Practice areas: Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability; view more
Licensed in Texas since: 1977
Education: Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2003 - 2025 Details
Paul N. Gold is a partner at Aversano & Gold, Houston, Texas. He is Board-Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Personal Injury Trial Law and is Board¬ Certified in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocates. He also is an associate member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Paul graduated from the University of Texas-Austin with high honors and obtained his law degree from Southern Methodist University. He has been practicing for 45 years and during that time has obtained numerous recoveries over $10,000,000.00. Paul focuses on product liability, wrongful death, traumatic brain injuries, bums, paralysis, and other life-altering injuries sustained through medical malpractice, truck wrecks, and premises & workplace accidents all over Texas. Additionally, Paul has been heavily involved in legal continuing education for over 40 years, having given hundreds of presentations, particularly in the areas of discovery and evidence, and has been recognized for his contributions by the State Bar of Texas and Texas Trial Lawyers. He has been voted a Super Lawyer continuously since the inception of the designation.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Products: PlaintiffFocus areas
Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Delayed or Incorrect Diagnosis, Medical Devices, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Defects, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Pharmaceutical, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 60% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 20% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 20% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1977, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.cuttingedgejustice.com/copy-of-donna-m-aversano
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Associate Member
- Southern Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Sustaining Member, Director
- Houston Trial Lawyers Association, Director (2000 - 2018).
- Texas Pattern Jury Charge Committee, 1984 to 1988
- Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, Past President
- American Association for Justice, Sustaining Member Stalwart
- State Bar of Texas College of the State Bar, Fellow
- Board-certified in personal injury trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Board-certified in civil trial law by the National Board of Trial Advocates
- AV Preeminent* peer-review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
- Best Personal Injury Litigation Attorney in Houston, U.S. News & World Report, 2019
- The Best Lawyers in America since 2013
- Super Lawyer (2003—Present)
- Jim D. Bowmer Professionalism Award, Texas Bar College, 2010
- Dan Rugeley Price Memorial Award, Texas Bar Foundation, 2010
- Gene Cavin Award, State Bar of Texas, 2007
- John Howie Award for Mentorship, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2009
- Director of the Year, Houston Trial Lawyers Association, 2010
- The University of Texas at Austin, degree with high honors, 1974
- Southern Methodist School of Law Juris Doctor, 1977
- This paper is intended to provide an overview of the law and practice in Texas regarding the discovery of expert witness information and the use of expert testimony at trail. , MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE- DISCOVERY AND USE OF EXPERTS IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LITIGATION, 2022
- This paper provides an in-depth discussion of the discovery and use of non-retained experts under Texas practice. , The Masked Singer and What Song Will She Sing, 2024
- This is paper discusses practical considerations for effective motion practice in Texas. , Kinesilawlogy, 2017
- This paper discusses the discovery of medical bills and proof of medical bills at trial under Texas practice. , A Divine Comedy Redux, 2023
- This paper provides and in-depth discussion of the use of corporate representative depositions in Texas and Federal practice. , Deposing the Ventriloquist's Dummy, 2018
- This paper explores the use of adverse medical/psychological examinations in Texas and Federal practice., Dancing With Wolves in Drag, 2018
- This paper exams the use of remote depositions, which experienced a boom during Covid, and which continues to be an efficient and effective way of obtaining depositions post-pandemic. , Doom, Zoom and Transformation in the Year of Covid, 2020
- This paper is intended as a primer on Tex. R. Civ. P. 202, which provides for pre-suit depositions under specific circumstances. The tool can be very effective in preserving potential evidence and in investigating a claim for viability before filing suit. , The Look Before the Leap, 2019
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2003 - 2025
Certificates and credentials
Personal Injury Trial Law
