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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.

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

Born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, raised in Blackstone, Massachusetts. Deb always knew she wanted to be an attorney. Both of her parents worked in textile mills and wanted to ensure that their daughter had every opportunity to go to college and then to pursue a degree in law. She was able to attend Classical High School in Providence, commuting daily from Blackstone, Massachusetts!. One of the highlights of her legal career was to serve as President of the Rhode Island Bar Association from 1999 - 2000. At that time, the organization had in excess of 5000 lawyers as members.. In 2004, she became the only divorce attorney (and remains so) from Rhode Island to be elected and designated a Diplomate of the American College of Family Trial Lawyers, of which there are approximately 100 members nationwide. Prior to that, in 1991, Deb became the first female from Rhode Island and only one of six attorneys to be elected and designated a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. In 1997, she was awarded the Distinguished Service Award. She has been on the Board of Governors of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers since 2012 and is President of the Acadamy's newly formed Northeast States Chapter. In 2013, Deb was appointed by Rhode Island Supreme Court Chief Judge, Paul Suttell, to the Board of Bar Examiners. Deb has been chosen by her peers, since inception in 2007 as a Rhode Island Super Lawyer as well as the Top 50 Women Super Lawyers in New England.. Most recently, in 2009 and continuing, she is the Co-Editor of A Practical Guide to Divorce in Rhode Island which was published in 2009 and is a go-to guide for attorneys, judges, accountants, and mediators.. She participates in various 5K's, half-marathons as a walker, raising money for various charities. In 2009, she walked the Boston Marathon for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute's Jimmy Fund walk.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Providence and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Providence and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Providence and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Providence and surrounding areas.