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Donna M. Nesselbush
also known as Donna Nesselbush, Donna M. Nesselbush Esq.
About Donna
Biography
Donna M. Nesselbush is a founding partner of Marasco & Nesselbush. Attorney Nesselbush has dedicated her legal career to serving the injured and disabled in the areas of Social Security Disability, Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice. She has represented thousands of Social Security Disability claimants at all levels of review before the Social Security Administration, the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, the Appeals Council, the United States District Court and the United States Court of Appeals. She is a founder and the Chair of the Rhode Island Bar Association’s Social Security Disability Committee.
Among her many accomplishments are precedent setting victories in the United States Court of Appeals, resulting in significant awards of Social Security Disability benefits to deserving clients. Attorney Nesselbush has lectured and written extensively on the topic of Social Security Disability law. She is an active member of the American and Rhode Island Associations for Justice. She is a “sustaining member” of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives. Attorney Nesselbush is admitted to practice in Rhode Island, in the United States District Court, and in the United States Court of Appeals. She is a 1984 graduate of Brown University, where she received the Sarah Doyle Prize “for having made a significant contribution to women on campus and in the community.” She graduated cum laude from Suffolk University School of Law, where she was selected to write for the Law Review, and was also awarded the Leo J. Wyman Award for having “contributed most to advancing the civic and professional responsibilities of a lawyer.” Attorney Nesselbush serves as a Municipal Court Judge for the City of Pawtucket and is a Rhode Island State Senator. She is proud to be fluent in English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.
Practice Areas
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Practice Areas
General Practice
33%
Personal Injury
33%
Social Security & Disability
33%
Other
1%
Fees and Rates
Awards
Licenses
Licensed in Rhode Island for 34 years
State: Rhode Island
Acquired: 1991
No misconduct found
Location
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Posted by anonymous | November 21, 2016 | Hired Attorney
Great team
Words can not explain how kind and caring she is and her team. They respond quickly and stay on top of everything to make life less stressful all situations. So happy to have found them.
Posted by Johnny C | October 30, 2013
your team made my pains feel almost painless
It always make people nervous dealing with the pressures of legal areas that you know very little about. The whole corporation of Marasco & Nesslebush made my pains almost painless. They explained precedures and what to expect. They always returned my calls and answered the many questions I had in a ...
Donna M. Nesselbush's Lawyer Endorsements
"I have known Donna for many years as both lawyer and judge. She has always been straight forward and honest, achieving excellent results for her clients. I fully endorse Donna N."
"I am proud to work for Marasco & Nesselbush. Joe and Donna are in this honored profession for the same reason I am: to level the playing field and fight like heck for the injured and disabled."
"I pleased and proud to endorse my beloved law partner! She is a woman of incomparable enthusiasm, intellect and character."
"I endorse this lawyer for her expertise in social security cases and her determination to show her clients results."
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"Donna takes her practice seriously. She does excellent work for her clients and always puts their interests first."
"She fights very hard, and successfully, for her Rhode Island Social Security and disability clients. Her firm is very well respected."
"Donna and her firm are one of the nation's leading social security firms!"
"I know Donna from a lawyers group that we both participate in where we work on ways to improve our knowledge and skills and better serve our clients. Donna is a great social security lawyer who recently won a case in the First Circuit Court of Appeals resulting in a huge award of past due benefits. She has demonstrated that she is a highly capable lawyer who respects and values her clients and wants to deliver the best possible service and results in every case, large or small."
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Experience
Honors
2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2018
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2018
Distinguished, Martindale-Hubbell
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Best Places to Work 2016, Providence Business News
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2004
25th Anniversary Honoree, Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence
1996
Appreciation Award, Travelers Aid Society of Rhode Island
1996
Certificate of Appreciation, Rhode Island Bar Foundation, Rhode Island Bar Association
1995
Certificate of Appreciation, Office of Justice Programs, United States Department of Justice
1994
Appreciation Award, Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless
1993
Certificate of Appreciation, Office of Justice Programs, United States Department of Justice
1991
Leo J. Wyman Award, Suffolk University Law School
1989
Pacesetters: 20 to Watch in the 1990s, Rhode Island Monthly
1984
Sarah Doyle Prize, Brown University
Work Experience
2011 - Present
Senator, Rhode Island State Senate
2004 - Present
Chief Judge, City of Pawtucket, Municipal Traffic and Housing Court
1999 - Present
Partner, Marasco & Nesselbush LLP
1900 - Present
Member, Marasco & Nesselbush LLP
1995 - 1999
Partner, Green, Greenburg & Nesselbush
1992 - 1995
Associate, Yesser, Jessup & Green
Associations
2009 - Present
Rhode Island Bar AssociationFellow
2004 - Present
Rhode Island Bar Association, Social Security Disability Law Sub-CommitteeFounding Member
1991 - Present
Rhode Island Bar AssociationAdmitted to Practice
1991 - Present
United States District Court for the Distrrict of Rhode IslandAdmitted to Practice
National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives
Sustaining Member
Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association
Member
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Member
1996 - 1996
American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode IslandBoard of Directors
Education
1991
Suffolk University Law School
JD - Juris Doctor, cum laud
1984
Brown University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2011
Rhode Island Bar Association, Annual Meeting (2011)
Handling A Social Security Disability Case
2009
Rhode Island Bar Association, Annual Meeting (2009)
Social Security Disability
Publications
2012
Social Security Book
10 Tips to WIN Your Social Security Disability Case
1991
Suffolk University Law Review
From Rule of Thumb to Rule of Law: The Evolution of the Rhode Island Legal System's Response to Domestic Violence
1991
Rhode Island Supreme Court
Amicus brief: McMaugh v. State
Languages
English
Spanish
Italian
Portuguese