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Sep 20, 2022

Paul Bland currently serves as Executive Director of Public Justice, a non-profit litigation organization which works for social and economic justice for plaintiffs. Before earning the title of Executive Director in 2014, Paul served as an attorney on staff for Legal Justice since 1997. Paul has testified before both houses of Congress and in 2019 presented oral arguments to the Supreme court in Home Depot, U.S.A. v. Jackson, 139 S. Ct. 1743. According to Public Justice, “Paul has argued and won more than 30 cases which led to reported decisions for consumers, employees or whistleblowers in six of the U.S. Courts of Appeals and the high courts of nine different states.” Bland also boasts multiple legal accolades, including The Pound Institute’s 2017 Appellate Advocacy Award and the Litigation Counsel of America’s 2016 Justice Janie L. Shores Trailblazer Award, to name a few. Paul remains active in the legal community by speaking at multiple professional or educational law conferences across the nation. Before joining Public Justice, Paul served as Chief Nominations Counsel on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee while also litigating consumer, toxic tort class actions, and qui tam suits in the private law sector. 

Home Depot, U.S.A. v. Jackson, 139 S. Ct. 1743 - https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2018/17-1471

Students v. Ohio State University in 6th Circuit - https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/22a0214p-06.pdf 

Doe v. Fairfax County School Board - https://www.publicjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Doe-v.-FCSB-Opinion-4th-Cir.-2021.pdf 

To learn more about Paul, please visit: https://www.publicjustice.net/team/f-paul-bland-jr/ 

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