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Rich Paul has been a fixture among
California management employment lawyers for over 30
years, with a special emphasis on representing
research and institutions of higher education as well
as community impact and other complex organizations in
transactions and litigation.
After graduating from Stanford Law
School Rich joined the Gray Cary firm, and became a
partner and Chair of that firm's Employment Law
Group. In 1998 Rich co-formed his own firm, Paul,
Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton, to continue focusing
on private and public sector employment law issues for
California employers and matters affecting higher
education and research.
Rich is a frequent lecturer on
California and national employment law panels, having
been an invited presenter in Chicago, Atlanta, New
Orleans, Las Vegas, Scottsdale, and other venues. He
has also served for years as adjunct Professor of
Employment Law at USD Law School, and has been a
regular lecturer at UCSD and a visiting lecturer at
other Law Schools. He has served on a variety of
boards, including the Editorial Review Board for the
California Employment Law Letters, and is past
President of the San Diego Blood Bank.
Rich has been named annually by his
peers since 1985 as among "The Best Lawyers in
America.” He has also been ranked among the “Best
Lawyers in San Diego” (San Diego Magazine),
“Best Employment Lawyers in San Diego” (San Diego
Daily Transcript), “San Diego Super Lawyers” (New
York Times Supplement), “Best Labor and Employment
Counsel in California” (Corporate Counsel Magazine),
“Southern California Super Lawyers” (L.A. Times,
2007) and similar publications.
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
SELECTED
PUBLICATIONS
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San Diego Employers
Association, Employment Law Annual Update
(annually, 1983-present)
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Co-author, “Employee Civil
Rights in the New Workplace” (The California Labor
Letter, 2000)
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Author, “Protecting Your
Intangible Assets: A Primer on Trade Secrets” (May
2000)
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Coursebook, Healthcare Human
Resources Law (UCSD, 2000-present)
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Author, “The Art of Analysis:
Critical Thinking in Human Resources Assessments”
(2000)
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Author, “Protecting Your
Intangible Assets II: Non-Competition, Raiding,
Non-Solicitation and Unfair Competition” (2000)
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Coursebook, “Managing
Academic Employment Issues” (October, 2000 and
passim)
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Author, “Beautiful Minds: A
Look at Mental Disabilities” (LEAP, 2004)
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Coursebook, “Negotiations,
Persuasion and Communication” (UCSD Extension,
2005)
- Author, “Atmospheres and
Environments: Reflections on The Sanitized
Workplace” (Thomas Jefferson Law Review, 2006)
- Author, “Wait—That’s Privileged:
Or is It?” (Nat’l. Assn. of College and Univ.
Attys., 2007)
- Coauthor, “Blogs, IM and MySpace”
(Labor and Employment Advanced Practices
Symposium, 2007)
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
(partial listing)
- Speaker, Labor and Employment
Advanced Practices Symposia (Chicago, Las Vegas,
Atlanta, New Orleans, Phoenix, Napa, Coronado,
2000- 2007)
- Adjunct Professor, Employment
Law, USD Law School (1996-2005)
- Speaker, San Diego Employers
Association Employment Law Seminars (1983-present)
- Lecturer, UCSD LAMP, EPSE and
HELP Programs (1993-present)
- Panelist, Managing a Work Force,
California Labor Letters (San Francisco, Los
Angeles and Orange County, 2000)
- Panelist, Public Sector
Employment Law (Council on Education in
Management, 2000)
- Panelist, Trade Secrets, Palomar
Investigative Group/SDEA (2000)
- Presenter, Department Chair
Workshops: UCSD, UCI and Chapman University
(passim)
- Presenter, Investigating Claims
of Corporate Wrongdoing: A Practical Look at
Ethical and Professional Issues (SDCBA 2000)
- Panelist, Technology and the
Spread of Misinformation (Council for Advancement
and Support of Education, San Diego, 2000)
- Invited lecturer, Genetic
Testing (Enright Inns of Court, 2003)
- Lecturer, Non-Profit Management,
University of San Diego Graduate School of
Education (2004-2005)
- Panelist, Women and the Law
(Thomas Jefferson Law School, 2006)
- Panelist, Conducting Internal
Investigations (American Corporate Counsel Assn.
2007)
- Guest Lecturer, First Amendment
and Employment (University of San Diego School of
Law 2007)
- Guest Lecturer, Healthcare Fraud
and Abuse (California Western School of Law, 2008)
- Presenter, Employment Law, NABE,
ABA Midwinter meetings, 2008
- Presenter, Employment Law
(Orange County Bar Ass’n, Corporate Counsel
Section, 2008)
OTHER
- Arbitrator and mediator,
various
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Expert witness, various
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Trainer, Harassment Prevention; Fraud;
Trade Secrets; Employment Law and Compliance; Art of
Analysis; Motivating Employees; Executive Compliance;
Communications, Negotiation and Dispute Resolution;
other
RECENT REPRESENTATIVE
LITIGATION MATTERS (from over 500 cases)
EDUCATION
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