Career
He served in the United States Marine Corps during World World War World War II
Paul Caruso was admitted to practice law in August 1953 following graduation from the Columbus University School of Law in Washington District of Columbia (now the Columbus School of Law of the Catholic University of America). He obtained a veteran"s waiver for admission to the California Bar. Caruso later represented war hero and actor Audie Murphy on a charge of trying to kill a Burbank dog trainer who Murphy claimed brutalized the dog and made advances towards Murphy"s girlfriend.
Caruso was the founding president of the Italian American Lawyers Association in Los Los Angeles