Colter Paulson has significant litigation experience, specializing in appellate litigation. He has successfully argued appeals before federal and state appellate courts and has extensive experience leading teams of associates in complex litigation, including multidistrict litigation and class actions.
Colter represents clients in litigation involving consumer financial services, medical devices, healthcare and manufacturing. His international experience includes cross-border litigation on behalf of clients in Asia, South and Central America, and the Middle East. His experience also includes copyright and patent litigation, both at trial level and on appeal to the Federal Circuit.
In addition, Colter works with clients to prevent and resolve shareholder litigation related to mergers and acquisitions for public and private companies. He similarly advises clients on regulatory challenges regarding consumer financial services, including successfully resolving an enforcement proceeding by the CFPB.
Colter is an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. Running the Sixth Circuit Clinic, he leads a team of attorneys and students to represent indigent prisoners. The clinic has an excellent record of success in difficult habeas cases. His other pro bono work includes representing the Republic of Italy in an amicus brief on international law that helped overturn the death sentence of an Italian national.
Colter is a frequent author and also writes for the Squire Patton Boggs Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog. He is recognized as a Rising Star in Ohio Super Lawyers, naming him one of the top 2.5% of Ohio lawyers age 40 or under or in practice for 10 years or fewer.
Prior to joining the firm, Colter was a law clerk to The Honorable Max Rosenn of the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Colter Paulson
- Judge Thapar To Be Nominated To The Sixth Circuit - (Posted On Tuesday, March 21, 2017)
- Upcoming Amendments to Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure - (Posted On Tuesday, November 15, 2016)
- Just Approaching The Canadian Border Can Satisfy The Fourth Amendment’s Probable Cause Requirement For A Suspicionless Search - (Posted On Friday, August 26, 2016)
- Cloud Storage Trips Up Spyware Software Service Under The Wiretap Act - (Posted On Wednesday, August 17, 2016)
- Objections To Criminal Presentence Report Protected Against Discovery In Class Action - (Posted On Friday, August 12, 2016)
- The Sixth Circuit’s Supreme Court Scorecard - (Posted On Tuesday, July 05, 2016)
- Sixth Circuit Finds Section One Of Sherman Act Applies To Integrated Hospital System - (Posted On Thursday, March 24, 2016)
- Sixth Circuit Affirms That Failure to Timely and Thoroughly Investigate Sexual Harassment Claims May Be Expensive - (Posted On Wednesday, February 17, 2016)
- Rule Of Lenity And Chevron Deference - (Posted On Tuesday, January 26, 2016)
- High Standard For Interlocutory Appeals And Darvocet MDL - (Posted On Friday, November 20, 2015)
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