MICHELLE V. PAUL, ESQ

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE

Family - Dissolution, Asset Division, Spousal and Child Support, Child Custody and Visitation, Marital Agreements, Adoption, Protective Orders
Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice, Accidents, Insurance Claims, Defamation
Contract Disputes - Negligent Misrepresentation, Breach of Contract, Fraud
Real Estate - Residential and Commercial Sales, Residential and Landlord/Tenant Disputes, Foreclosure
Malpractice - Law Firm, Medical
Corporate - Business Formation, Negotiating Contracts, Sales, Purchases
Trusts and Estates - Administration, Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts
Animal - Veterinarian Malpractice, Products Liability, Animal Cruelty, Administrative Hearings, Fraud, Dog Bite Defense
Employment - Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”)
#MeToo Cases - Sexual Assault – Entertainment
Insurance Disputes - Failure to Pay
Antitrust - Predatory Pricing, Round-tripping, Intellectual Property
Securities Fraud - Insider Trading, Section 10(b) Claims
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Accommodations Violations

EDUCATION and TRAINING

Southern California Mediation Association’s (SCMA’s) 30thAnnual Fall Mediation Conference
SCMA’s Spring 2019 Mentorship Program
Winning at Mediation – An Advanced Mediation Advocacy Program for Lawyers – USC Gould School of Law, Los Angeles, CA
National Business Institute (NBI) – Mediation from Start to Finish
Pepperdine University - Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Certification in Mediating the Litigated Case, Malibu, CA
Los Angeles Department of Business and Consumer Affairs, Mediation Certification, Los Angeles, CA
J.D., American University – Washington College of Law
M.Ed. With Distinction, University of Virginia, Curry School of Education
B.A. With Distinction,George Mason University

ADMISSIONS and MEMBERSHIPS

LEGAL BACKGROUND

Hon. Daniel Weinstein, founder of JAMS and Weinstein JAMS International Fellowship Program, Los Angeles, CA
Gay Family Law Center, West Hollywood and Palm Springs, CA
Ryther Law Group, LLP, West Hollywood, CA
Expanding Animal Rights Now (EARN) - 501c3, Los Angeles, CA
Shapiro Law Offices, PC, McLean, VA
Hottell Malinowski Group, PC, Fairfax, VA
Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, Fairfax, VA

PRO BONO ACTIVITIES

Attorney - Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), Los Angeles, CA
Representative for the Los Angeles Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) at the Southern California Mediation Association (SCMA) 30th Annual Fall Mediation Conference
Mediation Trainer for University of Southern California - Gould School of Law Students for the DCBA for Civil Litigation Cases at Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Los Angeles, CA
Attorney-Mediator for the DCBA for Civil Litigation Cases at Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Los Angeles, CA
Attorney - Expanding Animal Rights Now (EARN), Los Angeles, CA
Attorney - Compassion Over Killing, Washington, DC and Los Angeles, CA
Attorney - Wills on Wheels, Fairfax, VA
Attorney - Legal Services of Northern Virginia (LSNV), Fairfax, VA
Law Student - Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project (MAIP), Washington, DC
Law Student Intern, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), Washington, DC
Law Student Founder of Student Chapter of Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), Washington, DC