Lawyer Overview

Paul is an associate in the Firm's Insolvency and Reorganization Practice Group. He received his Bachelor of Arts, James Madison College, International Relations in 2003 from Michigan State University, his J.D. in 2006 from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and his LL.M. in 2007 from St. John's University School of Law. 

In addition to his formal training, Paul served as an intern for the Honorable Elizabeth S. Stong, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York.  He also served as Associate Editor of the Loyola University Chicago International Law Review.

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Law

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 2007
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 2007
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 2007

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of Michigan (Member)
• American Bankruptcy Institute (Member)
• Oakland County Bar Association (Member)
• Turnaround Management Association (Member)
• Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association (Debtor-Creditor Section) (Member)

Honors and Awards

• American Bankruptcy Law Journal Award, 2007

Education

• St John's University, School of Law, 2007
  LL.M. in Bankruptcy
  Honors: Cali Award, Bankruptcy Taxation
  Honors: Cali Award, Consumer Bankruptcy
  Honors: Cali Award, Mass Tort Bankruptcy
  Honors: Cali Award, Securitization, Structured Finance and the Capital Markets
  Honors: Cali Award, Enron, Corporate Fraud, and Bankruptcy Ethics
  Honors: Cali Award, Small Business Bankruptcies
  Honors: Cali Award, Bankruptcy Procedure
• Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 2006
  J.D.
  Honors: Deans List
• Michigan State University, 2003
  Bachelor of Arts, James Madison College, International Relations
  Honors: Deans List

Published Works

• Bankruptcy Court Holds that Section 502(d) Does Not Apply to Administrative Expenses Under Section 503(b)(9), Commercial Law League of America, Bankruptcy Law Section Newsletter, 2008
• Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors in Michigan, Strategic Alternatives for Distressed Businesses (Jonathan Freidland Ed.), Strat Alt. Dis. Bus. 8.8, 2008
• Recent Developments in Section 503 - Allowance of Administrative Expenses (Co-authored w/Patrick R. Mohan), Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law, 2008 Ann. Surv. of Bankr. Law Part 111 7, 2008
• A Primer on BAPCPA's Small Business Bankruptcy Provisions, Norton Bankruptcy Law Adviser, 2007 No. 9 Norton Bankr. L. Adviser 1, 2007
• Joint Administration, Procedural Consolidation, and Substantive Consolidation of Cases, Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice, 3D (Chapter 21), 2008
• Small Business Provisions Under BAPCPA, Journal of Bankruptcy Law & Practice, 16 J. Bankr. L. & Prac. 3 Art. 1, 2007
• Saving Your Home Through Bankruptcy (Co-authored with Louis P. Rochkind), Due Process, Cooley's Comments, October, 2007
• Key Employee Retention Plans Under BAPCPA: Is there Anything Left?, Journal of Bankruptcy Law & Practice, 17 J. Bankr. L. & Prac. 1 Art 4, 2007

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