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With more than 38 years of experience successfully litigating construction, real estate, environmental, business, and administrative law cases, Michael is a recognized and revered attorney in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.. In 2002, after nearly 25 years practicing with RI-based law firms and then serving as general counsel for Cumberland Farms/Gulf Oil, Inc., Michael opened his own firm, the Law Offices of Michael A. Kelly, P.C. (now Kelly & Mancini, P.C., Attorneys at Law).  His goal: to meet the market’s need for proven legal and litigation expertise that prioritized client service and success.. At Kelly & Mancini, Michael serves as lead counsel for some of Rhode Island’s biggest developers before municipal zoning and planning boards in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Massachusetts and Connecticut Departments of Environmental Protection, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency.  Michael is also the lead litigator and case supervisor for the firm’s real estate, construction, and business dispute litigation before federal and state courts.. Michael was named Lawyer of the Year by RI Lawyers Weekly in 2012.

Ralph R. Liguori is a trial lawyer and partner at Jones Kelleher in the firm's Providence, Rhode Island office. Prior to this, Ralph was a partner at Cooley Manion Jones having joined the firm in 2006. He received his law degree from New England School of Law in 1993.. The focal point of Ralph's practice has been general liability personal injury litigation, insurance subrogation, motor vehicle claims, premises liability, and criminal litigation. Ralph has tried cases before judges and juries at all levels of the Rhode Island Court System, as well as various regulatory boards. He has also successfully resolved claims through negotiation, mediation, and arbitration. Ralph has lectured for numerous professional groups about safety, negligence, ethics, and personal injury topics, including the Rhode Island Bar Association and the Rhode Island Association for Justice. Ralph is also the Assistant Solicitor for the town of Cumberland, Rhode Island. In that role he has prosecuted criminal cases for over twenty years. In 2012, Rhode Island Lawyers Weeklyinterviewed Ralph about a recent victory on behalf of the town of Cumberland, Rhode Island in a bias case that spanned seventeen years.. Ralph is a member of the Rhode Island and Massachusetts Bar Associations, on the Board of Governors for the Rhode Island Association for Justice, a Fellow with the Rhode Island Bar Foundation, and a member of the Justinian Law Society of Rhode Island. Ralph is also an active member of the Boards of Directors for several charitable organizations

Mr. Fielding is an advocate committed to protecting the interests and rights of those clients he represents.  Licensed in Rhode island and Massachusetts.

Matt concentrates his practice in labor and employment, professional liability, general liability, contract drafting and disputes, and administrative law. He devotes a considerable portion of his practice to serving clients in the nonprofit and education communities.. Serving as general counsel for several nonprofits, Matt provides advice on incorporation, governance, employment, contracts and contract disputes, liability, and regulatory compliance, as well as representation before state administrative agencies and state/federal courts.. Matt also maintains a significant education law practice, advising school boards and administrators on a myriad of education law issues, including special education, employment, student/staff discipline, government relations, contract law and constitutional law. In addition to representing numerous schools in a variety of matters before state administrative agencies and state/federal courts, Matt also serves as outside general counsel to the Massachusetts Charter Public Schools Association and the Rhode Island League of Charter Schools. He serves on the National Litigation Council for the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools and regularly presents substantive seminars on legal issues affecting charter schools.. Prior to law school, Matt taught 7th and 8th Grade in the North Carolina public schools for four years and has an Advanced Competencies Teaching License for Social Studies Education (Grades 6–12).. Representative AccomplishmentsPersuaded the Rhode Island Supreme Court to order a local school district to reimburse the firm’s client, a local independent public charter school, for tuition payments the district had wrongfully withheld under a mistaken interpretation of state law.Obtained a Superior Court Judgment in favor of a career and technical school regarding school funding.Successfully defended in administrative appeals two schools facing closure by the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.Successfully defended a local education agency in an administrative hearing regarding school choice.Successfully defended a local education agency in an administrative hearing regarding school funding.Successfully defended local education agencies in special education due process hearings.Successfully defended local education agencies and nonprofits before the Department of Labor and Training.Successfully defended schools and nonprofit organizations in administrative hearings before the Commission for Human Rights.He served as one of the primary drafters of the current Rhode Island Charter Public Schools Act.Contributed to revisions to the Rhode Island Regulations Governing the Education of Children with Disabilities, current technical education.Contributed to the RI regulations governing career and technical education.Obtained a $1.2 million settlement on behalf of a client who suffered catastrophic spinal cord injuries while being transported in a wheelchair van to a medical appointment.Obtained a $200,000 settlement for Plaintiff in a case involving bad faith insurance practices.Obtained a $1,300,000 jury verdict for Plaintiffs in a wrongful death case against a municipality.EducationRoger Williams University School of Law (J.D., 2005) Roger Williams University Law Review; Notes and Comments Editor, 2004–2005; Staff Member 2003–2004University of North Carolina at Greensboro (M.Ed., 2002)University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1998)Bar AdmissionsRhode IslandMassachusettsConnecticutU.S. District Court, MassachusettsU.S. District Court, Rhode Island

Mark H. Grimm is the Senior Trial Counsel with Marasco & Nesselbush, LLP. Attorney Grimm has practiced law for more than 25 years. Throughout his legal career, Attorney Grimm has focused on civil litigation, primarily in the areas of personal injury and medical malpractice.. “I wanted a career where what I did would make a difference in people’s lives,” he says. “Being a lawyer allows me to help improve safety and health care for the public while at the same time helping individuals and their families who were injured and in need of help.”. Attorney Grimm has successfully litigated numerous civil cases, obtaining multiple million dollar recoveries on behalf of several clients. He is the author of the chapter “Creating a Discovery Plan” in the professional reference book A Practical Guide to Discovery and Depositions in Rhode Island (2010).. “In general, I help people who through no fault of their own, have suffered injuries and losses that disrupt and sometimes profoundly change their lives,” he says. “I work to provide compensation to those who were injured and, at the same time, make sure the persons who were careless and caused these losses are held accountable for their actions.”. A native of Dewitt, New York, Attorney Grimm graduated with honors from Brown University and from Boston College School of Law. Attorney Grimm has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Roger Williams University School of Law.. “My parents taught me to empathize and be aware of how other people feel and to try to see things from other people’s perspective, not just my own,” he says. “I think this helps in evaluating not only my own client’s case, but also the position of my adversary and the defendant.”. Attorney Grimm said in his experience, a successful legal claim cannot restore someone’s health or make right the loss of a loved one, but can bring much needed assistance and make a difference in improving lives.. He said the attorneys at Marasco & Nesselbush genuinely care about their clients and work hard to take care of clients first and foremost.. He is admitted to the practice of law in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, the United States District Court, and the United States Court of Appeals. He is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, the Rhode Island Association for Justice and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

John joined Kelly & Mancini, P.C., Attorneys at Law at its inception to focus on real estate, business, and corporate law in an environment that prioritized the service of its clients and their needs.. John has more than 18 years of experience representing major real estate developers, construction companies and financial institutions in Massachusetts and Rhode Island on such matters as commercial office projects, shopping centers, planned unit and condominium developments (residential and commercial), financing, general and limited partnerships, and joint ventures.. In addition to his real estate, business, and corporate law focus, John assists in the firm’s civil litigation practice as it addresses land use and environmental issues, construction litigation, and shareholder disputes.  On numerous matters, John has been appointed receiver and been involved in business litigation and restructuring various entities in real estate and other areas.. John has worked with Michael Kelly on several reported cases involving real estate, construction and environmental matters.  John also has significant experience in land use litigation, appearing before numerous administrative agencies throughout the state, as well as in federal and state courts.. Additionally, John has a leadership role in the firm’s management, responsible for day-to-day operations, and the firm’s growth plans for the future.  He also is heavily involved in the hiring and mentoring of Kelly & Mancini’s associates and staff.

I am a litigator representing clients in court, in ADR proceedings and at depositions. I focus my practice on criminal law, domestic relations, medical and other professional liability defense matters, insurance litigation, health law. I practice in District and Superior Court in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

Howard represents businesses, financial services institutions and individuals in complex civil litigation. His practice focuses on commercial litigation, insurance, products liability, media, and intellectual property matters. Howard is a Senior Director and member of the Executive Committee of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC), an organization comprised of preeminent leaders in the insurance and corporate defense bar. FDCC Membership is selective and by invitation to those who have been judged by their peers to have achieved professional distinction.. Howard is also the Immediate Past President of Defense Counsel of Rhode Island, the Rhode Island State Legal Defense Organization affiliated with Defense Research Institute. Howard is a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America, a trial lawyer honor society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers.

He is a cum laude graduate of the University of New Hampshire in 1997 and Roger Williams University School of Law in 2002, where he served as Articles Editor of the Roger Williams Law Review. He served a judicial clerkship with the Rhode Island Supreme Court Clerk Department. He is admitted to practice in all Rhode Island and Massachusetts state and federal courts, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.. Steve’s work focuses on civil litigation, including defense of products liability, toxic tort, premises liability, transportation litigation and insurance claims. He handles complex litigation from inception through trial for many local and national corporations. He has also practiced extensively in alternative dispute resolution and has argued before the Rhode Island Supreme Court. Steve has recently focused on the defense of asbestos-related claims by manufacturers, distributors and premises owners, across the country.. Steve is a member of the Rhode Island State and Federal Bar Associations, Defense Counsel of Rhode Island, Defense Research Institute, and past board member of the Roger Williams University Law Alumni Association. He has achieved the Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating and was previously named a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers Magazine.

Attorney Parmenter has amassed a wealth of experience representing owners, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and sureties in all aspects of the construction process – from front end bid work and contract preparation to back end work with claims related to extra work, delay and mechanics liens.  Attorney Parmenter regularly represents clients in state and federal courts, mediations and arbitrations before arbitrators sanctioned by the American Arbitration Association related to public works and private construction disputes.  During Attorney Parmenter’s tenure with K&M’s Construction Group he has regularly advised construction clients on the following issues:. Additional Experience. -           Admiralty Law. o   Represented vessel builders and vessel owners relative to the maritime lien process.. -           Corporate Law. o   Regularly represents clients with respect to an array complex business disputes.. -            Land Use. o   Represents land owners with respect to an array of real estate disputes, including claims of adverse possession, as well as issues related to project development and permitting.. -            Personal Injury. o   Represents plaintiffs relative to injuries sustained as a result of traumatic accidents, including injuries sustained as a result of automobile collisions.. Honors & Achievements. o   “Best Oralist” award, National Environmental Moot Court Competition, New York, 2009.. o   CALI Award for Academic Excellence in Patent Law, Roger Williams University School of Law, December 2009.