Paul serves as managing partner of the firm’s Scottsdale region. His practice is devoted to complex civil litigation involving contract disputes, insurance, bad faith, declaratory relief, real estate, employment law, health law, securities, business torts, fiduciary breach claims, shareholder disputes, negligence, regulatory, and general commercial matters. He has represented numerous public and private corporations, insurers, financial institutions, governmental entities and agencies, tribal entities, and prominent individuals.

• Obtained evidentiary bench ruling in favor of political subdivision of state of Arizona against elector seeking General Election ballot measure by preliminary injunction in September 2020
• Argued and attained on behalf of clients successful full reversal by Arizona Court of Appeals of Superior Court judgment in favor of state entity based upon matters of statutory construction and state agency enforcement in January of 2020
• Successful defense of single defendant in class action alleging multiple persons and entities engaged in a widespread captive insurance “conspiracy,” resulting in dismissal of all claims as barred and subject to arbitration, in August of 2019, upheld by U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in 2020
• June 2020 Arizona Attorney Top Arizona Defense Civil Verdict for 2019, recognizing a complete defense verdict after jury trial against plaintiffs asserting bad faith and related claims and demands exceeding $10 million at inception. Court awarded Defendants $1,188,955 in attorneys’ fees and costs in final judgment.
• Emergency defense of an insurer against bad faith claims before the bench in a $2.6 million dollar matter, resulting in full indemnity and no client liability in 2018
• June 2018 Arizona Attorney Top Arizona Defense Civil Verdict for 2017, lauding a three-month trial resulting in successful defense of an International Airport Authority against multiple initial claims in excess $200 million dollars resulting in a complete defense verdict and counterclaim judgment for client in excess of $4.9 million. Judgment upheld by Arizona Court of Appeals, and Petition for Review by Arizona Supreme Court denied, in 2019, with both courts awarding Defendant fees and costs on appeals.
• Prosecution of accounting malpractice claim before a jury on behalf of a public entity seeking in excess of $2 million in damages, resulting in settlement payment for client prior to final verdict in 2013
• Defense of bad faith claim on behalf of insurance broker before a jury resulting in $2.1 million verdict for Plaintiff, in 2012, reversed by Arizona Court of Appeals in 2015
• Successful defense of corporate officers of public company in securities class action and various derivative actions alleging misrepresentations concerning stock option grants and financial results forecasts from 2006 through 2010