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FREE TO ASSIST: A mix of attorneys and law students staff the eviction help desk at District Court in the Garrahy Judicial Complex in Providence. Such pro bono work has declined in some areas since January. In the photo are, from left, Brian Furgal of Rhode Island Legal Services; Roger Williams University law student Michael Dabramo; Suzanne Harrington-Steppen, clinical professor of law and associate director of pro bono programs at RWU Law; and law student Megan Graham. 
COURTESY ELIZA VORENBERG

Lawyers try to adapt as pro bono needs rise

As Trump administration policies target areas such as immigration, LGBTQ issues and voting rights, the demand for pro bono services among vulnerable organizations and...
A THIRD PARTY: HealthSource RI’s website takes prospective customers to another site operated by an outside vendor in which concerns have been raised about privacy law violations, but HSRI says identifiable health information has not been exposed. 
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Privacy concerns raised around health exchanges

In today’s hyperconnected world, internet ­users are moving quickly from one website to another with clicks of a mouse. And this can create problems. The state’s...

RWU Law named among Princeton Review’s ‘Best Law Schools for 2025’

BRISTOL – Roger Williams University School of Law was selected among the top 168 law schools in the U.S. by The Princeton Review on...

State’s ‘relevant market area law’ extends past border, R.I. Supreme Court...

Can a “relevant market area” in Rhode Island’s general law extend beyond the state’s borders? A federal appeals panel in Boston posed this very question...
PROTECTING PEOPLE: Robinson & Cole LLP partner Kathryn Rattigan says she was attracted to the idea of intersecting technology, law and protecting personal information. 
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Robinson & Cole’s Rattigan making AI legally compliant

Business Women Awards 2025 WOMAN TO WATCH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: Kathryn Rattigan, Robinson & Cole LLP partner WITH A LOVE for literature, language, analyzing texts and...

More eviction filings have these nonprofit legal services laboring

Lawyer Steven S. Flores and his staff at the Housing Law Center at Rhode Island Legal Services Inc. are busy these days, and many...

Roger Williams University receives $750K to help promote law school

BRISTOL – Roger Williams University on Nov. 13 announced that the Hassenfeld Family Foundation, led by former Hasbro Inc. Chairman and CEO Alan G....
RIPPLE EFFECT? An R.I. Supreme Court ruling in favor of a subsidiary of Johnston insurer FM Global over COVID-19-related claims could set a precedent in other cases. 
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Ruling in favor of R.I. insurer on COVID-19 claim may set...

A recent R.I. Supreme Court ruling has dashed the hopes of many businesses seeking millions of dollars in COVID-19-related claims from insurers, but it...
WELL-ROUNDED: Deborah Pannullo has gone from owning her own consulting firm to aiding fellow business professionals in her role as SCORE Rhode Island chapter chair. 
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Deborah Pannullo

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Deborah Pannullo | SCORE Rhode Island | Chapter chair DEBORAH PANNULLO PRIDES herself as being the first in many...
WILL A NEW LAW in Massachusetts mandating that certain employers disclose salary ranges in job posting force Rhode Island employers to take similar steps in order to compete in the job market? / PBN FILE PHOTO/NICOLE DOTZENROD

Salary-disclosure law in Mass. may have some fallout in R.I.

A Massachusetts law set to take effect next year requiring some employers to disclose salary ranges when posting job openings may have collateral repercussions...
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