Victoria M. Almeida
Recognized since 2018
Providence, Rhode Island
Practice Areas
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Government Relations Practice
Health Care Law
Litigation - Insurance


Victoria is a shareholder at Adler Pollock & Sheehan. She is Co-Chair of the firm’s Government Relations Practice Group. A distinguished and highly awarded attorney with noted successes in high-stakes, precedent-setting cases, Victoria gives her litigation, health care, governmental relations and white-collar criminal-defense clients responsive, civil and innovative counsel. Always remaining accessible, providing prompt attention to pressing problems and avoiding cookie-cutter solutions, she works to minimize her clients’ worry while advancing their business objectives.Notably, she successfully challenged a Rhode Island law that had required employers to provide health insurance to employees receiving workers’ compensation benefits. The precedent-setting decision—affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court—struck down a law that had been considered one of the most controversial and costly for Rhode Island businesses.Additionally, Victoria’s professional and civic service includes important posts: President of the Rhode Island Bar Association; the first woman in Rhode Island history appointed Executive Counsel to a governor; Vice Chairperson for the Rhode Island Parole Board for 20 years and Chairperson of the R.I. Health Services Council, the advisory board to the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health which decides those matters involving new health care equipment, new institutional health services, and the licensing of health care facilities. Recently, the Health Services Council approved the sale of Landmark Medical Center, a 214 bed hospital located in Woonsocket, RI to Prime Healthcare Services.
Contact & Links
- E-mail: valmeida@apslaw.com
- Lawyer Page: https://www.apslaw.com/attorney/victoria-m-almeida/
Location
- One Citizens Plaza, Eighth Floor
Providence, RI 02903-1345
Education
- Suffolk University, J.D., graduated 1976
Bar Admissions
- Rhode Island, Rhode Island
- Massachusetts, Massachusetts
Headquarters:
Providence, Rhode Island
27 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
9 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards


Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Government Relations Practice, Providence (2022)
- Government Relations Practice, Providence (2019)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Government Relations Practice
- Health Care Law
- Litigation - Insurance
Special Focus:
- COVID-19
- Environmental
- Health Care
- Mass Tort
- White-Collar Criminal Defense
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- DUI / DWI Defense
- Family Law
- Mass Tort Litigation
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Sports Law
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