Carl E. Person ( pronounced / ˈpir sən / ) ( born July 20 , 1936 ) is an American attorney and politician . He founded the Paralegal Institute in the early 1970s and played a pivotal role in creating the paralegal field . He has also run unsuccessfully for various political offices . He was a candidate for the 2012 presidential nomination of the Libertarian Party , was the Reform Party nominee for Mayor of New York City in 2013 , was the Libertarian nominee for New York State Attorney General in 2010 and was the Libertarian nominee for New York State Attorney General again in 2014
2012 presidential nomination
2012 Libertarian National Convention
Carl Person