Honors and Awards:

• Awarded, 2011 President's Award, the Highest Award given by the Brain Injury Association of Connecticut, for outstanding service. 
• Nominated and Named, CT Law Tribune's List of "Dozen Who Made a Difference in 2011."  Each year, Connecticut's leading legal publication, the Connecticut Law Tribune, accepts nominations, then selects 12 attorneys statewide to honor with the title, "Dozen Who Made a Difference."  Mr. Slager was nominated and named to this list in December 2011 for his outstanding legal contributions, particularly his public service at the Brain Injury Association of Connecticut on behalf of brain injury survivors.
• Recipient, Volunteer Recognition Award, The Chicago Legal Clinic for the Disabled, 1998
• Listed, Top 100 Connecticut Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers (formerly The American Trial Lawyers Association), 2008
• Appointed, Graduate Faculty, University of New Hampshire, for service on Graduate Committee for Masters degree candidate, 2009
• AV Preeminent Rating, highest possible rating for ethical standards and legal ability, Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings, 2009
• Listed as one of Top Area Litigation Lawyers, New Canaan - Darien Magazine, Greenwich Magazine and Westport Magazine, 2010
• Listed, Top Litigation Attorneys in Fairfield County, Stamford Magazine, 2010
• Listed, 17th Edition, Best Lawyers in America, 2011
• Listed, New York Area's Top Lawyers, New York Magazine, 2011

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Editor-in-Chief, The Forum, quarterly publication of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 2011-present
• Member, Connecticut Bar Association (Member, Victims of Crime Subcmte.)
• Member, American Association of Justice (Member, Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group)
• Member, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors; Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee; Member, Editorial Board, The Forum publication; Member, Medical Malpractice Committee)
• Member, National Crime Victim Bar Association & National Center for Victims of Crime, 2010

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Vice President (former and current), Board of Directors, Brain Injury Association of Connecticut
• President (former), Board of Directors, Brain Injury Association of Connecticut

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Published Works: Author, book chapter, "Climbing the Malpractice Mountain: A survey of Challenges in the Modern Medical Negligence Lawsuit," Representing Plaintiffs in Medical Malpractice Cases: Leading Lawyers on Building a Strong Case and Implementing Successful Litigation Strategies, Aspatore (Thompson Reuters) Publishers, published 2012.
• Speaker, "Handling Unexpected Trial Emergencies," Responding to Legal Emergencies Legal Education Seminar, New Haven, Connecticut, October 1, 2006
• Speaker, "Federal Practice Nuts and Bolts," Feeling Confident in Federal Court Legal Education Seminar, New Haven, Connecticut, May 1, 2007
• Speaker, "Proving Brain Injury Through Lay Witnesses," Fundamentals of Brain Trauma in New York Legal Education Seminar, New York, New York, October 1, 2007
• Speaker, "Making Invisible Brain Injuries Visible," Recognizing & Proving the Invisible Injury Legal Education Seminar, Orange, Connecticut, May 1, 2008
• Speaker, "Proving Brain Injury Through Lay Witnesses," Fundamentals of Brain Trauma in New York Legal Education Seminar, New York, New York, October 1, 2008
• Speaker, "Lights...Camera...Action: the Costs and Benefits of Videotaping Depositions in Connecticut," Winning Deposition Techniques Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Orange, Connecticut, April 23, 2010
• Presenter, “Institutional Policy and Family Victimization” session, International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference, Portsmouth, NH, July 13, 2010
• Speaker, "The Rewards and Hazards of Videotaping Depositions," Taking, Defending and Utilizing Depositions Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Fairfield County Bar Association, Stamford, Connecticut, February 10, 2011
• Speaker, "Protecting the Process: Shepherding Experts from Retention through Discovery," Expert Witnesses Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Orange, Connecticut, February 18, 2011
• Presentations and Lectures:
• "Shutting Down Objectionable Conduct", CTLA Forum, Spring 2006
• "Legal Recourse After Brain Injury: Issues for Consideration," Making Strides Magazine, Brain Injury Association of Connecticut, 2008
• "Tackling Head Trauma: the Concussion Problem in Sports," Sports Litigation Alert, March 2009
• "Flying Blind:  The Ramifications of Hamilton v. USAA," by Paul Slager and Amanda R. Whitman, The Forum, Winter 2010
• "Brain Injury and the Law: A Primer for Survivors & Families," Making Strides Magazine, Brain Injury Association of Connecticut, July 2010

Educational Background:

• B.A., Honors College of the Literature, Science & the Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor