About Joshua Daley
Joshua Daley Paulin grew up academically split between literature and languages. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Virginia Military Institute in 1990, completing coursework in English, Spanish and history. The liberal arts background gives him a different starting point for legal reasoning. It also shaped an interest in public service and public law.
He returned to the classroom for law at Washington and Lee University School of Law and received his J.D. in 1995. Three years later he joined the Massachusetts bar, where his membership has been recorded since 1998. He is also admitted to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Paulin established his own practice in the early 2000s and has served as principal of the Law Offices of Joshua Daley Paulin since 2004. Running a small firm has meant managing both client work and the day-to-day business of a law office. Over time his practice settled into steady areas of casework that draw on his language skills and federal court admission.
He maintains professional ties across a range of bar organizations. He holds current memberships in the Massachusetts State Bar, the Worcester County Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Those associations reflect the mix of local court work and federal immigration matters that occupy much of his caseload. Admission in Massachusetts and the First Circuit enables him to handle matters in state courts and in the federal appellate setting when necessary.
Colleagues describe his approach as deliberate and practical. He handles client intake, case strategy and courtroom work within a small-firm setting. The office roster has remained centered on immigration and related civil matters, and on disputes that intersect state and federal procedure. His language training in Spanish is a recurring asset for clients who need legal services in that language.
Paulin’s practice is based in Massachusetts, where he continues to represent individuals and small organizations. He balances courtroom appearances, administrative filings and client counseling, and maintains memberships that keep him engaged with both local and national developments in the law. His current practice handles immigration and related civil matters in Massachusetts and in proceedings before the First Circuit.
