Paul's practice focuses on appeals, writs, post-trial motions, and law and motion matters in a broad range of civil law areas, including unfair competition, health care, trademark infringement, trade secret misappropriation, defamation, products liability, taxation, contracts, public entity law, premises liability, employment, professional negligence, higher education and constitutional law. He has handled more than 350 appellate matters (resulting in some 60 published opinions), including matters in the California Supreme Court, the District of Columbia and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals, every Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal, and several other state appellate courts.
Paul has a number of national and regional clients who engage him directly to represent them in appeals and related proceedings. He regularly provides appellate assistance to Reed Smith's trial attorneys and is frequently engaged by non-Reed Smith attorneys to consult on or handle appellate matters.
Paul was named one of Northern California's Top 100 Attorneys by Northern California Superlawyer Magazine in 2005, 2007, and 2008, and has been included as a "Superlawyer" in appellate law annually since 2004 through 2008. He also has been included in Best Lawyers in America since 2006.
