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  • Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton LLP
    Partner (August 1998 - Present)
  • Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich (1973-1998)

Education

  • Juris Doctor, Stanford Law School (1973)
  • B.A., with Honors, Valparaiso University (1970); Distinguished Alumni Award (2005)

Admissions

  • All California State Courts
  • United States District Court; Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts
  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Richard A. Paul

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Biography

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. 

Mr. Paul 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 as an adjunct Professor of Employment Law at USD Law School for many years, 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. 

Mr. Paul 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) and similar publications.

 

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