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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.

The focus of my law practice is helping people who were injured.  Over the past decade, I have helpe people who are either injured at work or due to the negligence of others 1) know their rights, 2) make informed decisions, and 3) obtain whatever benefits they are entitled to and wish to pursue.

Tanya is a criminal defense and family court attorney that is compassionate and informative on guiding her clients through the legal system.. Tanya is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where she earned two bachelors of science degrees in criminal justice and sociology. Tanya then went on to Suffolk University Law School, and earned her juris doctorate, concentrating in trial and appellate advocacy.  As a law student, Tanya was the vice president of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, a public service liaison for the Student Bar Association, and graduated with pro bono honors.. Tanya is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, Rhode Island Bar Association, Rhode Island Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Rhode Island Women's Bar Association, Edward P. Gallogly Family Court Inns of Court, and the Attleboro Bar Association. In her free time, Tanya likes to exercise, read, and spend time with her dog.

Susan M. Pires attended Providence College where she graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Political Science and a Minor in the Black Studies Program in 1997. She later earned her Juris Doctorate degree from Suffolk University Law School in 2000. During her legal education, Ms. Pires was an advocate for juveniles through the Juvenile Justice Program and was active in the Suffolk Public Interest Law Group and the Black Law Student Association. In May, 2000, Ms. Pires was honored with the Sidney Covich Award for her continued dedication to public interest throughout her legal education.. Ms. Pires is admitted to the Rhode Island Bar and the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. She has extensive trial practice in all aspects of Domestic Practice and Familial Immigration Matters. She is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Rhode Island Volunteer Lawyer Program and the Rhode Island Family Bench Bar.. Ms. Pires is proficient in Cape Verdean Kreole and Spanish. In her free time she participates in the administration of legal matters for the Cape Verdean American Community Development.

Success in trial courts and appellate courts, by trial and by written brief mark my career as do so some landmark properties and written reported decisions of the Rhode Island Suprme Court.   I am a widely experienced sole practioner, a downtown firm lawyer originally.. Some examples of things I've done that really meant a  great deal to the client.. There's the individual who had his third breathalyzer refusal and then while I had just won an appeal on his third, got his fourth breathalyzer refusal charge,and was  faced with a loss of license for five years and perhaps indefinetly. I won the trial on the fourth and won the appeal on the third  and got it dismissed at trial.  My client never had another problem, proving that justice was served.. There's an Aubon Pain on the East Side for more than twenty two years now, because I handled a controversy Au Bon Pain has really anchored that portion of the street and it seems the street was the better for it.. There are persons who faced a criminal sentence that did not receive a sentence because of how I handled their case. There are people who were told an accident was their fault by a consensus of all other persons, but I still recovered damages  for them. There are peoeple who were unfairly targeted by their employer and fired, but who were compensated with more than a severance.  There's a machine manufacturer whose designer will be more careful where he puts the valve next time and an injured worker paid was paid not only workers compensation but a settlement  with the machine manufacturer.. I've handled matters for an important utitlity and a municipapltity too. There are rate payers for a utiltity who didn't absorb the costs of costly installations because, as part of a team, we showed they weren't necessary.. There's a clients whose property couldn't sell for a year at $350,000 so I marketed it differently, drew up the contracts the deal required and sold it for $499,. The lender concurred in my valuation.. There was the student with top grades and approving teachers, yet the City Superintendant and his big downtown law firm thought they were going to suspend my client from school indefinitly because of one provoked remark defending himself from a bully. A letter stopped their "politically correct" harasment and the boy went back to school where his teachers had always described him as a pleasure ot have in class.. There was a disabled woman , a special needs trust beneficiary who needed someone to get involved and de-escalate tensions that woud have wasted her trust resources on litigation costs.. I've never been afraid of the difficult case. I am a natural born contrarian and independent enought to make my own judgment.  It simply has to be worth our time and effort, yours and mine and have real merit . It can't ust be about revenge or malice or greed or falsity. If it';s that, i don;t want it. But when you have been wronged and hurt by it, or are accused and at the mercy of others, I will stand by you.. I grew up in Cranston, Rhode Island, sort of the youngest of six kids, as my twin was ten minutes older than me. I worked my way through college, (Univerity of RI '84) was proud to graduate in four years right on time, to be commissioned as in officer in the Field Artillery. I went on to law school after some military education and again, sold furntiure, clerked in a law firm and served in the National Guard as I attended and graduated in three years. I returned to RI and started clerking in a downtown firm where my writing sample from law school demonstrated training and ability in obtaining " Summary Judgment" a great way to win a case on the law when the facts are not genuinely in dispute. I put that right to work and thus got to the Rhode Island Supreme Court very early in my career. Student loans dogged my lifestyle and high taxes on a single man with no dependents left me needing to keep more of what I earned, so I became a home office professional in my own practice on January 1, 1993.  .. Solo practice led me into criminal law and I became a federal defender on the Rhode Island panel and served on same until they opened a staffed defender office, at which time I had begun serving as an assistant counsel to the Chief legal Counsel for the Providence Water Supply Board where I handled everything other than Public Utitlity rate cases. This involved me in administative enforcement actions and also lots of municipally related litigation.  I've also successfully handled product liability and wrongful death. The litigation and courtroom skills I began in an excellent second year course taught by a former Justice Department Litigator, and honed as a law clerk at a Sprinfield Law firm and mastered in a downtown Providence defense firm  have been ciritical to my clients. As part of a firm, I have representing clients such as Stop and Shop and St Joseph Hospital and all mannert of cleints who bought an insurance policy and found them selves being sued.    I pride myslef on strong persuasive legal writing skills, strong insight and analysis skills, good fact finding skills and a steady articulate resolve in any courtroom.

Substantial experience repreenting clients before local planning and zoning boards throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Steve is entering his 25th year in private practice and has been named by "Best Lawyers in America" as Lawyer of the Year in Intellectual Property for Rhode Island for the last four years. He has also been ranked in "Super Lawyers" for Rhode Island for the last 5 years. Steve concentrates his practice in the areas of patent and trademark prosecution, counseling clients ranging in size from sole proprietorships to Fortune 500 corporations, but also has significant litigation experience providing critical support for litigation counsel during fact and expert discovery, Markman hearings and trial. He also has experience with post grant proceedings including reissue applications, Inter Partes Reexaminations, and interferences. Steve has a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, and also has extensive technical prosecution experience in fiber optic lasers and amplifiers, rare-earth doped fibers, fiber optic telecommunication modules, LED lighting devices, vertical cavity lasers, collision avoidance and ranging systems for drone aircraft, night vision optics, coated ink-jet papers, and thermal dye-sublimation printing. On the trademark side, Steve has helped build and maintain trademark portfolios both domestically and internationally for several Fortune 500 companies, and actively assists current clients in protection of their brands through a variety of legal procedures.

Simone & McCahey LLP has one goal: Getting you the best results possible.. We believe in good communication.  Call today to speak to an attorney, and not a staff member.  You will have direct access to your attorneys, and we always return calls!

Robert Karns started his firm, Karns & Kerrison, in 1974 and has been tirelessly serving clients in Rhode Island and Massachusetts ever since. The firm provides personalized attention and compassion to victims of accidents and injuries. Clients come to Karns & Kerrison for the depth of experience, their success record, and their determination to recover the compensation each victim deserves.. Robert Karns specializes in brain injuries and has handled TBI cases for dozens of years. Karns is on the Executive Committee of the Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group and served on the Board of Directors of the Brain Injury Association of Rhode Island.

Rhode Island Criminal Attorney, Rhode Island Criminal Defense Lawyer, Rhode Island Crime Lawyer, Rhode Island DUI Lawyer, RI Criminal Attorney, RI Criminal Defense Lawyer, RI Crime Lawyer, Title IX, Student Conduct. You will have questions about how your case will proceed, what is going to happen next, what the proceedings mean, and how to prepare a strategy for your defense. At the Law Offices of John R. Grasso, our priority is first to keep you informed. You will have direct access to your lawyer. We will return your calls, answer your questions, and explain every step in the justice system process.. As a former police officer, Attorney Grasso knows how to defend even the toughest charges. He will guide you and your case through the system with the time, preparation, respect, and persistence you should expect when you hire a private attorney. We will defend your case the same way we have successfully defended other clients with all types of misdemeanors, felonies, and appeals.  Title IX and Student Conduct cases require a unique form of advocacy.  Attorney Grasso has successfully defended college students accused of Title IX and other allegations of student misconduct.

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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

Rachel Karns Kerrison is a skilled personal injury and Social Security Disability attorney at Karns & Kerrison. With more than a decade of legal experience, Rachel serves as a fierce advocate for her clients, both in and out of the courtroom. She is adept at handling complex issues relating to SSDI benefits, such as the presence of pre-existing conditions, and works with her clients to find innovative legal strategies tailored to their unique situations. Rachel assists clients from the firm’s Providence, Rhode Island location. Call Karns & Kerrison today to request a free, no-obligation consultation.

Patrick is an accomplished trial lawyer and public safety advocate with over 15 years experience in catastrophic injury and wrongful death litigation.  He is a former President of the Rhode Island Association for Justice, an organization of approximately 400 civil justice attorneys.  He has been a public member of the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline from 2005 to 2013.  Patrick has lectured and delivered presentations for a number of legal, health care and media organizations.  He has also been recognized by his peers through listing in the New England Super Lawyers publication, and with an "AV" rating through Martindale-Hubbell.  In 2016, Patrick joined ABOTA (the American Board of Trial Advocates), an invitation-only group of highly experienced trial lawyers.  Patrick lives in Bristol, RI, with his wife and two sons.

Partner at Greene & Marusak, LLC, a small firm focused on the representation of disabled American veterans and their families before the Department of Veterans Affairs.  Visit our website to learn more.

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 the defense of transportation companies, retailers, and myriad corporate and commercial enterprises. I also represent leading insurance companies on coverage issues in state and federal court.. In addition, a substantial portion of my practice has involved representing self-insured companies at every stage of trial and appellate practice. As a result, I am especially well-versed with the dynamics of dealing with the relationships among the insured, insurer and counsel to achieve the optimal result.. During my more than 35 years with Higgins Cavanagh & Cooney, I have tried dozens of jury trials in the state and federal courts and have argued numerous appeals in the Rhode Island Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. I am also a court-approved arbitrator for the Rhode Island Superior Court and have served as a mediator for that court since 1996.

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.

My name is Michael J. Zarrella and I have been a criminal defense and DUI defense attorney for 20 years in the State of Rhode Island.  I have been helping people with their legal issues for over 2 decades.  I engage in the legal practice of all aspects of criminal law from petty misdemeanors to capital cases such as rape, murder and robbery.  I have had numerous jury trial victories as well as a successful track record of getting cases dismissed or reduced to lesser charges.. Much of my criminal defense practice deals with drunk driving defense.  I am considered one of the foremost accomplished and experienced attorneys in DUI law in Rhode Island.  Many attorneys often turn to me for complex questions regarding DUI and Refusal cases.  I have a long and illustrious track record of getting DUI cases dismissed or reduced to lesser charges.. If you hire me, I will fight endlessly to get you the best disposition possible.

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

Mr. Emanuel is a member of the firm's Business & Civil Litigation Group. He has extensive courtroom experience, representing the State of Rhode Island, major consumer products companies, multinational real estate developers, small businesses and individuals in the State and Federal Courts of Rhode Island. In addition, he serves as an Arbitrator in the Rhode Island Supreme Court court-annexed arbitration program.. Doug is also a member of the firm's Trusts, Estate Planning & Administration Group and advises the firm’s clients on estate planning needs and considerations, long-term asset protection, Medicaid planning, probate practice and procedure and trust administration.. He has served as chair of the Rhode Island Bar Association's New Lawyers Committee, and is a frequent performance judge in Rhode Island's middle school and high school Mock Trial competitions. Previously, a "Rising Star" in general litigation, Doug is a recognized Rhode Island Super Lawyer and AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.. Prior to joining Chace Ruttenberg & Freedman, LLP, Doug was an associate at Goldenberg & Muri (1994-1997) and Tillinghast Licht LP (1997-2001). During 2001 and 2002, he proudly served as Deputy Executive Counsel to Governor Lincoln C. Almond.

Mr. Chisholm is a founding member of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Bar Association and served as President of that organization for the year 2002-2003. Mr. Chisholm served as the President of the National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates from 1999 to 2004. Mr. Chisholm’s work on behalf of NOVA resulted in the amendment to 38 U.S.C. § 5904 which now permits veterans to hire an attorney after the notice of disagreement is filed. He has presented at NOVA conferences, CAVC Bar Association Conferences, as well as the CAVC and Federal Circuit Judicial Conferences. He is the first recipient of NOVA’s most prestigious honor, the Kenneth Carpenter Achievement Award for Excellence. Mr. Chisholm was also inducted into the NOVA Hall of Honor in April of 2016 in recognition of a lifetime of dedication, service, and leadership. In 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) awarded Mr. Chisholm the Hart T. Mankin Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his 25 years of outstanding service to the Court.. Mr. Chisholm has served as appellant’s lead counsel in over 7,500 cases before the CAVC. Mr. Chisholm is admitted to practice law in the following courts: Rhode Island, New York, Massachusetts, United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (1991); Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (1995); Supreme Court (1995). In addition, he is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for Rhode Island, the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of New York, and Massachusetts.

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

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.