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Zach Cunha is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department and Government Investigations & White Collar Defense practice group. A former United States Attorney and federal prosecutor, Zach represents clients in high-stakes government investigations, enforcement actions, white collar defense matters, and complex litigation. He draws on more than 20 years of distinguished service with the U.S. Department of Justice and nearly 25 years of litigation experience to advise companies, exec...

Steven Richard is a highly experienced trial and appellate lawyer who handles complex commercial, employment and higher education cases throughout the federal and state courts of Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut. Steve is especially active in the Rhode Island Federal District Court, where he serves as the Chair of its Local Rules Committee. What do you focus on? I handle a broad array of commercial, civil rights and higher education cases, using more than 20 years of pretrial and c...

Gary R. Pannone is a founder and Principal of Pannone Devereaux & O’Gara LLC and has been representing closely held business owners for over forty years. He is an experienced business lawyer specializing in the areas of business formation, corporate restructuring, mergers, acquisitions and corporate compliance. In addition to representing closely held businesses, his practice includes the representation of nonprofit organizations in the areas of corporate governance, consolidations,...

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 bus...

Gregory Tumolo is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Employment Law - Management. Gregory practices law in Providence, Rhode Island Best Lawyers has recognized Gregory Tumolo since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Gregory Tumolo is held by other lawyers.

Sean Bosack is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Securities. Sean practices law in Providence, Rhode Island Best Lawyers has recognized Sean Bosack since 2013. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Sean Bosack is held by other lawyers.

Angel Taveras is an attorney at Taveras Law P.C. in Providence, Rhode Island, where he represents clients in Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Municipal matters. His practice includes complex commercial and government litigation, elections and voting rights litigation , municipal restructuring, public finance, pensions , and public infrastructure matters. Before founding Taveras Law P.C., Angel served as Mayor of Providence, where he managed significant legal, financial, and policy matte...

John Bulman has more than 30 years of experience in construction and commercial trial matters in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and other states. He has served as either a neutral or counsel in trials, mediations, and arbitrations in Massachusetts, Florida, Rhode Island, New York, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Ohio, Missouri, Texas, and Washington D.C. John has argued cases before the Rhode Island Supreme Court and the First and Eleventh Circuit Courts...

Mike Daly focuses his practice on representing clients involved in litigation over business, insurance and maritime disputes. He has tried, arbitrated, and otherwise litigated cases involving breach of contract, insurance coverage and bad faith allegations, personal injuries, liability under the Jones Act and General Maritime Law, vessel arrests and maritime attachments. In January 2014, he recovered a $2 million jury verdict for a client in a breach-of-contract case in Rhode Island Federal C...

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...