Professional and Community Experience
Paul R. Hales began his legal career as an appellate lawyer in the office of the noted civil rights attorney, Louis Gilden. He became a litigator handling both civil cases and criminal defense in federal and state courts. As a partner at Goldstein and Price Mr. Hales specialized in admiralty and maritime litigation and appeals including complex multi-district federal litigation and also developed a business and estate planning practice.
Mr. Hales has been active in the community throughout his professional career. He was counsel to the Metropolitan Coordinating Council in the St. Louis Desegregation Case, Liddell v. Board of Education, Planning Coordinator of the St. Louis Career Education District, founder of City House Learning Centers and General Counsel for the St. Louis Area Regional Response System (STARRS).
Mr. Hales has special interests and experience in community development, St. Louis regionalism, education, public health and public policy. He has served on a number of nonprofit, business and community boards and was Chair of the St. Louis Community College Foundation and Chair of Aid to Victims of Crime. Mr. Hales has been recognized for community leadership by the St. Louis Black Leadership Roundtable, St. Louis Jaycees and St. Louis Congregations Allied for Community Improvement.
