Paul was raised in Great Falls, Montana. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in 1987 and his law degree, with high honors in 1990 from the University of Montana. Paul furthered his education, receiving his LL.M. in Taxation in 1991 from the University of Florida. Paul became associated with Johnson, Berg & Saxby, PLLP, which law firm was then known as Warden, Christiansen, Johnson & Berg in 1991. His primary areas of practice include general trial practice and civil litigation, insurance defense, commercial litigation, construction litigation, taxation, estate planning, probate and trust administration, general business, real estate, and creditor-debtor matters.