J. Paul Compton Jr.

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J. Paul Compton Jr.
General Counsel of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Incumbent
Assumed office January 5, 2018
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Helen R. Kanovsky
Personal details
Born	Georgiana, Alabama, U.S.
Spouse	Dana
Children	3
Education	University of Alabama University of Virginia School of Law

J. Paul Compton Jr. is an American lawyer who is General Counsel at the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.^[1] Prior to assuming his current role, he was a partner at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings.

Compton attended the University of Alabama as an undergraduate. He was named a Truman Scholar in 1983. He graduated summa cum laude in 1985 and was named the College of Commerce's Outstanding Student the same year. He received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. After graduating from law school, he joined the law firm of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings in 1989, where he eventually became a partner and chairman of the finance committee. He advised banks and other financial institutions about investing in affordable housing and community development projects.^[2][3]

He is outside General Counsel to the Alabama Affordable Housing Association and a member and former state chairman of the American Bar Association Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development. He is also on the board of directors of the Truman Scholars Association.^[1][2]

• Biography at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Archived February 28, 2017, at the Wayback Machine