We have not found any cost information for this lawyer
PRO
Michel A. Paulhus
also known as Mike Paulhus
About Michel
Biography
Mike Paulhus is a certified criminal trial attorney who served with distinction for 25 years as an Assistant Ocean County Prosecutor. Mike finished his career as an Executive Assistant Prosecutor, ranking third in command, after serving as a trial team member, a trial team leader, and Chief Trial Attorney.
Mike has the knowledge and experience you need to provide top notch legal representation.
Mike is a founding member of the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Arson Task Force. He has lectured on criminal investigations and prosecutions for both New Jersey and federal law enforcement agencies. Mike has successfully prosecuted many different types of criminal cases to verdict at trial, including capital murder, murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, robbery, vehicular homicide, aggravated assault, sexual assault, arson, official misconduct, firearms offenses, burglary, fraud, theft, and drug offenses. Mike supervised the trial section of the Prosecutor's Office, where he trained and mentored other assistant prosecutors.
Mike has also supervised most of the units within the Prosecutor's office, including the Arson Unit, the Vehicular Homicide Unit, the Major Crimes Homicide Unit, the Special Operations (Narcotics) Unit, the Public Corruption Unit, the Financial Crimes Unit, the Internal Affairs Unit, the Special Prosecutions Unit, the Megan's Law Unit, the Victim Witness Unit and the Juvenile Prosecutions Unit. Mike is extremely knowledgeable and experienced in all areas of criminal law.
Mike was responsible for the investigations into police-involved shootings in Ocean County.
Mike is a graduate of Rhode Island College and the University of Dayton School of Law.
He has also served as a Little League and youth basketball coach. He enjoys running and has successfully completed three marathons. Mike lives in Stafford Township with his wife and two children.
Practice Areas
1
Practice Area
Criminal Defense
100%
Fees and Rates
Licenses
Licensed in New Jersey for 35 years
State: New Jersey
Acquired: 1990
No misconduct found
Licensed in Rhode Island for 34 years
State: Rhode Island
Acquired: 1991
No misconduct found
Location
The Law Office of Michel A. Paulhus, LLC
(732) 504-3248
Mobile
512 Main Street, Toms River, NJ, 08753
paulhuslaw.com/attorneys/michel-paulhus/Michel A. Paulhus's Reviews
Avvo Review Score
2 Client Reviews
Filter Avvo Reviews (2)
Refine reviews to match your needs. Use the filters to quickly surface reviews that align with your case or priorities.
Practice Areas
What Clients Mention
Showing 1 - 2 of 2 reviews
Posted by anonymous | April 13, 2026 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
Mike Paulhus is an excellent lawyer!
My son got himself into a very difficult situation. We called Mike Paulhus. I can't say enough good things about him. He met with us. He explained what the charges meant. He explained the process to us. He went over all of the discovery with us. He is extremely knowledgeable and very good at exp...
Posted by June | May 23, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
Experienced
There is no other lawyer in Ocean County with more criminal law experience than Mike Paulhus. After 20+ years with the Prosecutor's Office, he knows every aspect of the criminal code. He is straight forward, responsive, experienced and very ethical. He was very helpful and gets good results
Michel A. Paulhus's Lawyer Endorsements
No Endorsement Data Available Yet
This attorney hasn't received any attorney endorsements recently on Avvo.
No Endorsement Data Available Yet
This attorney hasn't created any attorney endorsements recently on Avvo.
Experience
Education
1990
University of Dayton School of Law
JD
1987
Rhode Island College
BA