Judge Paul Hyman practiced commercial litigation from 1977 to 1979 at Britton Cohen Kaufman & Schantz in Miami. After 1979, Paul Hyman became an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. In 1981, he returned to Britton Cohen Kaufman & Schantz, where he represented debtors, creditors and trustees in all types of bankruptcy proceedings. Judge Hyman has presided over many notable cases including Southeast Banking Corp., and Burt Reynolds Production, Inc. Judge Paul Hyman currently serves as Co-Chairperson of the Bankruptcy Judicial Liaison Committee of the Business Law Section of the Florida Bar, Member of the Executive Council of the Business Law Section of the Florida Bar and Member of the Archives and History Committee of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges.