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Paige M. De Lotto Ph.D., Esq. graduated from Roger Williams Law School Suma Cum Laude after being in the honors program. She has worked for Motley Rice Law Firm as a Law Clerk and several other attorneys and currently works both independently and in co-counsel with other law firms. Paige is not just an attorney, but holds a doctorate in Industrial / Organizational Psychology, a Masters in Clinical Psychology, is an expert in pre-employment selection testing, statistics, research design and has also worked as a statistical expert witness prior to becoming an attorney. She has extensive background studying medical literature, especially in the areas of Lyme Disease and autoimmune diseases. These experiences expertise enable her to handle employment cases, special education cases, personal injury and medical malpractice cases, as well as many other areas of civil litigation.

My practice is focused on employment law, business litigation, and labor law. I counsel employers and human resources professionals on how to hire, fire, pay, manage, and negotiate with employees, I draft employment contracts, employee handbooks, non-compete agreements, and non-disclosure agreements, I conduct workplace investigations and trainings, I represent companies and individuals in federal and state courts, and I am also an experienced practitioner before administrative agencies such as the R.I. Commission for Human Rights, the R.I. Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board, and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.. Among other issues, I have litigated contract, insurance, and real estate disputes, benefits claims, discrimination claims, and wage disputes, collection actions, and tort actions.. I counsel clients concerning Title VII, the ADEA, the ADA, the FLSA, the FMLA, the NLRA, and state labor and employment laws and regulations.. I represent unionized employers in grievance arbitration hearings and in defense of unfair labor practice charges, I contest union representation petitions, and I have successfully handled unemployment and other agency appeals.. I have also also enforced and challenged various non-compete, non-solicitation, and non-disclosure agreements, and I have prosecuted and defended whistleblower and retaliation cases. Additionally, I have counseled several clients towards favorable settlements in confidential mediations.. In my “free" time, I am an editor of HR Hero's "Rhode Island Employment Law Letter," I chair the Labor Law and Employment Committee of the Rhode Island Bar Association, I am a competitive sailor and squash player, and I enjoy spending time with my wife and our two young children.

Michael Mineau is an attorney at Kelly, Souza, Rocha & Parmenter, P.C. in Providence, RI. His practice focuses primarily on business litigation, real estate litigation, construction litigation, land use, business law, and employment law.. In 2006, Michael graduated from Miami University in Oxford, OH and earned a B.A in Political Science. He then attended Roger Williams University School of Law and graduated with a J.D. in 2009.Michael is admitted to practice law in Rhode Island state and federal courts. In addition, he is a licensed title agent in Rhode Island.  In 2010, Michael was published in Hofstra's Journal of International Business and Law for his article entitled "Pirates, Blackwater and Maritime Security: The Rise of Private Navies in Response to Modern Piracy".

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