Since 1981, Paul has devoted his practice to construction industry counseling and dispute avoidance and resolution. He represents owners/developers, contractors, subcontractors and design professionals in all matters related to the construction process. Paul has significant experience representing institutional owners including colleges and universities and health care providers. His extensive general counsel work includes drafting and negotiating design and construction contracts of all types, furnishing project advice and negotiating project disputes, and trial work concerning MBE, Davis-Bacon, OSHA and related matters. Paul’s dispute resolution experience include trials, arbitrations, administrative hearings and mediations. He has substantial experience handling government and private construction claims (commercial and industrial), mechanics' liens, design negligence and surety disputes. Paul has served as both a neutral and party arbitrator in domestic and international construction disputes and has acted as a mediator.

Paul is a past-member of the Construction Panel of Neutral Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association.

Additionally, Paul has substantial experience representing providers of goods and services including construction services to the State of Maryland in bid protests and contract claims before the Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals.

Also, Paul represents manufacturers of durable goods in domestic and international commercial disputes and in product liability actions

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia

Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

United States District Court for the District of Maryland

United States Supreme Court

University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1975

Washington & Lee University, B.A., 1970

American Bar Association

Section on Litigation

Section on Public Contract Law

Forum Committee on the Construction Industry

Associated Builders and Contractors, Baltimore Metropolitan Chapter

Member, 1994-present

General Contractor's Committee, 1994-present

Baltimore Bar Foundation

Board of Trustees, 1992-present

Baltimore City Bar Association

Executive Council, past-Member

Baltimore Courthouse Centennial (2000)

Vice Chair, Finance Committee

Baltimore Jewish Council, Baltimore Zionist District, Delegate

Maryland State Bar Association

Section on Litigation

Construction Cases Committee

Steering Committee, past-Member

Past Co-chair

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service

Board of Directors, 2006-present

National Association of College and University Attorneys

Washington & Lee University Annual Fund

Fundraiser

Baltimore Bar Foundation, Fellow

Maryland Bar Foundation, Fellow

Listed in Maryland Super Lawyers for Construction Litigation, 2008

Co-author, "The Ten (or So) Most Important Construction Contract Provisions," Presentation to National Association of College and University Attorneys Annual Conference

Co-author, "AIA Contracts in Maryland," Lorman Education Services

Co-author, "Is There Prompt Payment Under the Prompt Payment Act?" ABC Newsletter/Baltimore Chapter

Author, "The Maryland Trust Fund Statute: Contractors Need to Think Upside Down," ABC Newsletter/Baltimore Chapter

Co-author, "An Owner Orders a Change. Must You Comply?" ABC Newsletter/Baltimore Chapter

Author, "Is Subcontractor's Bid Binding?" ABC Newsletter/Baltimore Chapter

Co-author, "Construction Contracting for Public Entities," Lorman Education Services

Co-author, "Mechanics' Liens," MICPEL

Co-author, "Mechanic's Lien Law In Maryland," Lorman Education Services

Contributor, "Fifty State Public Construction Contracting," Wiley Law Publications

Co-author, "Construction and Commercial Arbitration," MICPEL

Co-author, "Construction Claims for Owners and Developers," CEMC and McGraw-Hill

Co-author, "Commercial Construction Contracts," MICPEL

Co-author, "Construction Law Update," MICPEL

Co-author, "Residential Construction Disputes," MICPEL

Author, "Bidding on State Contracts," The Daily Record

Clerk to the Honorable W. Albert Menchine, Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Assistant Solicitor, City of Baltimore

Assistant Attorney General and Deputy Counsel to the Maryland Department of General Services, Co-chief of State Contract Litigation Unit