Since joining our firm, Paul has worked on many diverse types of cases, including professional liability matters involving attorneys, accountants, real estate and insurance agents; products liability cases; civil rights claims; insurance coverage issues; and general liability matters. He presently focuses his practice on personal injury matters in transportation/trucking liability, premises liability, motor vehicle and municipal liability, and he defends all asbestos matters for the firm in the state of New Jersey.
Paul has handled close to a thousand asbestos matters and has represented plumbing, electrical, building and auto supply companies, as well as industrial boiler manufacturers and drywall product manufacturers in asbestos matters. In his career, he has represented a variety of small and large trucking companies in motor vehicle accidents and had the opportunity to handle many municipality matters throughout central and southern New Jersey on a variety of casualty claims.
Paul graduated, magna cum laude, from the University of Scranton with a Bachelors of Science degree in Psychology and a minor in Philosophy, in 1987. Following his graduation, Paul worked as a legal assistant in his father's law office before entering law school. Paul graduated from Villanova University School of Law in 1991.
After completing law school, Paul held a judicial clerkship in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division in Ocean County, New Jersey. He had the opportunity to work with four different judges in this vicinage through a rotating clerkship program. Paul clerked for the Honorable James D. Clyne, the Honorable Peter J. Giovine, the Honorable Francis D. Piscal, and the Honorable Rosalie B. Cooper.
Following the one-year clerkship, in the fall of 1992, Paul worked for the Legal Aid Society of Mercer County in Trenton, New Jersey, becoming the managing attorney for the housing unit in 1994.
Honors & awards
AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
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Year joined
1995
Thought Leadership
Appellate Court Reverses $224 Million Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson
Mount Laurel
Pittsburgh
Asbestos & Mass Tort Litigation
October 5, 2023
On October 4, 2023, a panel of three judges in the New Jersey Appellate Division reversed a $224 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson, awarded to a consolidated group of four plaintiffs who alleged their use of the company’s talcum powder Legal Update for Environmental Law - October 5, 2023, has been prepared
New Jersey Appellate Division Strikes Down $117M Verdict in Talc/Asbestos Case Because Trial Court Did Not Properly Assess Plaintiffs’ Expert Opinions
Mount Laurel
Asbestos & Mass Tort Litigation
April 30, 2021
In April 2018, a Middlesex County jury returned a verdict against Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc. Legal Updates for Asbestos & Mass Tort Litigation - April 30, 2021, has been prepared for ou
New Jersey Supreme Court Further Erodes Bare Metal Defense
Mount Laurel
Asbestos & Mass Tort Litigation
June 8, 2020
A product that includes asbestos-containing component parts must provide an adequate war Legal Updates for Asbestos & Mass Tort Litigation - June 2020, has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.
Legal Updates for Toxic Torts Litigation - February 2019
Mount Laurel
Environmental & Toxic Tort Litigation
February 5, 2019
New Jersey Asbestos Case Review 2018By Paul C. Johnson, Esq.
'Bare-Ly' There - Third Circuit Strips Down Bare Metal Defense in Maritime Law
Mount Laurel
Maritime Litigation
Asbestos & Mass Tort Litigation
March 1, 2018
Key Points: Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 1, March 2018. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers.
Classes/Seminars Taught
New Jersey Recent Court Rulings Affecting the Asbestos Litigation: Proving Cross-Claims, Forum Non Conveniens, Bankruptcy Trusts, Bare Metal, etc., HarrisMartin's New Jersey Asbestos Litigation Conference, February 13, 2019
Employment Law, Liability Risks and Ethics
Employment Law Overview of Federal and New Jersey Statutes and Case Law
Claims Against Public Entities - New Jersey Tort Claims Act
Update on Tort Reform Issues in New Jersey and Effect on Transportation Cases
