Outside General Counsel | M&A | Owner Transitions | Governance | Board & Executive Advisory
A founding partner at Richards Rodriguez & Skeith, Paul serves as outside general counsel and board level advisor to founder led and midmarket companies. His work centers on governance, mergers & acquisitions and owner transitions, entity restructurings, and fiduciary risk, helping leadership teams make sound, durable decisions at key inflection points.
Paul was the firm’s first managing partner for 17 years, transitioning the role in 2022 to focus on client advisory and transaction counsel. He works directly with CEOs, founders, and boards on strategy, transaction readiness, and governance.
In addition to his legal practice, Paul is an ordained Episcopal priest, a formation that informs his leadership approach in complex, values sensitive environments.
Paul earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, before moving to Austin to attend the University of Texas to seek a dual degree in Law and Public Affairs. As a law student, he was a staff member of the Texas Journal on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights. Paul was chosen after law school to serve as a law clerk to the Honorable Thomas M. Reavley, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.