Paul has practiced since 1983 in California and Pennsylvania, focusing primarily on insurance coverage, administrative, construction, and transportation disputes and litigation. He provides national insurance coverage advice involving first and third-party claims under primary, umbrella and excess policies, including under commercial and personal lines, errors and omissions, directors and officers, professional liability, environmental, automobile, trucking, garage, farm, workers compensation, and other specialized and manuscript policies. Paul’s practice routinely includes additional insured, indemnity and other contract issues, and insurance agent and broker liability. He often assists in drafting contract and insurance policy language.

Professional Honors and Awards
Certified Mediator, 1997  (40 Hour Mediation Training Program)
Early Neutral Evaluator, Contra Costa Superior Court (Past Member)
Panelist, Contra Costa County Bar Association - ADR Provider Program (Past Member)

Professional Associations and Memberships
American Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
Pennsylvania Defense Institute
Harrisburg Claims Association

Santa Clara County Bar Association (Past Member)
Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California (Past Member)
Northern California Mediation Association (Past Member)
Contra Costa County Bar Association (Past Member)

Professional Presentations and Publications
Insurance and Liability Issues:  Dog Breeds and Dog Bite Claims
PBI Annual Animal Law Seminar, August 2006

What the General Practitioner Needs to Know About Pennsylvania Animal Law
PBA Quarterly, July 2006

Training Certification Course for Insurance Clients in California on
Fair Claims Settlement Practices Regulations, March 23, 2006

Insurance Coverage Issues
PBI Sponsored Seminar:  Disasters-Planning Ahead to Survive the Worst
March, 2006

Fundamentals on Construction Contracts:  Understanding the Issues in PA
Lorman Education Service sponsored seminar,  January 2006

Construction Issues in Pennsylvania:  Finding Insurance Coverage
Lorman Education Services sponsored seminar, 2003

Anatomy of a Truck Accident: A Defense Perspective
(Negligent hiring, supervision and retention, status as independent
contractor or employee, agency, and vicarious liability chapters)
Thomas, Thomas & Hafer LLP sponsored seminar, 2003

2001-2002 Legal Update for the AmRe Roundtable
(insurance coverage and contractual indemnity chapters)
Thomas, Thomas & Hafer LLP, 2002

Discovery Issues in Bad Faith Cases
Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California, Bad Faith Seminar, 1999

Current Issues: Additional Insured Claims, Contractual Indemnity Claims,
Right of Reimbursement for Defense Expense, Successor Liability
Allstate Environmental Claims, 1997

California Deskbook (insurance coverage, successor liability, suspended and
dissolved corporations, indemnity, and recovery of attorneys' fees chapters)
Adams Nye Sinunu Walker LLP, 1997, 2000 editions and updates

Recent Developments in California Law: Express Indemnity, Suspended Corporations
Sentry Insurance, 1996

Construction Defect Claims, Current Issues
Additional Insured Issues in California Construction Defect Claims,
McClarens Toplis North America, 1996

The Impact of Montrose Chemical Corp. v. Admiral Ins. Co.,
American States Insurance Company, 1995

Independent Counsel in California; Coverage Gaps, Allocation, Reimbursement
and Contribution; Contractual Indemnity Claims
American States Insurance Company, (various presentations, 1987-1996)

Frequent lecturer for approved continuing education programs
Adams Nye Sinunu Walker LLP, Approved MCLE provider, State Bar of CA