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Practice
Engaged in the practice of transportation, product liability,
commercial
and construction law, and insurance
coverage and litigation in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Chairs the
firm's product liability and transportation groups.
Professional Background
Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania in 1992
and in West Virginia
in 1993. Also admitted to
practice before the United States District Courts for the Western
and Middle
Districts of Pennsylvania
and Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia, the Third
Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.
Professional/Civic Activities
Member: Allegheny County
Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA)
Pennsylvania Defense Institute (PDI)
Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Delegate, PBA
House of Delegates, Zone 12
Steering
Committee, ALFA International Product Liability Group
Steering
Committee, ALFA International Transportation Group
Education
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1989)
New England School of Law (J.D., 1992, Cum Laude)
Up Close And Personal
Paul is aggressive, determined,
and skilled at representing his clients' interests in court.
He had only been practicing law for six years when he found
his name at the top of a list in an annual publication on
Pennsylvania's legal profession. Paul's client
won a complete defense verdict, while the jury awarded a $40.5
million judgment, the largest dollar award that year, against the
other co-defendants. A native of New Castle, Paul grew up in the construction
business where his family is still active in the electrical contracting business. With his
inside knowledge from his own experience hammering nails and wiring buildings at
construction sites, Paul is a sought-after defense attorney regarding
worksite injuries and risk management.
Paul attended a rural western Pennsylvania high school, and then
went on to Edinboro University where he majored in criminal justice. He went straight to
law school in Boston, graduating cum laude from the New England School of Law where he was
also the Editor-in-Chief of the New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement. He
clerked at Meyer Darragh during the summer of 1991 and joined the firm's Pittsburgh office
on graduation in 1992. In 1997, he became a partner, and he currently chairs the firm's
product liability and transportation groups.
A dedicated trial attorney, Paul's practice
includes defending product liability claims involving consumer products, major
equipment, and recreational vehicles, transportation claims,
construction and commercial disputes, and insurance related issues.
An avid mountain biker who has trekked through the mountains of
Pennsylvania and West Virginia, Paul and his wife, Laura, a trained paralegal, live
with their three children, Abigail, Thomas, and John, in Churchill. |
