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NEW ­PRACTICE: Attorneys John R. Feeney, left, and Maxwell Holland are the founding partners of Contract House LLC, a generative artificial intelligence-driven, attorney-backed law firm in Newport.
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In legal world, artificial intelligence is a double-edged sword

Andrew Dietderich, partner at nationally renowned law firm Sullivan & Cromwell in New York City, found himself in damage-control mode last spring, thanks to...
THE CONNECTION: Passengers board an R.I. Public Transit Authority bus recently at Kennedy Plaza in Providence.
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RIPTA lawsuit highlights ‘gray area’ in state law

A decade-old personal injury lawsuit against the R.I. Public Transit Authority could reshape how translated statements are treated in Rhode Island courtrooms, with attorneys...

Judge’s ruling in Shekarchi’s bid to quash ethics probe expected in...

WARWICK – The fate of the state Ethics Commission’s investigation into whether former House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi can join the R.I. Supreme Court...

Ethics Commission votes to investigate complaint on Shekarchi’s judicial bid

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Ethics Commission voted on Tuesday to investigate a complaint alleging that former House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi violated the state's...

Sally P. McDonald has joined Barton Gilman as partner

Barton Gilman is pleased to announce Sally P. McDonald has joined the firm as a partner. A highly accomplished litigator, Sally represents individuals and businesses...

Cannabis panel appeals ruling halting license rollout after closed door meeting

The two-person R.I. Cannabis Control Commission and staff met behind closed doors for around an hour Tuesday morning to discuss last week’s federal court...

Clock starts to fill vacancy on R.I. Supreme Court. Will the...

The search is officially on for a new associate justice on the Rhode Island Supreme Court. Gov. Daniel J. McKee on April 3 sent the...

Truckers lose bid to be reimbursed for legal bills in RhodeWorks...

Rhode Island will receive around $200,000 out of the $9 million in legal fees it had requested from the association that sought to topple the state’s...
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. 
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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...
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