Firm
Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton LLP
Rich Paul has been a fixture
among California management employment lawyers for
over 30 years, with a special emphasis on
representing research and institutions of higher
education, as well as community impact and other
complex organizations, in transactions and
litigation.
After graduating from Stanford
Law School, Rich joined the Gray Cary firm, and
became a partner and Chair of that firm's
Employment Law Group. In 1998 Rich co-founded his
own firm, Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton, to
continue focusing on private and public sector
employment law issues for California employers and
matters affecting high tech, research, higher
education and arts and other community
organizations.
Mr. Paul is a frequent
lecturer on California and national employment law
panels, having been an invited presenter in
Chicago, Atlanta, New Orleans, Las Vegas,
Scottsdale, Toronto, Washington, D.C.,
and other venues. He has served as an adjunct
Professor of Employment Law at USD Law School for
many years, and has been a regular lecturer at
UCSD and a visiting lecturer at other law schools.
He has served on a variety of Boards, including
the Editorial Review Board for the California
Employment Law Letters, and is past Chairman of
the Board of The San Diego Blood Bank.
Mr.
Paul has been named annually by his peers for
inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®
since 1987. He
has also been ranked among the "Best Lawyers in
San Diego" (San Diego Magazine), "Best
Employment Lawyers in San Diego" (San Diego
Daily Transcript), "San Diego Super Lawyers" (New
York Times Supplement), "Best Labor and
Employment Counsel in California" (Corporate
Counsel Magazine), "Southern California Super
Lawyers"(L.A. Times) and similar
publications. In 2010 he was invited to become a
Fellow in the prestigious national College of
Employment and Labor Lawyers, and in October, 2010
was named as the single “Best Labor and
Employment” lawyer in San Diego by the Best
Lawyers’ publication.