Paul Chiniche | Oxford Criminal Defense Lawyer

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About Paul

Attorney Paul Chiniche is a trial attorney who  practices in both State and Federal Court in cases that involve a vast array of legal areas including, criminal law, business and contract litigation. With a background in business and having worked as both a tax accountant and auditor, Mr. Chiniche is routinely engaged by clients seeking business consulting and enforcement services through litigation. Mr. Chiniche is an active trial attorney with a case load that requires his regular appearance in courtrooms across Mississippi. He has built his practice on hard work, meticulous trial preparation, and by giving his personal attention to each client one case at a time.

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Experience

Attorney/Founder

Chiniche Law Firm, PLLC

June 2006 – Present

Attorney (Of Counsel)

Hill & Minyard, P.A.

06/2006-07/2010

Oxford, MS

Associate Attorney

Denham, Backstrom, O'Barr & Hollingsworth, Ltd.

July 2004 – May 2006

Associate Attorney

Denham, Backstrom, O'Barr & Hollingsworth, Ltd.

07/2004-05/2006

Ocean Springs, MS

Law Clerk

Law Office of Myles Jacobsen

2003 – 2004

Law Clerk

The Tollison Law Firm

June 2003 – July 2003

Law Clerk

Trumbull Services/Hartford Insurance Company

2002 – 2002

Accountant

Smith, Turner & Reeves, P.A.

June 2000 – August 2001

Accountant

Hutton, Nelson &McDonald, LLP

January 1999 – May 2000

Accountant

Dreyer Medical Clinic

July 1998 – January 1999

Admission

Verified Mississippi

2004

Education

University of Mississippi

Bachelors of Accountancy

N/A

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • Mississippi State Bar (MS Bar)
  • American Bar Association (ABA)
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)
  • Lafayette County Bar Association
  • Southern Trial Lawyers Association (STLA)
  • Mississippi Association for Justice (former)
  • American Association for Justice (former)
Honors / Awards
  • (Top 100 Trial Lawyer for ), National Trial Lawyers
    2014 / 2015
  • Moot Court Member, Trial Team; Western New England College School of Law (National Trial Competition: Portland, Maine )
    2003
  • -University of Mississippi, Who’s Who Among American Colleges and Universities

Notable Work

Publications

Publications and ations:

Present



“Update and Current Issues in Criminal Law – State and Federal Cases.” ed at the CLE by the Hour, UM Center for Outreach, Hilton Hotel, Memphis, Tennessee, December 2, .

Present / 2013


   “Lesson Learned – Launching a Domestic Practice in a Tough Economy” – Sponsored by The University of Mississippi – Center for Continuing Legal Education. ed at the Alluvian Hotel, Greenwood, Mississippi, September 23, .

Present / 2011


   “Motions to Supress following Illegal Searches and Seizures.” ed at the Mississippi Association for Justice’s Lunch and Learn, Oxford, Mississippi, May 19, .

Present / 2011


   “The Fruit of the Poisonous Tree Doctrine – Does it Still Exist?” (MAJ’s The Closing Argument, Volume IX, Issue No. 45, February )

2011


“Defending Contempt Issues in Tough Economic Times” – Sponsored by The University of Mississippi – Center for Continuing Legal Education. ed at the Alluvian Hotel, Greenwood, Mississippi, September 17, .

Present / 2010


“Changing the Rules of the Game; An Update on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.” ed at the Mississippi Association for Justice’s Lunch and Learn, Oxford, Mississippi, May 18,

Present / 2010


Letter to the Editor, regarding the Mississippi Working Person’s Act, (Mississippi’s House Bill No.237, Amendment I) in The Oxford Eagle Newspaper. January, .

2007

Chiniche Law Firm Pllc Highlights

Criminal, Divorce & Family Law, Employment, Business

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