Paul Tellarico was born on Long Island in New York. He attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on a gymnastics scholarship. He competed on the second place National LSU gymnastic team in 1976. He also attended law school at LSU where he was president of the Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity and a member of the Second Place National F. Lee Bailey Moot Court Team.

After graduation from LSU Law School, he was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 1989 and joined the firm. He became a partner in January of 1993. Since joining the firm, he has been admitted to practice in all of the State and Federal Courts in Louisiana as well as the Supreme Court of United States.

He is involved in litigation in all types of personal injury including admiralty, products liability, FELA, class action and mass tort litigation. Additionally, he has spoken on these topics at numerous continuing legal education seminars for lawyers.

His Class Action and Mass Tort experience includes work in the Fen-phen Diet Drug MDL, Cruise line accidents, Hepatitis C, Food Poison, Orthopedic Devices, Pharmaceuticals, and Wood Preservative Products.

Paul was the President of the Alexandria Bar Association, chairman of the Rapides Parish Civil Service Board, Board of Governors Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, member of the Louisiana State Bar Association Liaison Committee. Also a member of the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Trial Lawyers of America, Crossroads-American Inns of Court, and past instructor at Northwestern State University.

Paul is married to Melissa and has two sons, Mitchell and Blake. He was a member of the Boy Scouts of America Troop 6 Committee, has coached little league baseball and football, taught Catechism classes and is participates in Auto Racing.