Paul serves as the firm's National eDiscovery Counsel. In this position, Paul provides focused guidance and expertise on electronic discovery matters to Littler's lawyers and their clients, ranging from case and client-specific advice about meeting preservation obligations, addressing initial "meet and confer" obligations, handling court appearances that address eDiscovery matters, developing strategies for efficient and effective data harvesting, review and production, to implementing cost-shifting/reduction strategies.

eDiscovery is one of the most important and transformational legal developments in recent years. It has become a $200-billion-a-year industry and a legal subspecialty in its own right. Littler is one of the first firms in the country to hire an attorney at the shareholder level to focus exclusively on working with clients in the challenging area of electronic discovery, reinforcing the firm's commitment to providing its clients with leading-edge solutions in this rapidly developing area.

Paul is a nationally recognized thought leader in the area of electronic discovery. He has lectured and published extensively in the area of eDiscovery, including publishing several articles in the American Bar Association's Journal of Litigation. Paul's work has served to educate lawyers, judges and business people about the technical and legal issues governing electronic discovery. His work was cited by the landmark opinion of Zubulake v. UBS Warburg LLC, 220 F.R.D. 212, 220 n. 39 (S.D.N.Y. 2003) (Scheindlin, J.), and referenced in the Federal Judicial Center's database on significant cases and articles. Paul has also served as a court-appointed eDiscovery Special Master for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and is on the inaugural roster of eDiscovery Special Masters for the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Paul also serves on the Advisory Board for the Georgetown Law Advanced eDiscovery Institute, and has co-chaired the Institute’s Conference Planning Committee for the past two years. He is an active member of the Sedona Working Group on Electronic Document Retention and Production (WG1) and the Sedona Working Group on International Electronic Information Management and Disclosure (WG6).

Prior to joining Littler, Paul was a litigation partner at an AM LAW 100 law firm, where he focused his practice on complex business litigation, including unfair competition, restrictive covenant and trade secret cases.

Paul has represented companies in both state and federal courts in Arizona, California, Delaware, Illinois, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York and Virginia. He has served as trial counsel in jury and non-jury trials as well as in large commercial arbitrations. Paul has also served as a Court-appointed eDiscovery Special Master for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and is on the inaugural roster of eDiscovery Special Masters for the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Outside of his law practice, Paul is an extremely active member in the community, the bar and pro bono organizations, serving as an officer on the board of directors of several organizations.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

• Member, Executive Committee, Temple American Inn of Court, 2005-present
  • President, 2011-2012
  • Vice President, 2010-2011
  • Treasurer, 2007-2010
  • Recorder, 2005-2007
• Member, Advisory Board, Georgetown Law Advanced eDiscovery Institute, 2008-present
• Co-Chair, Program Planning Committee, Georgetown Law Advanced eDiscovery Institute, 2010 and 2011
• Guest Lecturer, Trial Advocacy and Integrated Advocacy Programs, Temple University Beasley School of Law, 2008-present
• Member, Sedona Conference WG1 and WG6
• Member, Board of Directors, Breastcancer.org, 2011-present
• Pro bono legal counsel, Center City Opera Theater
• Member, Litigation Council of Civil Litigation Section, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2001-2008
• Chair, Philadelphia Annual Regional Dinner, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2004-2006