Paul is a Rochester native and a graduate of the University of Rochester, as well as Rutgers University Law School (Juris Doctor) and Master of Strategic Studies from the US Army War College. He’s currently senior partner in the law firm of Ciminelli and Ciminelli, has started a number of successful businesses in Western New York, and has served as a prosecutor in the Monroe County (NY) District Attorney’s office. Paul is a staunch defender of Second Amendment rights and is active in a number of gun rights organizations as well as veterans’ organizations. He served in the US Army for more than 30 years and retired in 2011 after achieving the rank of Colonel in 2005. In connection with his military service Paul completed numerous tours and deployments including Iraq, Afghanistan and Bosnia as well as serving on the faculty of the NATO School teaching throughout Europe, and is currently adjunct professor in the Homeland Security Management Institute at Monroe Community College, lecturing on terrorism and US internal security.
