Paul Garrett Barden

Lieutenant Colonel - Judge Advocate General's Corps United States Army Reserve

Year: 1984 - 2013

Description: Retired after 29 years of progressive experience in the uniformed service . Final assignment from 2008 to 2013 was as the Staff Judge Advocate for the 98th Training Division. Served as senior legal advisor to the Commanding General, his subordinate commanders and nearly 5,000 soldiers.

Partner McConville, Considine, Cooman & Morin, PC

Year: 1998 - 2018

Description: Served as President and Managing Partner from 2006 to 2014, overseeing the operation of a business with more than 25 employees and a multi-million-dollar budget. Served as chair of the firm’s personal injury and professional licensing practice groups. Promoted to Partner after just three years. Represented clients in civil litigation and administrative matters with particular emphasis on personal injury, health care professional licensing and tax certiorari. Extensive experience with reviewing and evaluating medical records, interviewing medical providers and preparing medical experts for testimony.

Settlement Advisor Paramount Settlement Planning

Year: 2018 - Current

Description: Serve as trusted advisor to plaintiffs’ personal injury attorneys and their clients across New York State on settlement planning and lien resolution issues to preserve and protect client’s settlement proceeds. With a focus on complex, catastrophic injury cases, provide comprehensive needs assessment and financial solutions through structured settlements to best protect and insure the plaintiff’s financial future and preservation of government benefits. Attend mediations with plaintiffs’ counsel to provide real-time advice, illustrate economic projections and CPLR 50-A/50-B calculations. Assist counsel in preparation of settlement documents, releases, infant compromise orders, wrongful death petitions, coordination of planning for special needs trusts and evaluation of Medicare Set Aside needs.

Owner Law Office of Paul G. Barden, PLLC

Year: 2020 - Current

Description: Formed boutique personal injury, medical malpractice and health care professional licensing firm during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Leveraged technologies to create a virtual, paperless office to create efficiencies, quickly grow the practice and attract new clients. Solo practitioner responsible for all aspects of the case from client intake, investigation, medical chronology development, medical-legal research and evaluation, expert screening, preparation of demands and pleadings, negotiations, court appearances and trials.

New York State Bar Association Member (Current)

Wilmot Cancer Institute Advisory Council (2016 - 2019)

Fairport Soccer Club Board Member and Director of Operations (2011 - 2014)

Eastside YMCA Board of Managers (2016 - 2021)

New York State Bar &nbsp# 2507911 Member (1992 - Current)

Monroe County Bar Association Member (1998 - Current)

New York State Trial Lawyers Association Member (1998 - Current)

Society of Settlement Planners Member (2021 - Current)

New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers Member (2013 - Current)