Donna Nesselbush

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10/13/2023

DONNA M. NESSELBUSH
Partner
Marasco & Nesselbush
www.m-n-law.com

Donna Nesselbush is a co-founder of Marasco & Nesselbush, a firm dedicated to helping the injured and disabled. Throughout her career, Donna has received several professional recognitions, beginning with the Sarah Doyle Prize, which she was awarded upon graduating from Brown University for having made a significant contribution to women on campus and in the community. Donna is the founder and Chair of the Rhode Island Bar Association’s Social Security Disability Committee, and she is a “Sustaining Member” of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives. As the Executive Director of the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence, she spearheaded several avant-garde initiatives in the courthouse and the State House. Donna is a member of the American and Rhode Island Associations for Justice, the first ‘Person of the Year’ to be inducted into the Pawtucket, Rhode Island Hall of Fame, and the recipient of the Ada Sawyer Award from the Rhode Island Women’s Bar Association for her work as a Rhode Island Senator in passing Rhode Island’s Marriage Equality Law. Last year, Donna received national recognition with the Eileen P. Sweeny Distinguished Service Award. In addition to being a founding partner of Marasco & Nesselbush, Donna serves as the Chief Judge of the Pawtucket Municipal Court, and she was a Rhode Island State Senator for ten years from 2010 to 2020.

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