Paul D. Rheingold
Founder
Paul is the founder of our firm and has been in practice since 1958. He has been active in mass tort work, including leadership and educational roles in over 20 drug and devices mass torts. He is currently a member of the national steering committee in the NuvaRing litigation. He is the author of "Litigating Mass Tort Cases" published by ThomsonWest 2006 and ATLA Press. Paul has also been active in teaching (at Harvard and
Year Joined Firm
- 1971
Areas of Practice
- Mass Tort Litigation
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1965
- Massachusetts, 1960
- District of Columbia, 1958
- U.S. Federal Court, 1965
Education
- Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- LL.B. (Cum Laude) - 1958
- Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio
- A.B. - 1955
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
- Major: History
Published Works
- Practice Parameters: New Standards for Medical Care? (Co-Author) American Association for Justice, 29 Trial 5, 1993
- New York Law Product Liability, New York State Trial Lawyers Institute, 1990
- Countering Medical Negligent Defenses American Association for Justice, 1987
- Keeping Up With Jurors, Manhattan Lawyer, 1987
- How to Know A Good Medical Malpractice Case, 70 American Bar Association 71, 1984
- Drug Litigation, 3 Ed. Practising Law Institute, 1981
- Drug Liability: A Lawyer's Handbook, 2nd Ed., Practising Law Institute, 1980
- Toxic Torts, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1978
- Environmental Law Handbook, Ballantine Books, 1971
- How to Handle the Big Negligence Case, Practising Law Institute, 1969
- American Association for Justice (Assistant Editor-in-Chief), 1961-1963
- Litigating Mass Tort Cases, ThomsonWest, 2006
- Litigating Mass Tort Cases, ATLA Press
Representative Cases
- Hymowitz (Mindy) v. Eli Lilly and Company, Plaintiff's Counsel
- In re: Showa Denko K.K. L-Tryptophan Products Liability v., MDL No. 865
- Hymowitz v. Eli Lilly and Co., 539 N.E.2d 1069 (N.Y. 1989)
Classes/Seminars
- Lecturer on Law, Rutgers Law School, 1966 - 1972
- Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School, 1988 - 1989
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Fordham Law School, 1972 - 1976
- Overseer, Rand Institute for Civil Justice, 1986 - Present
- Annual Lecturer on Product Liability, New York State Trial Lawyers Association
Honors and Awards
- 2009 SuperLawyer
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Westchester County Bar Association, Member
- New York State Bar Association, Chairman, Committee on Tort Reparations, 1986 - 1989
- New York State Bar Association, Chairman, Special Committee on Medical Malpractice, 1990 - Present
- American Bar Association, Chairman, Manufacturers' Liability Committee, 1975 - 1980
- American Bar Association, Member of Council, 1980 - 1983
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Member, Committee on Law and Medicine, 1973 - 1976
- American Law Institute, Advisor, Restatement of Torts, Product Liability
- American Law Institute, Member, Executive Committee, 1993
- Plaintiff Steering Committee, Member, L-Tryptophan Litigation MDL No. 865
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- American Association for Justice, Member
- Plaintiff's Steering Committee MDL #1013, Vice Chair
- Multi-District Litigation L-Tryptophan Cases, MDL #*65, Member, Steering Committee
- Dalkon Shield, Member
- Swine Flu, Member
- Rand Institute, Institute for Civil Justice, Board of Overseers, 1986 - 1992
- Trial Lawyers For Public Justice, Founder
- American Association for Justice, National Secretary, 1971 - 1972
Past Employment Positions
- Task Force on Judicial & Regulatory Decision Making, Carnegie Commission on Science, Technology and Government, Member, 1989 - 1993
- City of Rye, Planning Commission, New York, Chairman, 1990 - 1992
- American Bar Association Commission on Mass Torts, Member, 1987 - 1990
- City of Rye, Planning Commission, New York, Member, 1978
