Paul was born in Sheridan, Wyoming and was raised on a ranch outside of Billings, Montana. Paul attended Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington and the Gonzaga-in-Florence program in Florence, Italy, earning a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature in 1991. Paul then attended the University of Montana School of Law, graduating in 1995.

Paul started his law career at Datsopoulos, MacDonald & Lind, in 1995. He worked in the areas of railroad defense, personal injury and general civil litigation. In 2004, Paul joined Phillips & Bohyer and in 2008 he became a shareholder in Bohyer, Simpson & Tranel, P.C. Paul’s primary areas of practice include insurance coverage law, insurance defense, personal injury defense, products liability litigation and railroad defense.

Paul is admitted to practice in all Montana State and Federal Courts, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Paul is a member of the State Bar of Montana, the Western Montana Bar Assocation, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the Montana Defense Trial Lawyers’ Association. Paul has a BV rating in Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Paul has the following reported cases: Calcaterra v. Montana Resources, 962 P.2d 590 (1998); Winslow v. Montana Rail Link, Inc., 38 P.3d 148 (2001)

Paul enjoys a variety of outside-of-work interests, including mountain biking, snow-skiing and is a member of the Lucky Strick men’s ice-hockey team. Paul and his wife, Angela, enjoy time with their young son, gardening, golfing and hiking the trails of Western Montana.