Background
Giancola, Paul J. was born on May 8, 1952 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Giancola, Paul J. was born on May 8, 1952 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
State University of New York at Stony Brook (Bachelor of Science, 1973). New York University (R.P.T., 1975). Syracuse University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1980).
Worked at Snell & Wilmer Limited liability partnership (Phoenix, Arizona) specializing in General Practice, including Trials and Appeals before State and Federal Courts. Administrative Law, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy Insolvency and Business Reorganization, Commercial Finance, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Corporate Finance, Corporate and Securities, Copyrights and Licensing, Emerging Business Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Environmental and Natural Resource, Estate Planning and Probate, Financial Institutions, Government Contracts, Health Care, Immigration, Indian Law, Insurance Company Regulation, Insurance Defense Litigation, Intellectual Property, International Law, Labor and Employee Relations, Legislation and Government Affairs, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Finance, Partnerships, Patents, Product Liability Litigation, Professional Liability Litigation, Public Utilities and Energy, Real Estate, Securities Regulation, Taxation. Admitted to the bar, 1981, New New York
1985, District of Columbia.
1987, Arizona.
Member, 1978-1980 and Executive Editor, 1979-1980, Syracuse Law Review. Author: "The Withdrawal of Extraordinary Medical Treatment From a Terminal Patient: A Physician"s Civil Liability in New York," 26 Medical Trial Technique Quarterly 326, Winter, 1980.
"Equitable Estopped in Medical Malpractice," 14 Trial Lawyers Quarterly 18, Number. 2, 1982; "Erroneous Medical Reports: Extending Limitations," 15 Trial Lawyers Quarterly 64, Number.
1, 1983; "Direct Examination of a Treating Pediatric Neurologist in a Birth-Injury Case," 15 Trial Lawyers Quarterly 55, Number.
3, 1983. "Investigation of a Birth Injury Case," 16 Trial Lawyers Quarterly 42, Number. 2, 1984; "Impeachment of Defendant"s Medical Expert Through Prior Representation by Defense Counsel," 16 Trial Lawyers Quarterly 48, Number.
4, 1984; "Proximate Cause In a Medical Malpractice Action: Kallenberg v.
Beth Israel Hospital Revisited," 22 Tort and Insurance Law Journal 324, 1987. "Misdiagnosis of Chest Pain: A Common Source of Hospital Malpractice," 34 Medical Trial Technique Quarterly 77, Number. 1 (1987); "Is Technical-Bilt Foreign Arizona: The Uniform Contribution Among Joint Tortfeasors Acting," 25 Arizona Attorney 35 (Number.
5, January 1989).
"Preparing for Trial," BARbites (1990). "Misdiagnosis of Chest Pain: Still a Major Malpractice Source," Medical Malpractice Prevention, Volume V, Number. 10, 1990; "Preparing for Trial," Church
8 Arizona Practice Guide, Personal Injury, 1991.
"The Admissibility of Day-In-The Life Videotapes," 29 Arizona Attorney 18, Number. 7, March 1993; "Using Day-in-the-Life Videotapes," The Practical Litigator, 101-113, May, 1993.
Extended Liability for On-Call Specialists, Round-Up, Maricopa Medical Society News, May 1997. Company-Author with R. Manaker: "Are Structured Settlements Advantageous to Plaintiffs?" American Trial Lawyers of America Annual Convention Reference Materials 109, 1981 and 31 Trial Talk 7, February, 1982.
"Negotiating a Structured Settlement," Association of Trial Lawyers of American Annual Convention Reference Material, 157, 1982, 14 Trial Lawyers Quarterly 36, Number.
3/4, 1982 and Personal Injury Deskbook 874, 1983-1984. Adjunct Professor, Syracuse University College of law, 1985-1986. Member: The Hastings Center Institute of Society, Ethics and the Life Sciences, 1981-1994.
Editorial Board, Trial Lawyers Quarterly, 1982-1988.
Associate Editor, Executive Editor, Editor-in-Chief, Tort and Insurance Law Journal, 1986-1993. Member: Maricopa County, New York State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation.
Tort and Insurance Practice. Business Law; Vice Chair, Communications Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1988-1992.
Vice Chair, Rules and Procedure Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1989-1993.
Vice Chair, Medicine and Law Committee, and Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1990-1992. Editor-in-Chief, Newsletter of Rules and Procedure Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1989-1990) Bar Associations. The District of Columbia Bar.
State Bar of Arizona (Member, Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, 1992-1994).
Phoenix Association of Defense Counsel. Arizona Association of Health Care Lawyers.
National Health Lawyers Association. National Association of Securities Dealers (Member, Board of Arbitrators, 1991-1996).
Since its beginning over fifty years ago, Snell & Wilmer has grown to be one of the largest law firms in the Western United States, with over 245 attorneys and support staff in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, Orange County, California and Salt Lake City, Utah.
The firm is a member of Language Experience, Experiment and Exchange MUNDI a Global Association of 120 independent firms. Through Language Experience, Experiment and Exchange MUNDI and other international contacts, Snell & Wilmer clients have access to independent attorneys and firms practicing throughout the World. A number of Snell & Wilmer attorneys are fluent in foreign languages, including Finnish, German, Italian, Sinhalese, Spanish and Tamil.
Member, 1978-1980 and Executive Editor, 1979-1980, Syracuse Law Review.
