Paul is a litigator with more than 30 years of experience serving the insurance and financial services industries. He focuses his practice on insurance and reinsurance matters, frequently representing clients in coverage disputes involving tort and environmental claims, class actions related to claims handling practices, international arbitrations, and liquidations.
Paul primarily focuses on counseling the world’s largest insurers in complex litigations and arbitrations - including matters involving coal ash, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, asbestos, silica, medical devices, talc, molestation, benzene and sports concussions - in federal, state and bankruptcy courts. He is a prolific thought leader and frequently authors articles and client alerts and speaks on panels related to emerging areas of insurance claims. He also advises insurers and captive insurers on new insurance products and policy language and provides risk management strategies through policy editing and risk analysis modeling for existing claims.
Since 2000, Paul has also served as counsel for the Coalition for Litigation Justice, Inc., a nonprofit established by property and casualty insurers to address abuses and inequities in mass tort litigation. In his role as counsel to the coalition, Paul assists in drafting and filing amicus briefs in that may have significant impact on the asbestos, silica and toxic tort environment, promotes judicial education through legal scholarship and educational conferences, and works with counsel in key jurisdictions to promote changes to the ways in which courts handle mass tort litigation.
Prior to joining Mintz, Paul served as a partner in the Washington, DC office of a global law firm. He began his career at another international law firm, where he served as an associate, counsel, and partner.
In law school, Paul served as editor of the Northwestern University Law Review and graduated Order of the Coif.
Paul is a litigator with more than 30 years of experience serving the insurance and financial services industries. He focuses his practice on insurance and reinsurance matters, frequently representing clients in coverage disputes involving tort and environmental claims, class actions related to claims handling practices, international arbitrations, and liquidations.
Experience
- Serving as national coverage counsel for insurers on tort cases (including matters involving Round Up, paraquat, asbestos, silica, implants and other medical devices, talc, Prilosec, Ortho Evra, Covid-19, DES, denture adhesives, AIDS-tainted blood, molestation, benzene, and sports concussions) and environmental litigation (including matters involving coal ash, MTBE and perfluorinated chemicals).
- Serving as national coverage counsel for insurers in matters involving Hurricane Katrina, the TVA coal ash dam spill, a dam collapse in South America, an oil spill from a French tanker, a gas explosion in Massachusetts, Deepwater Horizon and a natural gas leak in Los Angeles.
- Representing insurers in purported class actions alleging unfair claims handling practices in the resolution of thousands of claims.
- Representing insurers and reinsurers in liquidation matters.
- Handling “Bermuda Form” international arbitrations for insurers.
- Representing reinsurers in disputes involving first party and third party claims.
News & Press
The Best Lawyers in America 2025 Recognizes 184 Mintz Attorneys across 56 Practice Areas
August 15, 2024
187 Mintz attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, three Mintz attorneys received 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 64 firm attorneys were included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Mintz announced today that 42 of its practices and 83 of its attorneys earned recognition in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the country’s leading law firms. Of those included in the guide, 18 attorneys and seven practice areas were awarded Chambers’ highest ranking, Band 1. The firm obtained new listings in three practice areas and 10 of its lawyers were recognized for the first time.
Mintz is pleased to announce that 120 firm attorneys have been recognized as leaders by Best Lawyers® in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
BOSTON – Mintz has earned top rankings in the 2023 edition of Legal 500 United States guide. The firm is recognized in 14 practice categories, and 59 individual attorneys are also recognized in the guide, some in more than one category.
BOSTON –Mintz announced today that 39 of its practices and 81 of its attorneys earned recognition in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the country’s leading law firms.
WASHINGTON, DC – Mintz is pleased to announce the inclusion of five Members to the 2023 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers list.
Best Lawyers® recognized 108 firm attorneys in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, two Mintz attorneys – Poonam Patidar and Scott M. Stanton – received 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 28 firm attorneys were included in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Mintz Welcomes 21 Lateral Members in 2020
December 29, 2020
Prominent Insurance/Reinsurance Group Joins Mintz
July 15, 2020
United States Insurance and Reinsurance Law
April 1, 2017
Events & Speaking
Single or Multiple Occurrences: Debating Minutiae or Millions?
DRI Insurance Coverage and Symposium
New York, NY
Overview of Casualty, Product Liability and Toxic Tort within the Global Insurance Industry
Perrin Conferences’ Environmental Risk & Litigation Conference
New York, NY
Paul is a litigator with more than 30 years of experience serving the insurance and financial services industries. He focuses his practice on insurance and reinsurance matters, frequently representing clients in coverage disputes involving tort and environmental claims, class actions related to claims handling practices, international arbitrations, and liquidations.
Recognition & Awards
Chambers USA: District of Columbia — Insurance: Insurer (2004 - 2024)
Chambers USA: Nationwide — Insurance Dispute Resolution (2004 - 2024)
Best Lawyers in America: Insurance Litigation (2008 - 2025)
The Legal 500 United States [Insurance Law]
Martindale-Hubbell: Rated AV Preeminent
Expert Guides: Best of the Best USA
Who’s Who Legal: Insurance & Reinsurance
Top Attorneys in Washington, DC
Included on the Washington DC Super Lawyers: Insurance Coverage list (2010–2015, 2017–2024)
Paul is a litigator with more than 30 years of experience serving the insurance and financial services industries. He focuses his practice on insurance and reinsurance matters, frequently representing clients in coverage disputes involving tort and environmental claims, class actions related to claims handling practices, international arbitrations, and liquidations.
Involvement
- Past co-chair, Annual Meeting, ABA Section of Litigation
- Past member, ABA Task Force on the State of the Civil Justice System
Recent Insights
187 Mintz attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, three Mintz attorneys received 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 64 firm attorneys were included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Mintz announced today that 42 of its practices and 83 of its attorneys earned recognition in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the country’s leading law firms. Of those included in the guide, 18 attorneys and seven practice areas were awarded Chambers’ highest ranking, Band 1. The firm obtained new listings in three practice areas and 10 of its lawyers were recognized for the first time.
