Geoffrey W. "Geoff" Millsom 15YEARSAWARDED

Geoffrey W. "Geoff" Millsom

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2013
Awarded Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation Construction Law Litigation - Banking and Finance
Geoffrey W. "Geoff" Millsom
Geoffrey W. "Geoff" Millsom
Providence, RI
Works at
Adler Pollock & Sheehan PC

30 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

Geoff is the Chairman of the Firm’s Litigation Practice Group and the Banking and Financial Services Group.

Geoff’s practice focuses on complex litigation, business disputes, government investigations and employment issues in the banking, consumer finance, investment advisory and wealth management industries. He is an experienced trial lawyer who has successfully represented plaintiffs and defendants at trial and on appeal in courts across the country, often in high-stakes and business-critical commercial matters. Geoff has significant first-chair experience defending class action and other complex matters on behalf of commercial clients across various industries. Over the past few years, he has successfully defended multi-party litigation cases in Rhode Island, Maine and Vermont. Geoff also frequently represents clients in arbitrations before FINRA, AAA and JAMS.

Works at
Adler Pollock & Sheehan PC

30 Best Lawyers awards

Adler Pollock & Sheehan PC logo

Locations

Education

  • Fordham University, J.D., graduated 1996

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Construction Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Construction Law, Providence (2017)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Special Focus:
  • Business
  • Securities
Awards:
  • Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 – 2027 editions in the field of Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, and Construction Law.

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

    • Recognized by Chambers USA America’s Leading Business Lawyers in the area of Litigation: General Commercial.

    • Named a Thomson Reuter’s Stand-out Lawyer 2024.

    • Selected as a Rhode Island Super Lawyer, 2007-2016.

    • Best Lawyers’ 2017 Lawyer of the Year, Construction Law, Providence.

    • Order of the Coif, Fordham University Law School.

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