Paul Engh completed his Education obtaining: BA University of Minnesota, 1977, Phi Beta Kappa; and J.D. William Mitchell College of Law, 1981.

He has been employed by: Thomson, Hawkins and Engh, 1981-1982; Engh and Hiller, 1982-1984; Paul Engh Law Office, 1984 to present; Assistant Minnesota State Public Defender (Appellate), part time, 1986-1988; CJA Panel Member, Federal Public Defender, 1982 to present; Senior Associate Independent Counsel, In re Henry Cisneros 1995-1998.

Professionally, Paul is: Member, Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Lifetime Achievement Award, 2023), and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Fellow, American Board of Criminal Lawyers (2009 to present); inclusion in Best Lawyers in America (2011 to present); Super Lawyer designation in Minnesota since that list’s inception; Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association (MPPOA) panel attorney (2008-2023).

His experience includes: Trial: Litigated, through final jury verdict, on behalf of clients charged with aggravated assault, burglary, arson, drunk driving, criminal sexual conduct, narcotics possession and distribution, murder in the first and second degree, manslaughter, attempted murder, RICO, wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, bank fraud, theft, deprivation of civil rights (by the defendant and for the plaintiff), perjury, obstruction of justice, fire arms possession, child pornography, robbery, and indecent conduct among other crimes, including the use of insanity, diminished capacity and self-defense as defenses. Civil and criminal litigation on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church, Priest sexual misconduct. Appellate: Briefs and arguments before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (in Minneapolis, St. Paul and St. Louis), before the Seventh Circuit in Chicago, and before the Minnesota Court of Appeals and Minnesota Supreme Court. Admission before these Circuits, the Fifth and the United States Supreme Court.

His publications are as follows: Articles include “The Presumption of Innocence in Law and Daily Life,” “On the Meaning of Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt,” “William Penn and the Right to a Jury Trial,” “The Pursuit of Happiness and the Practice of Criminal Law,” “The Importance of Compromise,” “Doug Thomson’s Final Argument,” and “The Quality of Mercy, Forgiveness and Criminal Sentencing,” among others. Associate Editor, Federal Sentencing Guidelines 2001-2004 (Aspen)