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William E. O'Gara is Managing Principal of Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC, whose practice focuses on employment and labor law and mediating disputes. With over 25 years of experience, Attorney O'Gara has handled a wide range of cases including employment discrimination, wage and hour claims and sexual harassment claims. Attorney O'Gara also assists clients with traditional labor law matters, ranging from contract negotiations to arbitration. As a trusted advisor, Attorney O'Gara wor...

Stephen F. Del Sesto is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law and Corporate Law. Stephen F., who practices law in Providence, Rhode Island, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Stephen F. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Hamza Chaudary is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Real Estate. Hamza, who practices law in Providence, Rhode Island, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Hamza is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Alan Shoer knows energy, telecommunications and other public-utility issues inside and out having served in both industry and government. He’s worked as in-house general counsel and regulatory affairs director for regional utilities, as Rhode Island’s Department of Environmental Management’s General Counsel, and as the state’s Special Assistant Attorney General in key litigation before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Public Utility Commission. His nati...

Brian J. Lamoureux is a Partner with Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC and a member of the firm’s Litigation, Employment, Cyber Law and Corporate & Business teams. He is also Assistant Professor of Practice (Business Law) at Providence College, his alma mater. His extensive practice areas include complex commercial litigation, employment law, construction law, social media law, and creditors’ rights. In addition to being an accomplished business litigator, he is a...

A top-notch trial lawyer, Todd White has won notable, high-stakes verdicts for his varied business and governmental clients. In recent cases, he secured verdicts of $1.5 million and $3.1 in minority shareholder and personal injury disputes, and also won defense verdicts in several multimillion dollar contract and intellectual property cases. Focusing on personal injury, product liability, toxic tort, medical malpractice, complex commercial litigation, securities litigation, and insurance defe...

Matt O'Connor is an associate in Pierce Atwood’s Litigation Practice Group, focusing on construction, commercial, and ERISA litigation. In his construction work, Matt represents contractors and other entities in all manners of disputes, including mechanics' liens, construction defects, contract drafting, and navigating clients' interactions with state agencies. Matt has experience in state, federal, and bankruptcy courts and the American Arbitration Association in all aspects of litigat...

Katharine Kohm focuses her practice on business dispute resolution and construction law. In her construction practice, Katie has represented owners, general contractors, design professionals, and subcontractors in state and federal courts and at arbitration and mediation proceedings throughout New England. In that capacity, Katie has provided advocacy to assert and defend claims involving bid protests, breaches of contract, change orders, cardinal change, default, defective work, delay, desig...

Pierce Atwood Trusts and Estates partner Deborah DiNardo advises individuals and multiple generations of families on preserving and protecting their assets. Deborah's work includes reducing transfer taxes, both during lifetime and after death, with sophisticated planning techniques such as lifetime gifts to grantor trusts and using charitable trusts and private foundations. She advises clients regarding planning opportunities to protect significant retirement accounts from the creditors of de...

For more than 20 years, Steve MacGillivray has been handling property tax abatement actions for large hotel chains, owners of large commercial properties, and high-end residential property owners. His extensive knowledge of the rules and processes governing real estate appraisals allows him to provide maximum value to firm clients. He also advises companies, high net worth individuals, and organizations of all sizes in matters related to complex litigation as well as real property disputes in...