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Bill Wynne is a member of the Complex Commercial Disputes practice group, where he represents individuals and businesses across a variety of industries. What do you focus on? My practice concentrates in the areas of commercial and business litigation. Specifically, my practice focuses on helping clients with complex commercial, business, land use, and real estate litigation. I also work with clients to protect their intellectual property and rights to publicity. I have extensive experience su...

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...

William E. O'Gara is Managing Principal of Pannone 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 works wit...

Stanley Pupecki is an experienced civil litigator who represents clients in a variety of industries, including insurance and health care. His representation encompasses all aspects of litigation, from inception through trial, including mediations and arbitrations, appellate practice, and motion practice in municipal, state, and federal courts. Before joining Pierce Atwood, Stan was a partner at Rice Dolan & Kershaw, where he practiced for 19 years. During law school, Stan interned for the...

Leslie D. Parker concentrates her practice in health care regulatory law and commercial litigation. She represents hospitals and health systems, skilled nursing facilities, physician groups, health plans, and other health care businesses and professionals in matters before Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and federal regulatory agencies, and she tries and resolves high-stakes business disputes in state and federal court across Rhode Island and Massachusetts for clients in a wide range of industri...

Ralph R. Liguori is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Ralph R. practices law in Providence, Rhode Island Best Lawyers has recognized Ralph R. Liguori since 2019. 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 whi...

Chris Whitney has more than 30 years of experience as a commercial litigation attorney, with extensive trial experience, jury and non-jury, in the state and federal courts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. He has also successfully mediated and arbitrated countless disputes. Cases he has handled include bankruptcy and state receivership actions, insurance coverage disputes, corporate divorce/shareholder litigation, partnership disputes, class actions, real estate title disputes, products liab...

A recognized leading litigator and health care lawyer, Pat has successfully tried and defended cases ranging from commercial litigation, product liability and toxic tort, employment discrimination and redistricting litigation, bribery, wire fraud, honest services and conspiracy. Pat’s health care practice includes representing a wide range of health care providers including hospitals, long term care providers, ambulatory surgery centers, community health centers, assisted living facilit...

Kurt A. Rocha is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Kurt A. practices law in Providence, Rhode Island Best Lawyers has recognized Kurt A. Rocha since 2024. 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 Kurt A. Rocha is held by other lawyers.

Matthew C. Reeber is a Partner with Pannone Devereaux & O’Gara LLC and a member of the firm’s Litigation and Employment Law Teams. He is a highly skilled and experienced trial attorney and litigator, focusing his practice on defending clients in both state and federal courts. Attorney Reeber serves as counsel for a wide range of clients and has successfully handled matters ranging from major property losses to wrongful termination claims. He prides himself on bringing matters ...