United States Attorney Benjamin L. Wallace Announces Appointment of Paul W. Kaufman as First Assistant United States Attorney

WILMINGTON, Del. - U.S. Attorney Benjamin L. Wallace announced today that Paul W. Kaufman has been appointed First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware. As First Assistant, Kaufman will serve as the Office's second-ranking official and assist in leading the Office's operations and mission throughout the District of Delaware.

"Paul Kaufman has been an exemplary advocate for the United States for nearly two decades," said U.S. Attorney Wallace. "I am delighted that he has agreed to help me lead the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Delaware. The Office and the District will benefit immensely from Paul's sharp mind, steady hands, and sound judgment."

Kaufman has served as an Assistant United States Attorney since 2007 in the District of New Jersey and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. During that time, he specialized in civil fraud enforcement, leading teams of AUSAs and investigators that have recovered hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars and developing processes for streamlining parallel prosecution of criminal and civil matters, while also working on defensive and criminal matters. Kaufman has also served as an Electronic Discovery Office Coordinator, on the Executive Office of United States Attorneys' Electronic Discovery Working Group, and on the Federal Electronic Discovery Working Group.

A respected teacher and published academic, Kaufman frequently trains other AUSAs in trial advocacy, pre-trial advocacy, motion practice, and eLitigation at the National Advocacy Center, and he has presented on substantive matters of affirmative civil enforcement to numerous Offices of Inspector General, to the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, the Temple University Beasley School of Law, and Rutgers-Camden Law School.

Kaufman is a graduate of the Yale Law School, the University of Chicago, and Saint Mark's High School in Newark, Delaware. A veteran of the Delaware High School Mock Trial program, Kaufman remains a dedicated supporter of high school mock trial, having served since 2011 on the Board of Directors of the National High School Mock Trial Championship and from 2020-2025 as its Chair. In 2024, he received the Justice Gene Franchini Golden Gavel Award from that organization, and in 2025, Kaufman was inducted into the Saint Mark's High School Hall of Honor. Kaufman is an Eagle Scout and remains active with Scouting America as a leader and merit badge counselor, and he is helping to develop its Public Service Academy program.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Delaware.

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