Paul Byron
Paul Byron has returned to Central Florida after having served as a trial attorney with the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia from 2001-2003, where he investigated war crimes, crimes against humanity and grave breaches of the Geneva Convention in The Hague, Netherlands. Mr. Byron supervised and conducted complex financial investigations concerning top-ranking political and military leaders in Bosnia And Herzegovina and in the Republic of Croatia. Mr. Byron also assisted in the financial investigation of the Former president of Yugoslavia, Slobodan Milosevic. Prior to his work with the U.N., Mr. Byron spent over ten years with the United States Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida as a trial attorney. Mr. Byron was also one of three finalists for appointment as United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida. Mr. Byron has successfully tried cases involving complex health care fraud, insurance fraud, RICO consumer fraud, international money laundering, drug trafficking and public corruption. Mr. Byron has appeared on national television, including Dateline NBC and the Discovery Channel to discuss his innovative trial strategies and successes. Mr. Byron has recovered approximately 100 million dollars on behalf of the United States through various forfeiture proceedings. Mr. Byron also worked in the Civil Division of the United States Attorney's Office where his practice concerned medical malpractice defense, employment discrimination defense and civil litigation against health care providers and defense contractors. Mr. Byron was awarded the prestigious Directors Award for Outstanding Contributions to the U.S. Department of Justice. Mr. Byron began his legal career as an officer in the United States Army, Judge Advocate General's Corps. Mr Byron has lectured extensively around the world, including Africa and Eastern Europe, to Ministries of Finance, Central Banks and private banking on Anti-Money Laundering, International Banking, Anti-Terrorist and Financing and the USA PATRIOT ACT. Mr. Byron is available for referral, consultation or association on these matters.