Licensed for 41 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Newport, RI
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals, Ethics & Professional Responsibility

About Christopher

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense 90%

Former Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Rhode Island whose private practice concentrates on criminal trials and appeals.

42 years

90%

Appeals 5%

Ims v Portsmouth, 32 A3d 914(201);State v Gordon,30A.3d 636(2011);State v Schloesser,940 A.2d 637(2007);State v Edwards,810 A.2d 226(2002),cert denied 123 S.Ct. 1808(2003); State v Sanchez-Collins,921 A.2d 1183 (2007); In re Steven D, et al,23A.3d 1138 (2011); State v Bunnell, 47A.3d 220(2012); State v Botas,71 A.3d 787(2013); State v Young,78A.3d 787(787)

42 years | 35 cases

5%

Ethics and Professional Responsibility 5%

Legal Counsel Rhode Island Ethics Commission 1988-1990 Rhode Island Supreme Court Ethics Advisory Panel, 2009-present Rhode Island Supreme Court Judicial Tenure & Disciplinary Committee (nomination pending 2016-)

42 years | 30 cases

5%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Retainer

Always

Payment Methods

Cash
Check
Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Massachusetts for 18 years

State: Massachusetts

Acquired: 2007

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Rhode Island for 41 years

State: Rhode Island

Acquired: 1984

Active

No misconduct found

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Location

Lynch & Pine

26 Washington Sq, Newport, RI, 02840-2947

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Lynch & Pine

26 Washington Sq, Newport, RI, 02840-2947

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