James M. Paulino II

Jimmy has helped clients navigate a range of privacy and security matters regarding unauthorized access to computer systems, data compromise and theft, financial crimes, malware and ransomware attacks, and insider threats. He contributes to Goldberg Segalla’s Data Privacy and Security blog and regularly authors articles and is quoted in trade and legal media on emerging issues in cybersecurity and data privacy law.

Jimmy is a leader in the firm’s E-Discovery practice, helping manage the entire electronic discovery process from litigation holds, data collection and processing, review and production, along with preparing confidentiality agreements and protective orders.

Jimmy has represented educational institutions in a variety of matters, including First Amendment claims, athletic association matters, application of the Americans with Disabilities Act, preparing and implementing disciplinary policies, and student accommodations pursuant to federal and state law. He draws on his diverse legal experience encompassing commercial litigation, civil rights law, employment law, zoning and construction, and liability matters, as well as insight gained from years served on the board of directors at a private K-12 school in Penfield, New York.

Jimmy has significant appellate advocacy experience, including successfully arguing appeals for clients before the Third and Fourth Departments of the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division. Representative appellate matters include:

• GMMM Westover LLC v. New York State Elec. & Gas Corp., (155 A.D.3d 1176 [3d Dept, 2017])
• Shanahan v. Mackowiak, (111 A.D.3d 1328 [4th Dept 2013]).

• Editor, Goldberg Segalla’s Data Privacy and Security blog: read James’s blog posts here
• “The NFL Twitter Hack Shows We Need to Move Past Password Protection,” (Co-Author), Legaltech News, February 13, 2020
• Quoted in “5 Ways Law Firm Communications Have Become More Complicated,” Legaltech News, October 9, 2019
• Quoted in “Goodbye Email, Hello Brave New World,” Legaltech News, October 3, 2019
• Quoted in “Voters Say ‘No’ to Constitutional Convention,” Wayne Post/WHEC
• Co-Author, “Nothing to LOL About: E-Discovery of Texts on the Rise,” Corporate Counsel, June 30, 2017
• Co-Author, “Anatomy of a Data Breach,” DRI For the Defense, March 2015
• Quoted in “Pro Bono Spotlight: Younger Attorneys Embrace Campaign for Justice Challenge,” The Daily Record, January 13, 2015
• Quoted in “NY Expanding Computerized Court Records,” Associated Press, April 17, 2014
• Author, “Where’s E-Filing, Monroe County?” Monroe County Bar Association newsletter, The Docket, Summer 2012
• Co-Author, “Report on the Status of E-Filing in New York State Courts,” New York State Bar Association, Committee on Court Structure and Operations, Subcommittee on E-Filing, March 2012
• Co-Author, “Harmonizing the Pre-Litigation Obligation to Preserve Electronically Stored Information in New York State and Federal Courts,” Advisory Committee to the New York State-Federal Judicial Council, October 2010

• Co-Presenter, “Hot Topics in Media and Cyber Law Impacting Underwriters Evaluating Risks,” GS Lunch and Learn, Overland Park, KS, July 20, 2018
• Co-Presenter, “Protecting Your Connected World: Where IT and the Law Intersect,” Lawline Webinar, August 16, 2016
• Presenter, “Education Rights of Students with Disabilities,” Greater Association for Women Attorneys, December 3, 2014

• Contributor, “Cyber Attacks Beyond Privacy Harm,” Timely Notice, July 17, 2018

• “Protecting Your Connected World: Where IT and the Law Intersect” (Co-Presenter), Lawline Webinar, August, 16, 2016