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Areas of Practice
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Representative Experience
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Professional Background
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Professional/Civic Activities
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Speaking Engagements
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Bar Admissions
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Education
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Achievements
Areas of Practice
Mr. Paul focuses his practice on real estate development as well as zoning and land use. He has represented owners, developers and nonprofit organizations in all types of development and governmental issues.
Mr. Paul is a LEED Accredited Professional (LEED-AP), a distinction he earned through the Green Building Certification Institute. As a LEED-AP, he has demonstrated a thorough understanding of green building practices and principles, as well as the LEED Rating System.
Representative Experience
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Represented developers in obtaining approval of tallest building ever approved in the Triangle Region.
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Represented client on a variety of issues relating to the approval and construction of a shopping center.
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Represented developer on a significant land swap on the intracoastal waterway requiring approvals by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the State Property Office.
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Represented coastal development with a variety of environmental approvals, including marina permits, channel dredging and beach nourishment.
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Represented museum in securing $15 million from the local hotels and meals tax in the County.
Professional Background
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Paul served as chief of staff and legal counsel to Lieutenant Governor Dennis Wicker, assisting him with policy development and legislative initiatives. He has also served as associate general counsel for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, assisting the company with the N.C. Department of Insurance and state legislature. Mr. Paul has served on a number of private sector initiatives focused on local, regional and statewide land use policy.
Professional/Civic Activities
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North Carolina Bar Association, Zoning, Planning and Land Use Section
- Urban Land Institute, Executive Committee, Member; Roundtable Committee, Member
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W.E.B. DuBois Community Development Corporation (Board of Directors)
- Contemporary Art Museum, Capital Campaign Committee
- Hillsborough Street Partnership, Development Committee Chair
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KB Homes, Community Advisory Board
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North Carolina State University, College of Design, Guild Board Member
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Special Transit Advisory Commission (2007-2008)
Speaking Engagements
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"Financing Critical Infrastructure in Critical Times," co-presenter, N.C. Planning Conference, October 2, 2009
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"Incentives and Infrastructure Financing in the Aftermath of the Financial Crisis," co-presenter, September 16, 2009
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“Lawmakers Sweeten Public-Private Deals,” co-author., Triangle Business Journal, August 2008
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"Erosion Control: Urgent Need for Regulatory Reform," presentation to NC Beach, Inland & Waterway Association, Annual Conference, November 2008
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"Sandbags, Groins and North Carolina's Struggle for a Comprehensive Beach Management Strategy," presentation to American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, Annual Conference, October 2008
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"The Politics of Real Estate Development," presentation, May 2008
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"Issues for the Coast: Update on Sandbags," presentation to NC Beach, Inlet & Waterway Association, April 3, 2008
Publications
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"Tools to Help Raleigh and Its Region," News & Observer, Op-Ed, September 2, 2009
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"Where N.C. Could Stand Some Stimulating -- On Transit," News & Observer, Op-Ed, January 13, 2009
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"A New Way of Seeing Beaches," News & Observer, op-ed, July 15, 2008
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"Don't Leave Cary to RTP without a Transit Line," News & Observer, op-ed, March 19, 2008
Bar Admissions
Education
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J.D.,
Columbia University School of Law
(1991)
(Harlan Fisk Stone Scholar)
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M.S.,
University of Southern California
(1988)
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B.A.,
Dartmouth College
(1985)
(with high honors)
Achievements
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