Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC

13 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Employment Law - Management Labor Law - Management Litigation - Labor and Employment Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Biography

William E. O'Gara is Managing Principal of Pannone Lopes 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 with clients on a daily basis regarding a wide array of employment issues that arise without warning and that employers confront. As an experienced practitioner, Attorney O'Gara has successfully mediated a wide range of disputes both at the pre-litigation stage and before trial. He also provides training for managers and supervisors on employment-related issues.

Among the industries he represents include:

  • Health Care
  • Education
  • Social Service Providers
  • Construction
  • Warehousing and Distribution
  • Technology

Attorney O'Gara earned his J.D. from Northeastern University and his Master's in Industrial Relations from the University of Rhode Island. Attorney O'Gara leads the firm's Employment and Litigation Teams, and is a member of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island bars, representing clients before administrative agencies and state and federal courts.

Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC

13 Best Lawyers awards

Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC logo

Overview

  • Northeastern University, J.D., graduated 1989
  • University of Rhode Island, MA, graduated 1984

  • Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association
  • Rhode Island, Rhode Island Bar Association
  • Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association
  • Rhode Island, Rhode Island Bar Association
  • Northeastern University, J.D., graduated 1989
  • University of Rhode Island, MA, graduated 1984

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Employment Law - Management Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Labor Law - Management Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Labor Law - Management Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Litigation - Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Employment Law - Management Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Litigation - Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Employment Law - Management Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Litigation - Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Labor Law - Management
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Employment Law - Management, Providence (2025)
  • Labor Law - Management, Providence (2025)
  • Labor Law - Management, Providence (2023)
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment, Providence (2023)
  • Employment Law - Management, Providence (2022)
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment, Providence (2020)
  • Employment Law - Management, Providence (2018)
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment, Providence (2016)
  • Labor Law - Management, Providence (2013)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Litigation - ERISA
  • Workers' Compensation Law

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