Paul S. Devine
Partner
- Direct — 516.281.9850
- Fax — 516.281.9801
- pdevine@goldbergsegalla.com
Practice Groups
Paul Devine is a partner in the firm’s Long Island Office with over 30 years experience as a trial lawyer recording more than 100 verdicts in State and Federal Courts. He has successfully defended owners and contractors in construction work site accidents, railroad accidents and catastrophic injury cases. Paul has experience in defending public and school transportation providers, municipal liability, product liability and civil rights claims and represented the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing Cases.
He appears frequently in the Appellate Divisions of New York's First and Second Judicial Departments, successfully arguing appeals in those courts. He is the past Chairman of the Trial Lawyers' Section of the Nassau County and Suffolk County Bar Associations and is a member of the Defense Research Institute ("DRI"). Paul possesses an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
Honors
- Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition
- Selected for inclusion in New York Super Lawyers
Professional Affiliations
- Defense Research Institute
- New York State Bar Association: Torts Insurance and Compensation Law Section; Trial Lawyers Section
- Trucking Industry Defense Association
- Defense Association of New York, Inc.
- American Trucking Association
- Council in Litigation Management
Admitted to Practice
- New York
- U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Civic Activities
- Northport Lacrosse Club, Executive Officer
- Mepham High School Mock Trial Team, Coach
- Attorney Volunteer for Student Courthouse Tours, Nassau County Bar Association
Education
- Villanova University, B.A., 1974
- Loyola University, J.D., 1979
Publications/Presentations
- Presenter, “Discovery Overview”, New York State Bar Association Seminar: Practical Skills 2011
- Presenter, “Direct Examination of Experts”, New York State Bar Association Seminar: Expert Testimony – What You Need to Know in New York 2010
- Presenter, “Premise Liability claims Overview”, New York State Bar Association Seminar: Law School for the Claims Professionals, 2007
- Presenter, "Cross Examination," New York State Bar Association Seminar: Practical Skills - Basic Practice - The Trial, November 2005
- Presenter, "Volunteer Sports Coaches and Protection from Personal Liability," Nassau County Bar Association Seminar, October 2005
- Presenter, "Cross Examination," New York State Bar Association Seminar: Practical Skills - Basic Practice Seminar - The Trial, 2004
- Presenter, "Students Victimized by Students: Bullying, Harassment and Hazing," for the Nassau County Bar Association Community Relations and Public Education Committee, November 2003
- Presenter, "Cross Examination," New York State Bar Association Seminar: Practical Skills - Basic Practice - The Trial, 2002
- Presenter, "Objections," New York State Bar Association Seminar: Sweating the Small Stuff - The Basics on Motions, Objections and Discovery, October 2000
- Presenter, "Cross Examination," New York State Bar Association Seminar: Practical Skills - Basic Practice - The Trial, March 2000
- Presenter, "Defendant's Perspective," New York State Bar Association Seminar: How to Handle a Neck and Back Injury Case, October 1998
- Presenter, "Trial Techniques - Plaintiff's and Defendant's Perspectives of Using Medical Evidence at Trial," New York State Bar Association Seminar: Medicine in the Courtroom, October 1997
- Presenter, "Summations - Defendant's Perspective," New York State Bar Association Seminar: How to Handle a Neck and Back Injury Case, April 1997
- Presenter, "Cross Examination," New York State Bar Association Seminar: Practical Skills - Basic Practice - The Trial, September 1996
- Presenter, "The Discovery Plan," New York State Bar Association Seminar: Fishing Expeditions and Searching for the Smoking Gun: A Civil Litigator's Guide to Discovery Under New York Law, May 1996
- Presenter, "Discovery," New York State Bar Association Seminar: How to Commence a Civil Lawsuit, October 1991
- Presenter, "Premises Cases: Perils and Pitfalls," Nassau Academy of Law, Nassau County Bar Association Seminar: Selecting the Ideal Jury in a Civil Trial, March 1991
- Presenter, "Athletic Field Liability," Recreation Safety Institute, 1990
- Presenter, "Direct Examination of Law Witnesses," New York State Bar Association Trial Practice Skills Seminar, December 1989
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