Paul Balmer

Paul is an associate in Tonkon Torp’s Litigation Department. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law in 2020, where he was the Senior Articles Editor of Ecology Law Quarterly and Treasurer of the Election Law Society, as well as a volunteer with the Tenants’ Rights Workshop at the East Bay Community Law Center.

While a law student, Paul worked at Tonkon Torp as a Summer Associate. He also worked as a judicial extern for the Honorable Kathleen Banke at the California Court of Appeal and the Honorable Trina Thompson at the Alameda County Superior Court.
Prior to law school, Paul worked for several years in the Washington, D.C. office of Congressman Earl Blumenauer, focusing on transportation and urban livability policy.

A product of Portland Public Schools, Paul graduated from Pomona College, where he double-majored in Politics and Middle East Studies and was captain of his NCAA Division III cross country and track teams. Paul is a competitive marathoner and enjoys spending time outside in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and dog and working in the garden.

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