Experience

Rating: 10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2027

Commercial Litigation and Appellate Practice, Best Lawyers

2027

Listed, 500 Leading Lawyers in America, Lawdragon

2026

Professional Excellence in area of Appellate Practice, Rhode Island Monthly Magazine

2026

Litigation: General Commercial, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business

2026

Lawyer of the Year, Appellate Practice, Best Lawyers

2026

Commercial Litigation and Appellate Practice, Best Lawyers

2026

Listed, 500 Leading Lawyers in America, Lawdragon

2026

Legal 500, US Elite: New England, 2026, Commercial Disputes, Legal 500

2026

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2025

Commercial Litigation and Appellate Practice, Best Lawyers

2025

Professional Excellence in area of Appellate Practice, Rhode Island Monthly Magazine

2025

Litigation: General Commercial, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business

2025

Listed, 500 Leading Lawyers in America, Lawdragon

2025

Massachusetts Go To Lawyers - Commercial Law 2025, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

2025

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2024

Professional Excellence in area of Appellate Practice, Rhode Island Monthly Magazine

2024

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2024

Commercial Litigation and Appellate Practice, Best Lawyers

2024

Litigation: General Commercial, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business

2023

Professional Excellence in area of Appellate Practice, Rhode Island Monthly Magazine

2023

Lawyer of the Year, Appellate Practice, Best Lawyers

2023

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2023

Litigation: General Commercial, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business

2023

Commercial Litigation and Appellate Practice, Best Lawyers

2022

The Inaugural Nicole Benjamin Leadership Award, Leadership Rhode Island

2022

Inductee, Cranston Hall of Fame

2022

Litigation: General Commercial, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business

2022

Leader in the Law, Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly Magazine

2022

Commercial Litigation and Appellate Practice, Best Lawyers

2022

Threads of Leadership Award, Leadership Rhode Island

2022

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2021

Trailblazer in Business, R.I.S.E.

2021

Professional Excellence in area of Appellate Practice, Rhode Island Monthly Magazine

2021

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2021

Commercial Litigation and Appellate Practice, Best Lawyers

2021

Litigation: General Commercial, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business

2020

Professional Excellence in area of Appellate Practice, Rhode Island Monthly Magazine

2020

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2020

Commercial Litigation and Appellate Practice, Best Lawyers

2020

Litigation: General Commercial, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business

2019

Commercial Litigation and Appellate Practice, Best Lawyers

2019

Litigation: General Commercial, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business

2019

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2019

Professional Excellence in area of Appellate Practice, Rhode Island Monthly Magazine

2018

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2017

Lauren E. Jones, Esq. Writing Award, Rhode Island Bar Association

2017

Alumni Service Award, Roger Williams University School of Law

2017

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2016

Up and Coming, Chambers and Partners USA

2016

Rising Star, New England Super Lawyers

2015

Up and Coming, Chambers and Partners USA

2015

Rising Star, New England Super Lawyers

2015

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2014

40 Under Forty, Providence Business News

2014

Rising Star, New England Super Lawyers

2014

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2013

Rising Star, New England Super Lawyers

2013

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2012

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2012

Selected to participate in leadership program., Leadership Rhode Island

2012

Rising Star, New England Super Lawyers

2011

Recommended Insurance Attorneys, A.M. Best Company - Recommended Insurance Attorneys

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Work Experience

2015 - Present

Shareholder, Adler Pollock & Sheehan, PC

2014 - 2014

Counsel, Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

2008 - 2013

Litigation Associate, Adler Pollock & Sheehan, P.C.

2006 - 2008

Lead Law Clerk to the Hon. Frank J. Williams, Chief Justice, Rhode Island Supreme Court

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Associations

2026 - Present

Roger Williams University School of Law

Chair, Board of Directors

2026 - Present

Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel

Board of Directors

2025 - Present

Litigation Counsel of America

Fellow

2023 - Present

American Bar Foundation

Fellow

2016 - Present

Rhode Island Bar Association

Executive Committee Member

2016 - Present

Federal Bar Association (Rhode Island chapter)

Secretary

2015 - Present

United States District Court for the District of Rhode Isaland District Conference

Co-Chair

2014 - Present

Womens Resource Center

Board of Directors

2014 - Present

Roger Williams University School of Law

Board of Directors

2014 - Present

Leadership Rhode Island

Board of Governors

2013 - Present

Roger Williams University School of Law 20th Anniversary Honorary Committee

Co-chair

2013 - Present

Defense Research Institute

Member

2012 - Present

Roger Williams University School of Law Alumni Association

Past President

2012 - Present

Federal Bar Association

Member

2011 - Present

Rhode Island Bar Foundation

Fellow

2011 - Present

Rhode Island Bar Association, Superior Court Bench/Bar Committee

Member

2010 - Present

Rhode Island Bar Association House of Delegates

Delegate

2023 - 2025

New England Legal Foundation

RI Advisory Council

2023 - 2024

Ladder Down

Graduate

2020 - 2026

Roger Williams University School of Law

Vice Chair, Board of Directors

2013 - 2013

Leadership Rhode Island

Member, Iota II Class

2011 - 2013

Roger Williams University School of Law Alumni Association Survey Committee

Chairperson

2010 - 2012

Roger Williams University School of Law Alumni Association, CLE Committee

Chairperson

2010 - 2011

Poverello Center

Board of Directors

2010 - 2011

Rhode Island Supreme Court Bridge the Gap Working Group

Member

2010 - 2012

Roger Williams University School of Law Advisory Board

Ex Officio Member

2010 - 2012

Roger Williams University School of Law Alumni Association

President

2008 - 2010

Roger Williams University School of Law Alumni Association

Vice President

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Sample of Legal Cases

In re Pension Cases, 2015 R.I. Super. LEXIS 10 (R.I. Super. Ct. Mar. 26, 2015).

Dauray v. Mee, 109 A.3d 832 (R.I. 2015)

Alex and Ani, LLC v. Elite Level Consulting, LLC, C.A. No. 13-718 S, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97572 (D.R.I. 2014).

Textron Financial Corp. v. Ship and Sail, Inc., C.A. No. 09-617 ML , 2010 U.S. Dist. Lexis 46386 (D.R.I., May 11, 2010)

Automotive Industries Pension Trust Fund v. Textron Inc., No. 11-2106, 2012 U.S. App. Lexis 11535 (1st Cir. June 7, 2012).

Bartlett v. Pfizer, Inc., C.A. No. 11-254M, 2012 U.S. Dist. Lexis 29413 (D.R.I. March 5, 2012), aff'd (1st Cir. Mar. 12, 2013)

City of Roseville Employees' Retirement System v. Textron Inc., 810 F. Supp. 2d 434 (D.R.I. August 24, 2011).

GeoNova Development Company v. East Providence, C.A. No. PB-09-5341. 2013 R.I. Super. Lexis 109 (R.I. Super. Ct. June 10, 2013).

Employers Mutual Casualty Co. v. ELJ, C.A. No. PC 2006-3960. 2013 R.I. Super. Lexis 73 (R.I. Super. Ct. Apr. 18, 2013).

MacDermid v. Cookson Group, plc, No. UWYX10CV 126016356, 2013 Conn. Super. Lexis 626 (Conn. Super. Ct. March 22, 2013).

Dauray v. Estate of Gabrielle D. Mee, C.A. No. PB 10-1195, 2012 R.I. Super. Lexis 141 (R.I. Super Ct. Sept. 7, 2012).

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Education

2006

Roger Williams University, Ralph R. Papitto School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2003

University of Rhode Island

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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Speaking Engagements

2027

National Business Institute

Questioning Strategies for Litigators: Depositions, Voir Dire, Cross-Examination and More

2026

Rhode Island Bar Association Annual Meeting (panelist)

Deepfake Evidence in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

2026

National Conference of Bar Presidents Mid-Year Meeting, San Antonio, TX

AI in Action: Practical Tools for Bar Associations and Legal Professionals

2026

Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (panelist) Lisbon, Portugal

Crossing Borders: Winning Strategies for International Discovery

2026

Defense Research Institute 2026 Product Liability Conference, San Antonio, TX (moderator)

Back to the Future of Site Inspection Tech: Old Cases with New Tools

2026

Corporate Counsel Symposium (moderator)

Managing Risk: Aligning Contracts, Coverage and Claims

2026

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. 2026 Ethics Seminar

Deepfakes in Litigation: When Seeing Isn’t Believing

2025

Rhode Island Bar Annual Meeting (moderator)

Introduction to Federal Civil Practice

2025

National Conference of Bar Presidents Mid-Year Meeting, Phoenix, AZ (moderator)

Redefining Legal Practice: How Bar Leaders Can Drive AI Change, Compliance, and Competence

2025

Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting, Park City, UT (panelist)

Cultivating Today’s and Tomorrow’s Legal Leaders: Strategies for Law Firms and In-House Counsel

2025

Defense Research Institute Substantive Law Committee Program, Chicago, IL (panelist)

Aviation Law Updates

2024

Rhode Island Bar Association Leadership Academy

Pathways to the Bench and Bar

2024

Rhode Island Bar Association CLE, annually 2014 – 2024

Recent Developments in the Law – Courts, Civil Procedure and Evidence

2024

Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Winter Meeting, St. Petersburg, FL

Institutional to Innovative: New Arguments in Product Liability Aviation/Products

2024

Corporate Counsel Symposium, New Orleans, LA

DEI in the Workplace After SFFA

2024

Client In-House CLE

Tables Turned: When Lawyers are Witnesses and their Communications are Exhibit A

2024

Association of Leadership Programs 2024 National Conference

Charting a Path Forward for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion After SFFA

2023

Strafford CLE

Obtaining and Admitting Mobile Phone Evidence at Trial: Call Logs, Text Messages, and Location Data

2023

Rhode Island Bar Association CLE

Can You DIG It? What in-house and outside counsel need to know about dual-purpose attorney-client communications after the U.S. Supreme Court’s dismissed as improvidently granted order in In re Grand Jury

2023

Rhode Island Bar Association CLE

Social Media Use and Other Complex Jury Issues

2023

Papitto Opportunity Connection Connector Conference

Charting a Path Forward for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion after SFFA

2023

New England Bar Association Annual Meeting, Salem MA

Report on Wellbeing and DEI Initiatives, Panelist

2023

District of Rhode Island Litigation Academy (co-presented with Chief Judge McConnell)

Deposition Ethics

2023

District of Rhode Island Litigation Academy

Ethics of Direct and Cross Examination (co-presented with Chief Judge McConnell)

2023

Corporate Counsel Symposium in Philadelphia, PA

Strengths-Based Leadership for High Performing Legal Teams, Presenter

2023

Client In-House CLE

Social Media Use and Other Complex Jury Issues

2023

AP&S Ethics Seminar

Can You Dig It? What In-House and Outside Counsel Need To Know About Attorney Client Communications After The U.S. Supreme Court’s Dismissed As Improvidently Granted Order In In re Grand Jury

2023

2023 Honorable Edward Newman Seminar

Refresh and Renew Your Evidence! Digital and Social Media Evidence

2022

Strafford CLE

Obtaining Mobile Phone Evidence Without the Individual Device

2022

Strafford CLE

Mobile Phone Evidence at Trial: Obtaining and Admitting Call Logs, Text Messages and Location Data

2022

Oklahoma Bar Association Criminal Law Section’s 2022 Forensic Academy

Social Media Use and Other Complex Jury Issues

2021

Rhode Island Bar Association CLE

Moderator, Coming Together: An Open Conversation with O. Rogeriee Thompson, Circuit Judge of the First Circuit of Appeals and John J. McConnell, Jr., Chief Judge of the District of Rhode Island

2021

CLE Webinar

Mobile Phone Evidence at Trial: Obtaining and Admitting Call Logs, Text Messages and Location Data

2020

Strafford Webinar

Obtaining and Admitting Mobile Phone Evidence at Trial: Call Logs, Text Messages, and Location Data

2020

Rhode Island Bar Association Title Standards Committee

Unauthorized Practice of Law in Real Estate

2020

Continuing Legal Education

Emerging Data Types: Privacy Considerations, Panelist, Women in eDiscovery

2019

Rhode Island Bar Association CLE

Ethics in eDiscovery: A View from the Parties

2019

Rhode Island Bar Association CLE

Electronic Discovery for Colleges and Universities, in-house client CLE

2019

Continuing Legal Education

You Can Bet On It! Sports Wagering in Rhode Island

2019

Continuing Legal Education

Don’t Get Caught in the Regulatory Web! Lessons for In-House and Government Attorneys from Mistakes Made by Domino’s, Amazon, Nike and Others About Website ADA Compliance

2018

Rhode Island Bar Association CLE

Ethical Considerations in the Global Data Environment, Safeguarding Client Information in 2018 CLE

2018

National Business Institute

Voir Dire and Jury Selection, Social Media Use and Other Complex Jury Issues

2017

Rhode Island Bar Association Annual Meeting

ESI for Plaintiffs, Solo Practitioners and Small Firms – How to Catch Up Electronically With the Big Guys

2017

Adler Pollock & Sheehan CLE

Legal Considerations for the “Smart” Workplace

2016

Women’s Leadership Network Seminar

Women’s Leadership Network Seminar

2016

RI Bar Association Annual Meeting

When Courts of Law and Public Opinion Collide

2016

Rhode Island Department of the Attorney General CLE Series

Adding New Sources of E-Discovery to Your Litigation Toolkit

2016

Rhode Island Bar Association Government Lawyers Committee CLE

E-Discovery Basics

2016

Rhode Island Bar Association Annual Meeting

When Courts of Law and Public Opinion Collide

2016

National Business Institute CLE

How To Get Your Social Media, Email and Text Evidence Admitted (and Keep Theirs Out)

2016

National Business Institute

How to Get Your Social Media, Email and Text Evidence Admitted (and Keep Theirs Out)

2016

Federal Bar Association (Rhode Island chapter) Lunch and Learn Series

Social Media and the Practice of Law: How Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter Can Help Fulfill Your Duty of Competency.

2015

Rhode Island Supreme Court Round-Up

Supreme Ghostbusting, Email Gatekeeping and Other Issues of First Impression

2015

Rhode Island Bar Association

Recent Developments in Courts and Civil Procedure - 2015

2015

National Business Institute

Representing Your Client in Federal Court

2015

National Business Institute Voir Dire and Jury Selection: How Research, Precise Juror Questions and Strategic Use of Challenges Can Help You Win at Trial

2014

Rhode Island Bar Association Recent Developments in the Law Recent Developments in the Law - Courts and Civil Procedure 2014

2014

Rhode Island Bar Association Annual Meeting Panelist, Appellate Practice for Trial Lawyers

2014

National Business Institute CLE Everything You Don’t Know About E-Discovery (But Wish You Did)

2014

American College of Trial Lawyers New England Regional Meeting

Panelist, The Court's Role in Managing High Profile Civil and Criminal Cases

2013

RI Bar Association Title Standards & Practices Committee

Premises Liability Update

2013

Rhode Island Chapter Program Incorporating Social Media into Your Marketing Plan - An Introduction to Connecting, Tweeting, Friending and Blogging

2012

Rhode Island Bar Association CLE

Co-Presenter, May It Please The Court: Best Practices for Rhode Island Supreme Court Appeals

2012

Rhode Island Bar Association Annual Meeting

Moderator, Civil Liberties and Wartime

2012

National Conference of Law Reviews

Co-Presenter, Keeping it Local: From Coffee Milk to Del's Lemonade, Tips on Finding a Local Audience

2011

RWU Law Alumni CLE Co-Presenter, Electronic Discovery: Unraveling E-mail Strings and Strands

2011

Rhode Island Bar Association CLE

Co-Presenter, May It Please The Court: Best Practices for Rhode Island Supreme Court Appeals

2011

Continuing Legal Education Program

Co-Presenter, Rhode Island Appellate Practice: Some Tips and Pitfalls

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Publications

2026

Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Friday 5 Aviation Update: Rhode Island Supreme Court Affirms Discovery Limits Under GARA

2026

Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Friday 5 Ninth Circuit Poised to Decide Whether Public Aircraft are Exempt from GARA’s Statute of Repose

2025

Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Friday 5 Grounded by Rule 702: Plaintiffs’ Aviation Experts Face Turbulence in Court

2025

American Bar Association Contributing author to American Bar Association’s The Law of Class Action: Fifty State Survey annually 2015-2026 and author of its chapter on class action law in Rhode Island. This text is additionally published by Thomson Reuters as a supplement to the hard bound volumes of the prestigious Newberg and Rubenstein on Class Actions.

2025

Litigation Counsel of America Why winning at all costs isn’t winning at all

2024

Rhode Island Bar Journal Leave the Ladder Down

2024

Rhode Island Bar Journal Artificial Intelligence and the Future of the Practice

2024

Rhode Island Bar Journal The Power of Strengths

2023

Rhode Island Bar Journal Charity, Public Service and Gratitude

2023

Rhode Island Bar Journal A Supreme Challenge

2023

Rhode Island Bar Journal Our Bar Community

2021

Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly May it Please the New Rhode Island Supreme Court

2017

Rhode Island Bar Journal Five Things the Rhode Island Supreme Court Wants You To Know About Civil and Appellate Practice

2015

JD Supra The Raise-Or-Waive Rule: A Trap For Trial And Appellate Counsel

2015

JD Supra Supreme Court Amendments Mandate Rejection Of Nonconforming Briefs And Dismissal Of Inactive Cases

2015

JD Supra Rhode Island Supreme Court Decision Serves As A Reminder To Engage Necessary Experts Early In The Case

2015

JD Supra Rhode Island Supreme Court Closes Door To In Camera Review In Certain Circumstances

2015

JD Supra Reality Check: What Marcus Lemonis Learned About Purchasing Intellectual Property That Your Business Should Too

2015

JD Supra Rhode Island Supreme Court Addresses Deposition Conduct And Instructions Not To Answer

2015

JD Supra Patience Please: Rhode Island Supreme Court Reminds Litigants It Has Not Yet Adopted Iqbal And Twombly

2015

JD Supra You’ve Got Mail! But Can You Get It Into Evidence?

2014

Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly 5 Rhode Island Supreme Court Pointers for summary judgment

2014

American Bar Association Co-author, Rhode Island chapter of State-by-State Survey of the Statutes of Limitation and Repose Applicable to Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation

2014

19 Roger Williams Univ. L. Rev. 638 Co-author, Roger Williams University School of Law: The First Twenty Years - The Rise of Rhode Island's Law School

2014

RWU Law Magazine Closing Argument: Reflections on the First 20 Years

2013

JD Supra Rhode Island Insurance Law Update: Rhode Island Supreme Court Voids Contractual Limitations Period in Insurance Policy as Against Public Policy.

2013

JD Supra The Fast Five on Rhode Island Appellate Practice: April 2013

2013

JD Supra The Fast Five on Rhode Island Appellate Practice: Five Appellate Mediation Practice Tips from the Hon. Frank J. Williams, Chief Justice, Rhode Island Supreme Court (Ret.)

2013

JD Supra Ethics Advisory Panel Concludes that Ex Parte Communications with Adversary’s Former Employee Are Permitted in Rhode Island

2013

American Bar Association Co-author, Rhode Island chapter of Survey of State Class Action Law

2013

Blog The Fast Five on Rhode Island Appellate Practice

2013

Slideshare Statistics on Resolution of Cases before the Rhode Island Supreme Court

2013

Slideshare Anatomy of an Appeal in a Civil Case to the Rhode Island Supreme Court

2013

Slideshare Anatomy of a Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Rhode Island Supreme Court

2013

Slideshare Premises Liability Update

2012

American Bar Association Co-author, Rhode Island chapter of Fifty-State Survey, The Law of Class Action

2012

Northern Kentucky Law Review Co-author, Military Trials of Terrorists: From the Lincoln Conspirators to the Guantanamo Inmates

2010

American Bar Association Co-author, Rhode Island chapter of A Practitioner's Guide to Class Actions

2010

Tulane Maritime Law Journal Co-author, Close-Hauling Toward Simplified Eligibility Under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act

2010

World History Encyclopedia Introduction of International Law

2007

Roger Williams University Law Review Co-author, Still a Frightening Unknown: Achieving a Constitutional Balance between Civil Liberties and National Security during the War on Terror

2005

Roger Williams University Law Review Unlocking America’s Courthouse Doors: Restoring a Presumption of First Amendment Access as a Means of Reviving Public Faith in the Judiciary

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Languages

English

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