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Deanna Paul

  • Associate, Walden Macht & Haran LLP
New York
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Trial lawyer | Former prosecutor | Adjunct @columbiajourn | @washingtonpost and @WSJ alum | dpaul@wmhwlaw.com

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Deanna is an experienced trial lawyer with a record of success handling high-stakes cases. She represents individuals and corporations in criminal matters, government investigations, and civil litigation, and advises clients and journalists on First Amendment and media law issues.

Before joining Walden Macht & Haran, Deanna was a legal affairs correspondent for the Wall Street Journal and a national and breaking news reporter for the Washington Post. Deanna was part of The Post team that was a …

Deanna Paul’s Journalist Portfolio

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Perspective | When my father went to prison, I wrote him off. We found a way back together.

Perspective | When my father went to prison, I wrote him off. We found a way back together.

I decided that I would not tell anyone about my dad when I began attending a new middle school. My father, Da…

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Judicial Elections Draw Attention Amid Battles Over Abortion, Voting Rules

Judicial Elections Draw Attention Amid Battles Over Abortion, Voting Rules

Down-ballot races could prove pivotal in states including Michigan, North Carolina and Ohio. In total, more t…

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'There's No Escape': Finding New Ways to Help Domestic-Violence Victims Trapped in Lockdown

'There's No Escape': Finding New Ways to Help Domestic-Violence Victims Trapped in Lockdown

Authorities and advocates are launching text lines, handing out prepaid cell phones that abusers can’t track,…

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WSJ News Exclusive | Coronavirus Puts a Prison Under Siege

WSJ News Exclusive | Coronavirus Puts a Prison Under Siege

A prison 200 miles west of New Orleans has emerged as a focal point of the coronavirus pandemic inside the na…

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Coronavirus Testing Chaos Across America

Coronavirus Testing Chaos Across America

State and local governments are struggling to keep pace in testing for the coronavirus. Officials have set up…

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Republicans say they have a right to confront the whistleblower. Here's why that's wro...

Republicans say they have a right to confront the whistleblower. Here's why that's wro...

The president's Sixth Amendment right to face his accuser applies only to criminal, not impeachment proceedin…

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Opinion: Harvey Weinstein’s prosecutors made a huge mistake. Trump’s prosecutors risk repeating it

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By Jim Walden, Deanna Paul
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Editor’s Note: Jim Walden and Deanna Paul are former prosecutors in private practice at the New York law firm of Walden Macht & Haran. The views expressed in this commentary are their own. Read more opinion at CNN. The presiding judge in Donald Trump’s Manhattan trial told prosecutors last week that they could grill the former president on myriad acts unrelated to the charges he faces in his election interference case, should he decide to take the witness stand.
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'Discarded by Society': States Must Revisit Mandatory Life Without Parole Sentences For Adolescent Offenders

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By Deanna Paul
| New York Law Journal Verified
It was a state murder case that could have gone either way, both the prosecution and defense have recently said. And yet Cedric Figgers, convicted in July 2006 for a crime that occurred when he was 18 years old, will die in prison. Cedric is one among thousands of young offenders nationwide sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Amid Attacks on Press Protections, the Fox-Dominion Case Missed an Opportunity for Media Law

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By Milton L Williams, Deanna Paul
| New York Law Journal Verified
A historic $787.5 million settlement April 18 brought an abrupt end to Dominion Voting System’s lawsuit against Fox News and Fox Corp. The much-anticipated defamation trial never began, but a ruling last month may have been a lost opportunity to examine a crucial issue in media law: whether news outlets are responsible for reporting false statements by prominent people.
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Pulitzer Prize

2019 - Finalist, Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting

An analysis of murders in 55 of America's largest cities revealed block by block where police fail to catch killers.

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New York Press Club Award

2022 - Political Reporting

2022 New York Press Club Award for Political Reporting for a series on former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

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Online Journalism Award

2019 - Investigative Data Journalism Finalist

Finalist for The University of Florida Award for Investigative Data Journalism for The Washington Post "Murder with Impunity" series, an examination of unsolved murder in America.

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