Paul Skeith, the managing partner for Richards Rodriguez &
Skeith, understands business. When he’s not representing mid-sized
businesses as their outside general counsel, he’s running a growing
business himself. Paul has served as managing partner for Richards
Rodriguez & Skeith since he founded the firm with his partners in
2005. In his spare time, he attends a peer-advisory membership
organization to better his business acumen.
Mr. Skeith’s practice in business and corporate law includes
negotiating mergers and acquisitions, raising funds from investors,
drafting and reviewing business contracts, structuring business
entities, and business succession strategy. Paul works with busy CEOs
and founders, which is why he often makes site visits to his clients’
places of business. Site visits allow Paul to gain a better
understanding of his clients’ business environment and staff. He also
finds that these visits offer him a chance to talk with the business’
leaders on a one-on-one basis.
Paul is dedicated to giving back to his community. In addition to his
law practice, Paul is an ordained Episcopal Priest and serves as Pastor
to the
SoCo Episcopal Community, a start-up congregation in South Austin He also recently completed his service as the board chair for Capital Idea,
a nonprofit committed to helping low income working families in Central
Texas by empowering them with professional training and networking
opportunities.
Paul earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of
Pennsylvania, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, before moving to
Austin to attend the University of Texas to seek a dual degree in Law
and Public Affairs. As a law student, he was a staff member of the Texas
Journal on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights. Paul was chosen after law
school to serve as a law clerk to the Honorable Thomas M. Reavley, Judge
of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. More recently, Paul
went back to school and received a Diploma in Theology from the Iona
School of Ministry.
Texas Bar Foundation.
