From strategy through execution, IMS Senior Trial Consultant Paul Null helps legal teams effectively present their cases to judges and juries. Paul has supported litigators in and out of the courtroom for more than 20 years; his experience and creativity aid clients in analyzing their cases and sparking their ideas. Paul has been involved in a diverse array of litigation matters, including multi-billion-dollar bankruptcy hearings, antitrust, intellectual property, complex commercial, catastrophic injuries in product liability and medical malpractice claims, and contract, construction, and employment disputes.
Paul is a former partner of Precise, Inc., whose trial division joined IMS in 2022. He has sat in the hot seat in more than 150 trials; in doing so, he gleaned the perceptions and reactions from juries on a nationwide scale. Furthermore, he has provided jury consulting services in 100+ cases, helping clients to analyze, evaluate, and devise their themes and strategies through jury research exercises. Paul has shared his expertise on topics concerning trial technology, demonstrative evidence, and case strategy in a variety of CLE classes, seminars, and educational programs in partnership with the Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly PATLA), the Maryland Association for Justice, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Delaware County Bar Association, Chester County Bar Association, Estrin Legal Education Seminars, and Paralegal Conferences, among others.
Paul received a BS in physics from Allegheny College and a BS in electrical engineering from Columbia University. He lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for nearly two decades but now calls the Adirondack Mountains his home. Along with his family, Paul enjoys camping, hiking, snowboarding, and playing hockey. He is an avid music fan who loves seeing, hearing, and playing music of all genres, but especially rock, funk, jazz, and Americana/folk/roots/bluegrass.
Representative Cases:
- Six Flags Bankruptcy
- In the Matter of: The Application of The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
- Sher v. Barclays Capital Inc.
- Jeffries & Company, Inc. v. The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., International Derivatives Clearing Group LLC and International Derivatives Clearinghouse LLC
- Egg Products Antitrust Litigation
- In Re: TCR Sports Broadcasting Holding, L.L.P., Washington Nationals Baseball Club, LLC and Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership
- Baker v. Mercedes Benz
- Sweigart v. Kevin Patten and Voyager Trucking Corp