Former Cranston city councilor suspended from practicing law after drug arrest

James Bessette

05/19/2023

CRANSTON CITY COUNCILOR Matthew R. Reilly has been suspended from practicing law in the state following his May 15 drug arrest. / COURTESY LAW OFFICE OF MATTHEW R. REILLY — FORMER CRANSTON City Councilor Matthew R. Reilly has been suspended from practicing law in the state following his May 15 drug arrest. / COURTESY LAW OFFICE OF MATTHEW R. REILLY

CRANSTON – Former City Councilor Matthew R. Reilly, who was arrested May 15 for drug possession after he was found by police passed out in his vehicle, was suspended on Friday from practicing law in the state by the R.I. Supreme Court. Reilly, a Republican who represented the city’s 6th ward until his recent resignation,…

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