Paul Wood

Paul Wood is a Senior Attorney at Franklin D. Azar & Associates, P.C., and a member of the firm’s Class Action/Mass Torts Group. His practice focuses on representing 401(k) plan participants and helping them protect retirement assets when plan sponsors are accused of mismanagement. He also brings a business law background involving financial services companies, securities disputes, and other high-stakes matters, giving him experience with both plaintiff and defense perspectives.

Paul received his law degree from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in 1982. He previously completed his undergraduate education at the University of Colorado (Boulder) in 1978. His education provided the foundation for a career spanning commercial litigation, securities matters, class actions, and retirement-plan disputes. That background supports his work evaluating complex financial issues, litigation strategy, institutional defendants, and fiduciary responsibilities in major complex civil proceedings nationwide.

Paul was a partner at several regional and national law firms, where he represented financial services companies in major securities and commercial disputes before joining Franklin D. Azar & Associates, P.C. in May 2017. He has tried 20 cases to verdict before juries and courts and an equal number before arbitrators, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. His prior defense work gives him insight into how large companies approach complex litigation.

Paul Wood is also a trained mediator and has mediated 20 cases as a volunteer with Jefferson County Colorado Mediation Services. His official profile notes an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell and repeated selection as a Colorado Super Lawyer, including in 2019. He is licensed in Colorado and admitted before the US District Court for the District of Colorado and the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in federal practice.

Law Office Affiliations

• Senior Attorney, Franklin D. Azar & Associates, P.C.
• Member, Colorado Bar Association

Licensed State

• Colorado

Education

• University of Denver Sturm College of Law
  Law Degree
• University of Colorado
  Undergraduate

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