Paul has been an integral part of Mirick since 1995. He is currently Co-Managing Partner and serves on the firm’s Strategic Planning Committee. He previously served as Hiring Partner responsible for leading the Firm’s recruitment efforts, and as chair of the Firm’s Creditors’ Rights, Bankruptcy and Reorganization Group.
Paul remains equally committed to practicing law and serving clients while leading the Firm and deepening Mirick’s footprint in the community.
A partner in the Creditors’ Rights, Bankruptcy and Reorganization Group, Paul concentrates his practice on solving problems for borrowers, lenders, creditors, trustees, and receivers navigating through troubled commercial relationships.
With extensive experience handling bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings and litigation, Paul represents clients in out-of-court loan restructurings, receiverships, assignments for the benefit of creditors, and the purchase and sale of distressed businesses.
In troubled situations the party that can act quickly and creatively often fares the best. Paul enjoys developing and executing the best strategy for each client and circumstance.
- Suffolk University Law School JD, cum laude (1994)
- Fairfield University BA (1990)
- Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Worcester County Bar Association
- Boston Bar Association
- Cornerstone Bank, Board of Directors
- Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts, Board of Directors (2007-2013)
- AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating available for legal ability and professional ethics
- Worcester Business Journal’s Power 100 list (2023)
- Named a Massachusetts “Super Lawyer®” by Boston magazine and Law & Politics (2005 – present); “Top 100” Super Lawyers® in Massachusetts (2018 and 2019)
- Included in The Best Lawyers in America® for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2024)
- Recognized on several occasions in the Pro Bono Honor Roll of U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts
- “New England Bankruptcy Law Conference,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (2014-2023) (co-chair)
- “New England Bankruptcy Law Conference,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (2013) (panelist)
- “Current Issues in Commercial Leasing,” American Bankruptcy Institute Northeast Conference (2008) (panelist)
- “Bankruptcy Court Determines When a Loan Is Not a Loan,” Banker & Tradesman, February 10, 2003 (co-author)
- “Massachusetts Homestead Act Requires Remodeling,” Banker & Tradesman, December 9, 2002
- “The New Article 9 of the UCC,” Boston Bar Association (2001) (panelist)
- “Homestead Act Protection Leaves Debtors, Creditors in Limbo,” Banker & Tradesman, March 23, 1998
- “Seminole and Eleventh Amendment Immunity,” American Bankruptcy Institute Northeast Conference (1997) (panelist)
- Represented construction company in 8-day trial in the Bankruptcy Court to enforce mechanic’s lien against sports complex
- Represented the debtor, a publicly traded restaurant chain, in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy resulting in a confirmed plan
- Represented numerous landlords in many of the nation’s most prominent retail bankruptcies including Express, Rue21, Bed Bath & Beyond, Brooks Brothers, Pier 1, Linens ‘N Things, Sharper Image, Ritz Camera, Aeropostale, Gymboree, and Toys “R” Us
- Represented the senior lender in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of a regional construction company
- Represented the senior secured lender in the bankruptcy of the nation’s largest guarantor of private student loans
