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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...

William Dolan is a trial attorney, arbitrator and mediator practicing commercial litigation , professional ethics and malpractice, bankruptcy, and construction law. His clients include Fortune 500 companies, hedge funds, national retail chains, state and governmental agencies, major cities and towns, and others. Bill’s best known work includes defense of significant professional malpractice claims, groundbreaking class action pension reform litigation in Rhode Island, and obtaining mult...

Alan’s practice encompasses all aspects of energy, environmental, and public utility law. His clients include some of the largest national and regional energy, renewable energy, cable, telecommunications and water and transportation companies. Alan has advised these clients through all stages of project development, financing, mergers and acquisitions, and in regulatory proceedings and litigation, and government affairs. With proven experience representing clients in wind, solar, hydro ...

Alex is a member of the firm’s Banking and Financial Services, Business & Corporate and Real Estate Groups. She represents lending institutions (including local, regional, and national banks and credit unions) and borrowers in a variety of complex financial transactions, including commercial real estate, asset based, commercial and industrial, construction, mezzanine, bridge, tax-exempt, and hard-money finance transactions. Projects financed include acquisitions, construction, and r...

For her longstanding business and corporate , health care , construction , and real estate clients in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts, Susan works diligently and draws on her business and legal background to understand their business and legal needs, providing innovative yet practical solutions to their pressing problems. With her in-depth experience and years of counseling executives and senior management, Susan effectively assists clients to minimize potential litigation and disputes. F...

Marc A. Crisafulli is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate Law and Gaming Law. Marc A. practices law in Providence, Rhode Island Best Lawyers has recognized Marc A. Crisafulli since 2010. 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 Marc A. Crisafulli is held by other lawyers.

Brooks Magratten has more than 30 years of experience in insurance and commercial litigation. He is the former Northeast Regional Director of DRI and former chair of its Life, Health & Disability Insurance Committee. He has defended over 200 ERISA benefit and breach of fiduciary cases in 12 states. Brooks is a frequent author, instructor and lecturer on ERISA issues and trial skills. He has represented commercial interests in litigation throughout the northeastern U.S. He is a former adju...

Bart Totten concentrates his practice on complex commercial litigation . He has substantial experience representing clients before federal and state trial and appellate courts and working with in-house counsel on significant litigation matters. Bart’s clients count on him for responsive and practical solutions to complex business problems. As a veteran trial lawyer, he has achieved notable success in a wide range of commercial disputes. Bart is a trained industrial and systems engineer ...

Mark Mandell graduated from Georgetown University Law Center receiving his J.D. in 1974. When Mark graduated from Georgetown he served as a law clerk for the Honorable U.S. District Judge Edward W. Day in the United States Federal District Court in Providence for a year before entering private practice. Mark is certified for his expertise in civil trials by two national organizations. He is a Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification. Attorn...

Joelle C. Rocha is a trial and appellate attorney with nearly two decades of experience litigating real estate, land use, and municipal law disputes in Rhode Island and Massachusetts state and federal courts. She is Senior Counsel and Co-Chair of the Real Estate and Land Use Practice Group at Adler Pollock & Sheehan, P.C. Joelle represents developers, property owners, businesses, in real estate development disputes, zoning and permitting appeals, land use litigation, construction and cont...