20/2011, Super Lawyers® 2011 Recognizes 74 Snell & Wilmer Attorneys
Also Names 21 Firm Attorneys to the 2011 Rising Stars List
06/10/2011, Chambers USA Recognizes Snell & Wilmer in Multiple Categories and Names 39 Attorneys as 'Leaders in Their Field'
04/01/2011, Lender Liability for Clean Water Compliance
11/10/2010, Snell & Wilmer Partner Patrick Paul Elected to Two Prominent Boards
10/21/2010, Ninety-Nine Snell & Wilmer Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America 2011
06/22/2010, Sixty-Seven Snell & Wilmer Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers 2010
08/01/2009, Ninety-Eight Snell & Wilmer Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2010
07/10/2009, Law & Politics Selects 75 Snell & Wilmer Attorneys as 2009 Super Lawyers
06/12/2009, Chambers USA Ranks Thirty-Five Snell & Wilmer Attorneys as Leaders in Field
Publications
06/24/2011, Legal Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Holds Clean Air Act Preempts Federal Common Law
05/05/2011, Legal Alert: New Wetlands Guidance Means More Projects will Require Permits
09/13/2010, Legal Alert: EPA Disapproves Air Quality Plan for Phoenix
10/07/2009, Legal Alert: Final Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases
04/24/2009, Legal Alert: Is EPA Going to Regulate Greenhouse Gases and Climate Control?
08/21/2008, Legal Alert: Please note that the Maricopa County Air Quality Department recently modified its standards for dust-generating operations