Background
Paul, Niall A. was born on December 6, 1964 in New York, New York, United States.
Paul, Niall A. was born on December 6, 1964 in New York, New York, United States.
Bridgewater College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude). University of Richmond (Juris Doctor, 1990). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board.
Worked at Spilman, Thomas & Battle (Charleston, West Virginia) specializing in General Civil Practice. Trial and Appellate Practice. Corporation, Taxation, Banking, Real Property, Administrative, Labor, Coal, Natural Resources, Health Care, Hospital Law, Bankruptcy, Commercial, Public Utilities, Energy, Environmental, Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, Domestic Relations, RICO Litigation, Product Liability, Toxic Torts, White Collar Crime, Employment Discrimination, Securities, Construction Law, Professional Malpractice, Insurance Defense, Admiralty, Legislative Practice, Workers Compensation, Black Lung and Health and Safety Law, Insurance Law and Medical Malpractice Defense.
Admitted to the bar, 1990, West Virginia and United States.
District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Sixth Circuits.
Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board.
Member, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission"s Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on the Older Workers" Benefit Protection Acting and the Use of Waivers Under the ADEA. Author: "Reduction in Force Early Retirement Incentives and the Age Discrimination in Employment Acting," Detroit College of Law Review, Fall 1989. "The Civil Rights Acting of 1991: What Does it Really Accomplish," Employee Relations Law Journal, Spring 1992.
"The Older Workers" Benefit Protection Acting: Forcing a New Look at Early Retirement Incentives and Waivers," Employee Relations Law Journal, Summer 1991. "Wards Cove Packing Company v.
Atonio: The Supreme Court"s Disparate Treatment of the Disparate Impact Doctrine," Hofstra Labor Law Journal, Fall 1990.
Member: West Virginia State Bar. American Bar Association (Member, Employment and Labor Section). Spilman, Thomas & Battle has been engaged in the general practice of law in Charleston, West Virginia, since 1864, in Morgantown, West Virginia, since 1988, Parkersburg, West Virginia, since September 1991 and in Martinsburg, West Virginia since May, 1995.
The firm is committed to maintaining the standards of excellence in performance and service established by our founders, and expects continued growth as it pursues its commitment to providing legal services to the business communities of West Virginia and neighboring states.
Member, Moot Court Board. Member, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission"s Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on the Older Workers" Benefit Protection Acting and the Use of Waivers Under the ADEA.