President:
Gary M. Paul of Waters, Kraus & Paul LLP in Los Angeles, CA
Gary M. Paul, a partner with the law firm of Waters, Kraus & Paul LLP in Los Angeles, California, has successfully litigated cases ranging from products liability to construction negligence over the past 30 years. He has handled more than 100 jury trials and currently focuses on the trial of mesothelioma asbestos cases. Waters, Kraus & Paul LLP is a national plaintiffs’ firm concentrating on complex product liability and personal injury/wrongful death cases, particularly toxic tort litigation and pharmaceutical product liability.
Mr. Paul graduated from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles in 1974. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Arizona State University and a Master of Science degree in Engineering from UCLA.
Prior to beginning his law career in 1975, Mr. Paul was a missile and space engineer, working in electronic design and systems engineering for aerospace companies, including the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. As an engineer, he was involved in the design of spacecraft that both orbited and landed on Mars.
Mr. Paul has dedicated time and energy to improve the field of law and was cited as the Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles in 1981. In 1996 he received the Edward I. Pollock Award for his "dedication, efforts, and effectiveness" in consumer matters. He also has held such prestigious positions as the President of both the Los Angeles Consumer Attorneys and the California Consumer Attorneys and is an elected member of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.






