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Paul Michael Teutul (born October 2, 1974) is one of the stars of the American reality television series '' American Chopper''. He started working for his father ( Paul John Teutul). Teutul was the chief designer and fabricator. Prior to this, he was head of the rail shop at Orange County Ironworks. He is the owner of
Paul Jr. Designs Paul Jr. Designs (PJD) is a lifestyle brand motorcycle customizer and clothing vendor, based in Montgomery, New York, USA. Paul Teutul Jr. founded the design firm in 2009 after waiting out a one-year non-compete clause with his former company, ...
, which manufactures
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s and sells branded clothing. Teutul, along with his father and younger brother
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, became celebrities when they became the focus of a reality television series ''American Chopper'' on
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in 2002.


Early life

The oldest of four children, Teutul Jr. has two younger brothers: Daniel, the owner/general manager of Orange County Ironworks LLC, and
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who featured on the television shows. The youngest of the Teutul children is sister Cristin, who currently works as a nurse in Rochester,
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. Paul's mother is Paula Teutul, his father's first wife.


Falling out

On the April 9, 2009 episode of ''American Chopper'', following a disagreement with his father and business partner, Teutul's employment was terminated. They attempted to resolve their disagreements, and he returned to work for OCC. The April 30, 2009 episode reveals that Teutul ultimately decided to voluntarily terminate his employment as a full-time member of the staff. In subsequent episodes, Teutul returned to OCC as a consultant, helping with bike builds when his father was away from the shop, and on motorbike builds needing additional manpower.


Paul Jr. Designs

Teutul opened his own design firm Paul Jr. Designs, and, in 2009, designed a dog park in
Montgomery, New York Montgomery is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 23,322 at the 2020 census. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, a Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 at the Battle of Quebec. The northern town ...
. His first product design was a "
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" for Coleman's 10th anniversary "Roadtrip Grill" in 2010. On the February 4, 2010 ''American Chopper'' episode "Stewart-Haas Bike", Paul pitched a line of dog toys to Bamboo Pets. It was reported in mid April 2010 by
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, that Paul Jr. planned to start his own motorcycle business to go head-to-head against OCC. The report states that Paul Jr. is bringing on several former OCC employees, including
Michael Teutul Michael Joseph Teutul (born November 26, 1978) is an American television personality who appeared on the reality programs "Orange County Choppers" ''American Chopper'' and '' American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior''. Early life He is the younge ...
, Vinnie DiMartino, Joe Puliafico, and Robert "Nub" Collard. After waiting out a one-year
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with Orange County Choppers, Paul Jr. began building motorcycles at PJD, which is featured on a new series, '' American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior'', on the Discovery Channel. The company now competes directly with OCC. Former OCC employee Cody Connelly has since joined PJD. In 2014, PJD assembled two teams to create two ''
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'' for Blizzard Entertainment's ''
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'' which appeared in the game. In 2016, PJD created two bikes for the feature film '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows''.


Lawsuit


Bankruptcy fraud

Paul John, Paul Michael and his brother Daniel were named in a 2007 lawsuit alleging
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, brought on behalf of
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. This dates back to 2003 and a ruling in favor of Turner in 2005 concerning the original OC Iron Works company. It was alleged that assets were stripped from the OC Ironworks, transferring the viable assets, contracts and personnel to a new company OC Ironworks LLC, before
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the former. This involved transferring the ownership to Paul Jr. and allegedly selling the assets to the new company with unfair compensation.
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Tom Genova filed fraud complaints in 2007 with the Bankruptcy Court and in complaint sought to have the transfers from the old company to the new company judged fraudulent and
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. He also sought to make the new company liable for the old company's debts. A proposed settlement was reached with Orange County LLC paying out $500,000 to Genova to be distributed to the creditors.


Teutul v Teutul

On February 16, 2011, the New York State Unified Court System's website, showed that the Teutul v Teutul civil action was no longer active. The case had been "Disposed", meaning the case was out of the court system. On the August 29, 2011 episode, Teutul Jr. and Teutul Sr. settled the lawsuit with Teutul Sr.'s purchase of Paul Jr.'s 20% share in Orange County Choppers ("OCC"), thus ending the lawsuit.


Personal life

On August 20, 2010, Teutul Jr. married Rachael Biester.Rachael Biester and Paul Teutul Jr Get Married
Lalate, August 23, 2010 (retrieved October 22, 2010)
They were on the TLC show '' Say Yes to the Dress''. On February 3, 2015, his wife gave birth to their first son, Hudson Seven Teutul.


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