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William P. Devereaux is a Principal with Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC and leads the firm's Criminal Defense Team. Attorney Devereaux is a prominent and highly respected criminal and civil litigator, who also has contributed considerable time and effort throughout his thirty five years of practice to provide pro bono legal representation to nonprofit organizations, and has served on several charitable boards. Mr. Devereaux’s practice has included the representation of high-profile clients, including CEOs, doctors, lawyers, and leading political figures in state and federal court. He was the first attorney in the United States to successfully negotiate a "Deferred Prosecution Agreement" for a hospital and he is the original author of "Rhode Island's Guide to Grand Jury Service.". Attorney Devereaux routinely appears before the Rhode Island Supreme Court and the First Circuit Court of Appeals. In addition to representing individuals in criminal defense matters, Mr. Devereaux represents for-profit and nonprofit organizations with respect to health care fraud, money laundering, securities disputes and product liability issues. He represents clients before the Department of Justice, the HHS Office of Inspector General and Office of Civil Rights and defends individuals and agencies with respect to Medicaid and Medicaid fraud, enforcement actions and agency audits. He has also represented casino developers, municipalities and Native American Tribes with respect to gaming, licensing, permitting and contracting issues involving the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.. Attorney Devereaux is highly regarded for his ability to manage grand jury and other governmental investigations to avoid indictments or actions by regulators. After graduating from Suffolk University Law School, Attorney Devereaux served in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps during which time he acted as Senior Defense Counsel for the Naval Base at Pearl Harbor and as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii. He later served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Rhode Island and prosecuted organized crime and major felony cases, as well as environmental criminal offenses. As an Assistant Attorney General, Mr. Devereaux also served as supervising attorney for statewide Grand Jury matters.. Attorney Devereaux is a prominent member of the Rhode Island and Massachusetts legal communities and has been honored by his peers and judges with the AV Preeminent rating from Martindale Hubbell, which is the highest rating based on both legal ability and ethics. He has also been selected annually by his peers as a Best Lawyers in America in his practice areas and is recognized as a Civil Litigation and Criminal Defense Super Lawyer.. Attorney Devereaux is one of the co-founders at Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC. He earned his Juris Doctorate from Suffolk University School of Law and his undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University. He is admitted to practice law in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, the U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts, the First Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Court of Military Appeals for the Armed Forces. Attorney Devereaux is a retired Captain in the United States Naval Reserve.

Matthew C. Reeber is a Partner with Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC and a member of the firm's Employment and Litigation teams. Attorney Reeber has handled numerous matters arising under state and federal anti-discrimination and anti-retaliation statutes, wage and hour statutes, whistleblower statutes, family and medical leave statutes, unemployment compensation statutes and claims for wrongful termination. As part of his practice, Attorney Reeber frequently appears before state and federal courts, as well as administrative and regulatory agencies on behalf of his clients.. Attorney Reeber is a frequent lecturer on employment topics and regularly advises employers concerning issues in the workplace. For multiple years, he has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star by Thomson Reuters, a distinction that recognizes the top 2.5 percent of New England lawyers under the age of forty or those in practice for ten years or less.. He earned his J.D. in 2006 from Tulane University School of Law in New Orleans, Louisiana. In addition to his juris doctorate, Attorney Reeber also received an Admiralty Certificate from Tulane University School of Law. Attorney Reeber received his undergraduate degree in American Studies and History, cum laude, from Colby College in 2001. He is admitted to practice law in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island.

Madison was raised in Johnston, Iowa, where she was trained at an early age to answer the phone at her mama’s law firm. She received her undergraduate B.A. degree at Simpson College where she helped teach a class on Harry Potter and religion and studied in England. In 2013, Madison started law school at the University of New Hampshire School of Law. She was selected to be in the Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program, which gave her special preparation to be ready to represent actual people on her first day as a lawyer.. In college and law school, Madison developed her passion for bringing people together by doing Interfaith work for Simpson College’s Religious Life Community, volunteering her time as a chat partner for students seeking to improve their English skills, and mentoring new law students. She was a member of the Women’s Law Student Association and the American Constitution Society, worked for plaintiff-side employment and personal injury law firms, and received a fellowship to help low-income clients at New Hampshire Legal Assistance. Madison earned her J.D. in May 2016, when she was also sworn into the New Hampshire bar. She practiced in the State of Colorado for two years before moving back to Iowa in September 2018, when she was admitted to the Iowa bar.. Madison lives in Beaverdale with her husband, Jacob, and their three cats and a dog who all have human names. They own a lovely little historical brick house that is both the love of their life and the bane of their existence. Outside of work, Madison loves reading fantasy novels, horseback riding, painting, cooking up a storm, biking (she did RAGBRAI in 2021 and 2022), and writing meticulous to-do lists.

I've been a licensed lawyer in Iowa and Illinois for eleven and a half years handling cases ranging from family law disputes to consumer bankruptcy.  I started practicing law to help people overwhelmed by the challenges of the legal system.  I'm not afraid to take a case to trial, but I also try to find reasonable cost-effective solutions everyone can live with given the realities and that the legal system has no guarantees.  Before becoming an attorney, I was a print and broadcast journalist.

Family law: representing and advising clients in dissolutions, child custody, modifications and adoption actions.Real estate: review abstracts, prepare title opinions/commitments, prepare real estate documents such as deeds, affidavits, power of attorney, contracts and subordination agreements, provide notary services for real estate closings.Criminal law: representing, advising and defendinf clients criminal actions primarily misdemeanors, assaults, and OWI actions.

Brooke Timmer is a partner in the law firm of Fiedler & Timmer, P.L.L.C., practicing exclusively in employment law, including civil rights, discrimination, retaliation and other wrongful termination claims, including wage and hour violations and whistleblower claims.  Brooke graduated magna cum laude from Wartburg College and with honors from Drake Law School, where she served as Student Bar Association President during the 2005-06 school year.  She is on the Board of Governors for the Iowa Association for Justice and also co-chair of the membership committee for the National Employment Lawyers Association.

As partner at Pannone Lopes Devereaux and O'Gara, I defend corporations and individuals in federal and state -- civil and criminal --  investigations of all kinds.  I believe that my strategic and seasoned judgement, honed over three decades with the state and federal government, enables my clients to most effectively work with the government to come to a resolution most favorable to my clients.. I also handle appeals -- before the Rhode Island Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit -- of all kinds.  I have successfully handled hundreds of appeals in my 32-year career, and author winning briefs for my clients.

Amy graduated in May 2016 with highest honors from Drake University Law School where she served as a captain on Drake’s National Moot Court and AAJ Mock Trial teams. She competed twice at the American Association of Justice National Mock Trial competition and earned a top-10 finish at the National Moot Court competition, including a regional Best Brief award. Amy was also a junior staff member of the Drake Law Review. Throughout her time at Drake Law, she was involved with Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity, serving as both an Academic Co-Chair and Alumnae Liaison.. In her third year at Drake Law, Amy was inducted into the Order of the Barristers as well as the Order of the Coif honor societies. Amy also received the Jeffrey and Elizabeth Goodman Distinguished Advocate Award, an award given to the Drake Law School student who, in the opinion of the faculty, demonstrates excellence and proficiency in client representation and advocacy.. Since joining Fiedler Law Firm, Amy has taken more depositions than she can count, successfully tried cases before Iowa juries, and argued before the Iowa Supreme Court and Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. In all honesty, Amy is a bit of a nerd. One of her favorite parts about her job is researching obscure legal issues and finding cases that help her clients.