About Paul
Paul Schrader studied economics at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor before going on to earn a law degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law. His undergraduate training in economics informs how he approaches complex financial and procedural questions. He moved into practice prepared to engage with federal and state systems that shape commercial and insolvency disputes.
He is admitted in multiple jurisdictions. Those include Maryland and Virginia, the District of Columbia, and a range of federal courts: the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and several U.S. district and bankruptcy courts in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. That spread of admissions reflects steady work across trial and appellate levels rather than a narrow local practice.
Schrader is a member of the Virginia State Bar and the District of Columbia Bar. He practices at Croessmann & Westberg, where his caseload brings him regularly into bankruptcy dockets and federal court calendars. Colleagues describe him as precise in preparing filings and attentive to procedural detail. He has experience managing matters that require coordination across district and appellate settings and across different bankruptcy venues.
His courtroom work ranges from contested matters in bankruptcy court to briefing and oral argument in federal district courts and the Fourth Circuit. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and has the credentials to handle cases that move from trial courts to higher courts. That breadth of admission allows him to advise clients on the litigation pathways that follow complex financial disputes.
Clients and other attorneys know him for careful case management. He tends to emphasize clear factual records and orderly presentation of legal issues. Day-to-day, that work means drafting dispositive motions, responding to regulatory and claims issues in insolvency cases, and coordinating appellate strategy when a matter warrants review beyond the trial court.
Today he remains at Croessmann & Westberg, where he works on matters in federal and bankruptcy courts across several jurisdictions. His current practice concentrates on bankruptcy-related litigation and federal court matters handled through district and appellate venues.
