Paul D. Cullen

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

SKILLS

ABOUT PAUL D. CULLEN

For over 27 years, I have counseled businesses and trade and professional associations seeking to reform entrenched business practices, policies, or laws that unfairly disadvantage them or their members. My experience has been focused on briefing and arguing federal and state appeals, with a particular focus on constitutional and regulatory issues. My firm has often been called upon to creatively identify and pursue claims in untested areas of the law. By litigating questions of law that courts have not yet answered or applied to my client\'s circumstances, we have set court precedents and influenced governmental policy changes. These results improved the working environment not only for my clients but also for similar parties who have used that precedent in their negotiations and litigation. Adding to this litigation experience, my early experience as a Legislative Assistant on Capitol Hill informs my ability to counsel my clients and their lobbying efforts with insightful analysis and drafting of regulatory or legislative language. Understanding how the courts might interpret the proposed language of a statute or rule is important in understanding whether that law, when enacted, would be effective for or harmful to our clients. I am admitted to the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and D.C. Circuits. Areas of Expertise: Dormant Commerce Clause Fourth Amendment Search/Seizure Litigation Equal Protection Worker Classification Class Action Plaintiffs\' Litigation Legislative and Regulatory Drafting Regulatory Comments and Litigation