Background
Paul, Richard W. was born on May 23, 1953 in Washington, District of Columbia.
Paul, Richard W. was born on May 23, 1953 in Washington, District of Columbia.
Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1975). Boston College (Juris Doctor, 1978).
Worked at Dickinson, Wright, Moon, Van Dusen & Freeman (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) specializing in Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Accountants' Liability Law, Products Liability Law. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Michigan and United States. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan.
1982, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. 1989, United States. Supreme Court. 1991, United States. District Court, Western District of Michigan.
Author: Article, "Michigan Joins Other States in Legislatively Limiting the Scope of Accountants' Liability to Non-Clients," The Litigation Newsletter, Winter, 1997. Co-Author: Article, "Barbarians At the Gate: Daubert Two Years Later," Laches, July, 1995. Member: Detroit, Oakland (Member, Negligence Law Committee) and American (Member, Sections on Litigation.
Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Negligence Law. Litigation; Council Member, Litigation Section).
Michigan Defense Trial Counsel. Defense Research Institute. Association of Defense Trial Counsel.
Dartmouth Lawyers Association. Dartmouth Club of Detroit (President, 1980). Dartmouth College Alumni Council.
Mediator, Wayne County Circuit Court.
Member: Detroit, Oakland (Member, Negligence Law Committee) and American (Member, Sections on Litigation. Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Negligence Law.
Litigation; Council Member, Litigation Section). Michigan Defense Trial Counsel. Defense Research Institute.
Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Dartmouth Lawyers Association. Dartmouth Club of Detroit (President, 1980).
Dartmouth College Alumni Council. Mediator, Wayne County Circuit Court.