Paul is a partner in the firm's Norfolk office and is the Co-Chair of the Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights and Business Restructuring Practice Group. He specializes in helping secured and unsecured creditors examine options to recover debt, including bankruptcy, loan workouts and foreclosures. He represents several local, regional and national banks, as well as non-bank lenders in complex transactions. Paul also represents debtors, giving him insight from both sides of the issues.
Recognition and Honors
· Best Lawyers in America, 1995-2012
· Norfolk Litigation - Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year; Best Lawyers in America, 2012
· Virginia Super Lawyers; Law & Politics, 2006-2011
· Virginia Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition; Law & Politics, 2009-2010
· Virginia's Legal Elite; Virginia Business Magazine, 2003, 2007-2011
· AV® Rated; Martindale-Hubbell
· Staff Member; University of Richmond Law Review, 1977-1978
· Adjunct Bankruptcy Professor; College of William & Mary Law School, 2006-2010
Associations
· American Bar Association; Business Law Section
· Virginia State Bar; Bankruptcy Section; Business Section
· Virginia Bar Association; Bankruptcy Section
· American Bankruptcy Institute
· Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association
· Tidewater Bankruptcy Bar Association
· Richmond Bar Association
· Federal Bar Association
· Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School; Former Board of Directors and Board Chairperson
· Virginia State Bar; Disciplinary Committee, 2001-2007; Chair, 2007