Nobody becomes a legend overnight. As such, Paul has been a member of the legal profession and the Bar Association of Erie County for almost 50 years. He earned his B.B.A. in Business Administration from St. Bonaventure University and followed that with his J.D. from Cornell University.

Paul began his career as an associate in the office of the late Charles McDonough. His outstanding results in the courtroom earned him a position as a partner. Paul argued several cases involving second collision, design defect and product definition. He pioneered the areas of road design and municipal responsibility litigation and created new rules for joint and several liability. Paul has very likely tried more labor law cases than anyone in New York State.

Paul has helped his own firm achieve a sterling reputation in Western New York legal circles. His attorneys have the most litigation experience in the region, have tried the most cases, and obtained the most verdicts and settlements of all local personal injury firms. Paul's been listed in "The Best Lawyers in America," has been rated by his peers as a top plaintiff personal injury attorney and has been cited in The Buffalo News and Business First.

Additionally, Paul heads the NYS Trial Lawyers Association and lectures on product liability and construction accident litigation, among others. He's a sustaining member of the American Trial Lawyers Association as well as a member of Law Pac. Paul's historic career has seen him try cases in most of the counties in Western New York, numerous district courts and even a number of courts outside the Empire State.