Paul is a member of the Health Care Department and serves as co-chair of the Behavioral Health Risk and Liability Practice Group. He began his career as a prosecutor but for the past 25 years has focused his professional efforts on matters involving medical/professional liability, corporate/commercial matters, construction/real estate, and civil rights litigation. He is also formally trained in handling dispute resolution processes, including mediation and arbitration.
An active trial attorney, Paul has tried in excess of 130 cases to a jury verdict. He has successfully defended countless professional liability matters, including medical and legal malpractice cases. He represents physicians, physician groups, nurses, psychiatrists, hospitals, long-term care facilities and veterinarians in medical liability matters. In addition, he counsels attorneys, law firms and real estate agents in professional liability actions as well as professional licensing prosecutions. Paul also represents builders and contractors in construction cases, as well as government agencies in civil rights cases.
Paul trained as a mediator at Pepperdine University’s Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution. He serves as a neutral arbitrator in alternative dispute resolution proceedings, and is certified to serve as a mediator in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Paul brings a unique perspective to the dispute resolution process, drawing from his background and extensive experience as a trial attorney. He places a priority on facilitating communication and promoting a positive negotiation process for all involved. Known for his empathy and integrity, Paul believes that an effective mediator not only develops a knowledge of the unique facts and issues of each case, but also takes the time to get to know the parties involved in each negotiation to determine their needs and keep the focus on the key issues.
Paul received his undergraduate degree at the University of Notre Dame and his juris doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center, where he was a business editor of The American Criminal Law Review. He began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office where, as a member of the Homicide Unit, he was entrusted with significant cases including numerous capital murder prosecutions. Paul was also selected to serve as a Special Assistant United States Attorney to assist in the coordination of a joint federal and local arson task force that culminated in the successful investigation and prosecution of the Quaker Lace factory arson, which was subsequently selected as a model for arson investigations and prosecutions nationwide.
Honors & awards
AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
Pennsylvania Super Lawyer
2012-2018
U.S. Dept. of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms - Service Recognition Award
1995
Year joined
2003
Certifications
Certified Mediator, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Thought Leadership
Choosing a Mediator for Your Medical Malpractice Case: One Size Does Not Fit All
King of Prussia
Health Care Liability
March 28, 2023
Child Protective Services Law: Implications of Behavioral Health Organizations
Philadelphia - Headquarters
Behavioral Health Risk & Liability
March 31, 2021
Classes/Seminars Taught
Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave: How the Internet Can Make or Break the Medical Professional Negligence Case, 63rd Annual Joint Meeting of the Lehigh County Bar Association and Lehigh County Medical Society, September 9, 2014
Highlights in Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Law, 2013 Trends in Health Care and Health Law Seminar, Marshall Dennehey, November 7, 2013
Caring for Yourself While Caring for Your Patients, Sacred Heart Hospital of Allentown's Family Practice Residency Program, January 2010
CLE Trial Advocacy Seminar: Closing Arguments, 2008
Anatomy of a Lawsuit, Sacred Heart Hospital, 2007
CLE Seminar on Fraud and Abuse, Insurance Society of Philadelphia, 2006
Mitigation and Litigation, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital, 2006
Tort Reform and The Impact Upon Medical Practitioners, presentation for physicians at Sacred Heart Hospital, 2005
Disclosure and Reporting of Medical Errors, presentation for physicians at Pocono Medical Center, 2005
Patient Safety and Risk Management Seminar, presentation for physicians at Easton Hospital, 2005
M-Care Act, Re: Expert Witness, 2003
Death Penalty Litigation, 2001
Cross-Examination, 1997
Expert Witnesses, 1995
Lectures, Re: Closing Argument, Widener University and University of Pennsylvania Law School
