PROVIDENCE – 38 Rhode Island lawyers were recognized in the 2018 Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” awards announced Tuesday with several in-state firms with lawyers who were represented in the awards.
The following is a list of lawyers recognized in the 2018 Best Lawyer awards alphabetized and sorted by law firm. Each lawyer is listed with the area of practice for which they were awarded. The Lawyer of the Year award is an added honor to the broader Best Lawyer awards, of which 225 were given in the state of Rhode Island.
Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. – Providence
- Joseph Avanzato – Litigation-bankruptcy
- Mark O. Denehy – Mass tort litigation/ class action – defendants
- William M. Dolan III – Litigation – Construction
- Elizabeth McDonough Noonan – Litigation – land use and zoning
- Robert I. Stolzman – Real estate law
- John A. Tarantino – Apellate practice; Personal injury litigation – defendants
- Todd D. White – Product liability litigation – defendants
Boisseau & Dean LLP – Providence
- John C. Dean – Corporate law
Blish & Cavanagh – Providence
- William R. Landry- Land Use and Zoning
Burns & Levinson LLP – Providence
- Paul M. Sanford – Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Chase Ruttenberg & Freedman LLP – Providence
- Richard J. Land – Closely held companies and family business law
Donogue Barrett & Singal P.C. – Providence
- Jeffrey F. Chase-Lubitz – Health care law
Heald & LeBoeuf LTD – Providence
- Thomas W. Heald – Construction law
Hinckley Allen & Snyder LLP – Providence
- Christine K. Bush – Trademark law
- Gerald J. Petros – Litigation – environmental
- Robin L. Main – Environmental law
- David A. Wollin – Bet-the-company litigation
Howland Evangelista Kohlenberg Burnett LLP – Providence
- Renée A. R. Evangelista – Trusts and estates
Mandell, Swartz & Boisclair LTD – Providence
- Yvette M. Boisclair – Personal injury litigation – plaintiffs
- Mark S. Mandell – Medical malpractice law – plaintiffs
Mann & Mitchell – Providence
Robert B. Mann – Criminal defense- general practice
McIntyre Tate LLP – Providence
- Deborah M. Tate – Family Law
Noel Law PC – Providence
- Thomas R. Noel – Litigation – intellectual property
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC – Johnston
- William P. Devereaux – Criminal defense – white-collar
- William E. O’Gara – Employment law – management
- Gary R. Pannone – Mergers and acquisitions law
- Matthew A. Lopes Jr. – Government relations practice
Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP
- Eugene G. Bernardo II – Public finance Law
- Michael A. Gamboli – Litigation – labor and employment
- David M. Gilden – Banking and finance law
- Kimberly I. McCarthy – Tax law
- Howard Merten Jr. – Litigation – Banking and finance
Schacht & McElroy – Providence
- Michael R. McElroy – Energy law
Sjoberg & Votta
- Mark A. Sjoberg – Administrative / regulatory law
Whelan, Corrente, Flanders, Kinder & Siket LLP – Providence
- Robert Clark Corrente – Corporate governance law
- Robert G. Flanders Jr. – Litigation – real estate
- Daniel K. Kinder – Labor law – management
Wieck DeLuca & Gemma Inc.
- Richard L. Gemma – Bankruptcy and Cceditor debtor rights; insolvency and reorganization law and litigation – bankruptcy
Chris Bergenheim is the PBN web editor.
