Paul has previously been listed as one of the “Legal Elite” in Virginia Business magazine. His litigation experience has also enabled him to provide corporate services to a number of companies seeking to avoid litigation over existing or contemplated corporate policies. Paul has received the highest rating, AV, from Martindale-Hubbell. Paul is a frequent panelist and presenter for various organizations on risk management, professional negligence and ethics. He has been active in the Virginia State Bar including acting as chair of a special committee of the Bar. Paul is also a member of the Richmond and Henrico Bar Associations and the John Marshall Inn of Court.

Prior to forming McSweeney, Crump, Childress & Gould, Paul was a partner with the Richmond firm of Childress, Gould & Russell. Paul is a graduate of the University of Richmond Law School where he served on the Law Review.

• Malpractice litigation in state and federal courts not only in Virginia, but throughout the Southeast.
• Represented parties in complex commercial litigation involving various substantive legal areas such as contracts, insurance, securities and non-compete issues.

Representative clients include:

• Attorneys
• Accountants
• Corporations

Admitted to Practice:

• State and Federal Courts in Virginia
• Fourth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals
• United States Supreme Court.

Professional Associations & Voluntary Bar Memberships

• Virginia State Bar
• Richmond Bar Association
• Henrico Bar Association
• John Marshall Inn of Court
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
  
  

Back to Top

• B.A., The University of Texas at Austin
• M.B.A., Virginia Commonwealth University
• J.D., University of Richmond, T. C. Williams School of Law
  

Back to Top

Back to Top

Back to Top

Click Here for Printable Biography