PARTRIDGE SNOW & HAHN - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Chairman of the Firm 's Labor & Employment Practice
- Employment and Labor
- Partner View Bio
Alicia is the Chair of the Firm's Labor & Employment Practice. She represents businesses and management in labor & employment litigation and compliance matters. Alicia defends employers in disputes in state and federal court, the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, federal and state wage and hour agencies, and other mediation, arbitration and administrative proceedings. On the compliance side, Alicia advises management at all stages of the employment relationship, regularly counseling senior management, human resource professionals and business owners on applicable employment laws and pending legislation.
Alicia's expertise includes a broad range of employment issues, such as wage and hour compliance and defense, employment discrimination issues, employee handbooks, manager training, noncompetition enforcement and defense, executive employment agreements, and individual and group terminations. Prior to joining Partridge Snow & Hahn, Alicia served as law clerk to the Honorable Justice Francis J. Darigan, Jr., Providence County Superior Court.
Education
Roger Williams University School of Law, J.D., cum laude
Member, Roger Williams University Law Review
Member, Law School Honors Program
Rhode Island College, B.A., summa cum laude
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate View Bio
Allison is a real estate and commercial finance lawyer. She works closely with real estate developers and landowners, as well as the owners and executives of small and mid-sized businesses with property portfolios across New England.
In her real estate practice, Allie handles commercial real estate construction projects from start-to-finish, including acquisitions and dispositions, contracting, leasing and commercial finance. She also represents landlords and tenants to negotiate commercial leasing agreements for office, industrial, flexible working, mixed-use, retail and warehouse spaces. Allie is experienced handling complex, multi-unit property development and leasing projects.
In her corporate finance practice, Allie negotiates a range of commercial finance transactions for lenders and borrowers. She routinely handles asset-based lending transactions, and traditional working capital, mortgage lending, lines of credit and equipment loan facilities, among others. She also counsels companies with general corporate matters, including entity formation, operating agreements, buy-sell agreements, stock transfers and membership interests in addition to daily business advice.
Education
Villanova University School of Law, J.D.
Providence College, B.A., cum laude
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate View Bio
Brian is thorough, resourceful, creative, and has a keen eye for detail. He is passionate about his work and enjoys getting to know his clients and their businesses. Brian concentrates his practice on corporate and real estate matters, and he offers comprehensive, practical advice to clients on matters including mergers and acquisitions, contracts, employment, tax, leasing, licenses, and business planning and exit strategies. He also advises commercial developers and commercial lenders in real estate development projects and financing transactions.
Education
Boston College Law School, J.D.
Job Titles:
- Trustee and past President
Recognized for his ability to unify disparate groups and facilitate change, Christian concentrates his practice in the areas of environmental and energy law, land use and public sector/governmental services. With over 20 years of experience, Christian guides clients through the complex ever-changing world where energy/environmental regulations and business intersect.
Christian handles a diverse range of complex environmental matters including enforcement, regulatory and compliance issues, renewable energy projects including large scale solar and offshore wind projects, real estate development, environmental remediation including brownfields, coastal/waterfront violations, permitting and waterfront property rights. He represents clients before the Coastal Resources Management Council, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission, the Rhode Island Energy Facility Siting Board, as well as before the zoning boards, planning boards and conservation commissions in towns and municipalities across New England.
Christian also represents landowners and project developers in real estate transactions, renewable energy development deals, and financing transactions associated with these projects. He plays an integral role evaluating and mitigating environmental risks relating to development projects and business transactions, as well as providing key strategy on renewable energy projects.
Prior to joining the firm, Christian served in the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office where he had a proven track record of successfully litigating high profile criminal and civil cases. He led the State's Environmental Crimes Task Force, handling litigation on environmental issues impacting Rhode Island. Christian worked closely with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and the Coastal Resources Management Council, serving as outside legal counsel handling enforcement matters, drafting legislation, and negotiating diverse environmental matters. Christian has also worked closely with the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Department of Agriculture and various state agencies and attorney generals throughout the United States.
Christian is nationally recognized for developing and implementing environmental and energy training programs and is a sought-after presenter on a myriad of topics with a focus on emerging and complex energy and environmental issues and trends.
Education
Suffolk University Law School, J.D.
Providence College, B.A.
Richmond University, Firenze, Italy
Christian provides business-minded advice on high-stakes disputes, including the prosecution and defense of cases in state and federal courts, arbitration, and mediation. Christian represents clients in tribunals across the nation and, most frequently, appears before the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Superior Court. These disputes involve millions of dollars and complex legal issues.
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- of Counsel
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Job Titles:
- Partner
- Partner - in - Charge, Boston Office
- Partner - in - Charge, Boston Office View Bio
Colin prides himself as being more than a lawyer to his clients. He is a trusted business advisor who sweats the details so his clients can rest a bit easier. Colin serves as general counsel to a wide variety of businesses where he offers comprehensive, practical advice to business owners on such matters as business organization, contracts, licenses, employment, tax, mergers and acquisitions, business planning and exit strategies. He has extensive experience representing business clients in a wide range of industries including professional services, financial services, manufacturing, and middle-market companies in the review and preparation of partnership agreements, shareholder agreements and limited liability company operating agreements.
Additionally, Colin advises buyers and sellers in the purchase and sale of businesses. He represents commercial developers and commercial lenders in real estate development projects and financing transactions.
Courtney also routinely counsels entrepreneurs, startup and growth-stage companies and investors in connection with the structuring and formation of new business ventures, private placements, capital raising transactions, agreements among founders, and employment and equity arrangements with key personnel. He also provides general legal and business advice to clients seeking to grow or expand their business.
Education
Fordham University School of Law, J.D.
Hamilton College, B.A. in Government
Job Titles:
- Senior Counsel
- Senior Counsel View Bio
Daniel Perry is Senior Counsel based in the firm's Southcoast office. Dan is a well-established lawyer whose practice focuses on Real Estate, Land Use and Trust & Estate matters, and is known for handling matters of significant complexity. Dan also has served as outside general counsel to many prominent businesses located in the New Bedford area.
In his real estate and land use practice, Dan represents the proponents of private and public development projects across southeastern Massachusetts, including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. He helps clients build schools, shopping centers, tv and cellular towers, manufacturing facilities, solar energy facilities, condominiums and residential complexes. His guidance helps clients secure necessary land use approvals and permits from local and state boards and agencies to move forward with their initiatives. Additionally, when necessary, Dan represents clients in complex real estate litigation before the state and federal courts.
Dan serves as Counsel in the firm's Litigation Practice Group, focusing on commercial litigation and insolvency. Dan has extensive experience representing banks and other lenders in bankruptcy and receivership proceedings, actions seeking affirmative recovery, defense of claims against lenders, and matters affecting lenders' collateral. He has developed relationships with many area professionals, such as auctioneers, appraisers, accountants, and other attorneys, who are often necessary to successfully resolve troubled loans for his lender clients.
Dan has also handled a variety of litigation matters in the courts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts and has successfully argued four appeals. Dan generally handles commercial litigation matters such as disputes over the formation, interpretation, and performance of contracts, fraudulent transfer claims, construction disputes, successor liability, piercing the corporate veil, and internal disputes among business owners. However, he also has experience in a wide range of cases including professional malpractice, personal injury, insurance defense and coverage, real estate title, estate and trust, and landlord-tenant disputes.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate View Bio
Dan is a litigator who has represented clients across a broad range of industries in complex litigation and investigations. He has helped clients defend against claims brought under state and federal antitrust laws, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, federal securities law, and state product liability laws, among other statutes. His experience includes class action lawsuits, multidistrict litigation, and parallel civil and criminal proceedings. Dan has also worked closely with expert witnesses in a number of substantive areas, including damages, FDA regulatory processes, and consumer preference studies.
David is a transactional lawyer with substantial experience as counsel on mergers and acquisitions for companies in a wide range of industries. He also represents developers, owners, financial institutions, manufacturers, and other entities in all aspects of commercial real estate law.
David represents privately held business organizations involved in manufacturing, distribution, insurance, and a variety of other industries. He has extensive experience providing advice regarding transactions, shareholder agreements, buy and sell agreements, producer and other employment agreements, business valuations, and related issues.
In his work with insurance agencies, David handles operational issues as well as transactions, including restructuring ownership interests, resolving family generational issues, negotiating producer contracts, managing shareholder buyouts, negotiating and closing purchases, sales and mergers of agencies, and representing agencies with respect to real estate, both owned and leased. He currently represents several agencies in all of their legal matters, many of which are located in Massachusetts.
David has more than 34 years' experience representing national and regional financial institutions in asset based, working capital and other credit facilities. He regularly serves as counsel in commercial real estate transactions involving acquisition and development financing, as well as construction lending for substantial projects, complex land development, project construction, and represents owners and acquirers of office buildings, shopping centers and apartment building purchase and sale transactions. He represents developers, owners, financial institutions, manufacturers, and other entities in all aspects of commercial real estate law.
Education
Boston University, J.D.
Brown University, B.A.
Job Titles:
- Paralegal
- Paralegal View Bio
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- Partner
- Partner View Bio
- Receives Professional Excellence in Law 2019 Award
As Chair of the firm's Charitable & Nonprofit Organizations Practice Group, Elizabeth represents tax-exempt entities, centered on compliance, formation, charitable gift planning issues and best practices. She has extensive experience assisting institutions with the inception of planned giving programs, as well as, compliance issues, various corporate governance matters and maintenance of tax-exempt status. Elizabeth also advises charitable institutions and institutions of higher learning about tax benefits available to donors, to assist in discussions with donors appropriately to advance the organization's mission.
Elizabeth advises nonprofits regarding board education, training and advice on fiduciary obligations, compliance, donor representation, endowment fund management, finance, Form 990 and reporting issues, and governance, including bylaws and policies, joint ventures and affiliations, and litigation planning and prevention. In addition, she advises nonprofits regarding managing bequests and complex gifts for organizations, mergers and acquisitions, obtaining and maintaining tax exemptions, policies, political and lobbying restrictions and tax.
Elizabeth also serves as Co-Chair of the Trusts & Estates Group. Elizabeth counsels individuals, families, business owners and fiduciaries on all aspects of estate planning, estate settlement and trust administration in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, including planning and tax strategies designed to further the unique goals of clients.
Education
Northeastern University School of Law, J.D.
Providence College, M.B.A.
Providence College, B.A., magna cum laude
PSH Partner Elizabeth Manchester speaks on Charitable Giving Strategies for Nonprofits
Gene has a varied practice where he counsels religious, corporate and governmental entities on a variety of complex matters having legal, ethical and community relations dimensions. He serves as the general counsel to the Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence and the charitable, educational and religious corporations organized and existing to conduct the temporal affairs of the Roman Catholic Church within the Diocese of Providence.
Gene also practices in the sophisticated area of tax-exempt finance, and has been involved in the issuance of over $13 billion in tax-exempt securities in Rhode Island. In the past, he has counseled governmental leaders on critical issues of the day. He has advised the Speaker of the House in connection with legislative reapportionment, was part of the Governor's legal team regarding the jurisdictional scope on lands in Charlestown pursuant to the Rhode Island Indian Claims Settlement Act, and he routinely advises the General Treasurer's office on matters relating to public finance. Prior to beginning his practice, Gene served as a law clerk to The Honorable Ernest C. Torres, United States District Court.
Gene has provided pro bono services in his representation of the National Crime Victim Law Institute, Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, National Alliance of Sexual Assault Coalition and Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape as amici curiae in a successful appeal to the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
A life-long Rhode Islander, Gene has invested significantly in his community. When he's not working, Gene enjoys positively influencing young lives. For over a decade, he was a mainstay of Rhode Islanders Sponsoring Education (RISE), an organization that provides scholarships and mentoring to children of incarcerated parents in an effort to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty, crime and addiction. Gene became one of the organization's first mentors in 1998, and nurtured his student into RISE's first college graduate, as profiled in The Providence Journal and by National Public Radio. He also enjoys coaching and teaching.
Education
Roger Williams University School of Law, J.D., cum laude
University of Rhode Island, M.P.A., magna cum laude
Rollins College, B.A., Economics
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate View Bio
Hannah is a litigator who has represented clients in intellectual property and complex commercial matters across many different industries, including technology, life sciences and retail industries. Her advice to clients covers the full range of dispute resolution, including demand letters, negotiations, and settlements. Hannah also counsels clients in administrative proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, advises on brand protection strategy, and manages client trademark portfolios both in the U.S. and internationally.
Prior to joining the firm, Hannah lived and worked as a trademark and copyright associate in the San Francisco office of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP and as an intellectual property litigation associate at Polsinelli LLP. Hannah's experience includes a year-long trademark secondment with Twitter, Inc.
Education
Santa Clara University School of Law, J.D.
University of California, Los Angeles, B.A.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Partner
- Senior Director
- Elected As President - Elect of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel
- Elected As President of Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel
- Elected As Secretary - Treasurer of Federation Defense & Corporate Counsel
- Partner View Bio
- Present at FDCC Corporate Counsel Regional Meeting
Howard Merten is past Managing Partner. He represents businesses, financial services institutions and individuals in complex civil litigation. His practice focuses on commercial litigation, products liability, insurance, media, and intellectual property matters. He is a frequent speaker and writer on wide-ranging topics including trial practice, insurance coverage, e-discovery, fraud investigations, intellectual property, and legal ethics and professionalism. Mr. Merten is the President-Elect of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, whose membership is limited to select attorneys who have displayed achievement in their field and leadership in the practice of law. He is also Past President of Defense Counsel of Rhode Island. His achievements have earned him recognition by all the usual peer-reviewed rating entities, including Best Lawyers in America, Lawyer of the Year in Rhode Island for Litigation - Banking and Finance in 2017 and Litigation - Intellectual Property in 2016.
Education
Boston University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
Princeton University, B.A., cum laude
Job Titles:
- Senior Counsel
- Senior Counsel View Bio
Jim advises regulated and unregulated businesses in connection with their general corporate matters, corporate finance and structuring, stock and asset acquisition and sale transactions, business financings, and private placements. Jim provides counsel on regulatory and licensing concerns, compliance matters, general contract matters, employment relationships, franchising and licensing of intellectual property, and integration of business ownership and succession planning.
He advises clients regarding shareholder agreements, insurance arrangements, business valuations, deferred compensation, retirement benefits and related issues. His clients include financial institutions, credit unions, hospitals, and privately-held manufacturers, distribution companies and service organizations, including medical device manufacturers and independent power producers.
Jim is a frequent speaker on topics related to regulation of financial institutions and their mortgage banking subsidiaries, and structuring business organizations.
Education
Suffolk University Law School, J.D., cum laude
Brown University, A.B.
Job Titles:
- Co - Chair
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Co - Managing Partner
- Co - Managing Partner View Bio
- Transactional Practice Chair
Jay is Co-Managing Partner of the Firm.
Jay is a transactional lawyer with broad corporate experience. He also represents sponsors, operators and investors with all aspects of commercial real estate. Clients are attracted to Jay's even keel demeanor in the pursuit of complex matters, along with his ability to deliver pragmatic solutions.
Acting as outside general counsel, Jay represents many privately-held businesses in diverse industries. He has extensive experience providing advice regarding M&A transactions, shareholder agreements, buy-sell agreements, business formation, structure and strategic planning. One of the greatest compliments Jay's received from a client is that they work with him because he always gets the deal done.
As Chair of the firm's Transactional Practice, Jay regularly represents regional and national owners and developers in all phases of commercial real estate transactions, from planning through development and leasing. He also facilitates complex financings of office, industrial, retail, and large-scale multi-use lifestyle developments on behalf of lenders. Jay also has extensive experience in fund formation and real estate related joint ventures.
Education
Suffolk University School of Law, J.D.
Fairfield University, B.S., cum laude
Jeff has a breadth of experience in civil litigation matters with an emphasis on land use, construction, creditors' rights, regulatory, and property tax related issues. He has represented financial institutions both as plaintiff and defendant in a wide variety of civil actions in Rhode Island and Massachusetts Courts. These lawsuits have involved defending financial institutions against borrowers' claims under both state and federal lending laws as well as representing lenders in claims against defaulting borrowers.
Job Titles:
- Senior Counsel
- Co - Moderated ABA Cyberspace Law Institute Meeting
- Senior Counsel View Bio
Are you looking for an attorney who loves to solve problems and takes the time to understand your business, your particular issues and your concerns? Then you have come to the right place. John's problem solving abilities and focus on his clients' concerns make him a trusted partner for many of his clients. Although he has extensive experience in intellectual property, contracts, business counselling and technology law, John also does not hesitate to find other resources if a client's concerns are outside of these areas.
Education
Columbia University School of Law, J.D.
Bowdoin College, A.B. Mathematics and Government, magna cum laude
Job Titles:
- Information Systems Manager
- Information Systems Manager View Bio
John is the firm's Information Systems Manager. In this role, he oversees all things "tech" at PS&H. John is responsible for the planning and use of technology, guiding decisions, and implementation of technology to make all processes at the firm as streamline as possible, resulting in the best client service to both our staff and clients. John brings nearly 40 years of computing experience and has been a valued member of the PS&H team since 1998.
Throughout John's time here, he has been an active member of the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) where he has served in a number of volunteer rolls. John is also a member of the Bristol County Beekeepers Association.
Prior to joining the firm, John served 21+ years active duty in the U.S. Navy working primarily with technology and training in the Navy's JAG Corps. Prior to his retirement from the U.S. Navy, he was known within the JAG Community as the JAG Computer Expert.
Out of the office, John enjoys spending time with his family and caring for his bees and chickens. John also enjoys time flying remote controlled (RC) aircraft.
Job Titles:
- of Counsel
- of Counsel View Bio
Joe concentrates his practice in general corporate matters, business transactions and financing, formation of business entities, corporate finance, stock and acquisition and sale transactions, real estate transactions and developments. He advises clients regarding shareholder agreements, insurance arrangements, general contract matters, employment relationships, operating agreements, buy-sell agreements and transition planning. Joe also advises clients regarding estate planning and estate administration.
Joe's clients are involved in various business enterprises including the manufacturing and service industries, restaurants, food and beverage concessions, motion picture theater operation and development, commercial development and real estate construction.
He is a frequent speaker on topics relating to the startup and financing of restaurants and all matters associated therewith.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate View Bio
Joshua defends employers in courts and administrative agencies in actions concerning wage and hour disputes, discrimination claims, noncompete enforcement and other claims. He also counsels employers on a variety of employment related topics, such as handbooks, terminations, harassment complaints, leave acts, overtime payment, and misclassification claims.
Joshua has litigation experience representing employees in cases involving wage and hour claims, claims of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, misclassification, joint employment, and for unemployment benefits. Joshua also holds experience practicing general business litigation and civil rights litigation. He has served as a judicial law clerk in the Rhode Island Supreme Court Law Clerk Department, drafting numerous judicial decisions involving various areas of law, including employment discrimination and unemployment benefits.
While attending law school, Joshua served as both a Judicial Intern for the Honorable John J. McConnell, Jr. of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island as well as a Judicial Extern for the Honorable O. Rogeriee Thompson of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Joshua served as a legal intern with the Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island and as a legal intern with the Post-Foreclosure Eviction Defense/Housing Law Clinic of the WilmerHale Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School. Joshua was elected President of the Multi-Cultural Law Students Association and was awarded a scholarship as one of only two Public Interest Scholars in his class at Roger Williams University School of Law.
Education
Roger Williams University School of Law, J.D., cum laude
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- Paralegal
- Paralegal View Bio
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- Co - Chair
- Partner
- Partner View Bio
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- Associate
- Associate View Bio
Loren is a real estate lawyer representing developers and commercial and institutional lenders. Loren provides practical legal advice across intricate commercial real estate transactions, including commercial construction and financing loans.
Loren advises clients on complete real estate projects ranging from single-family residential lots to large commercial developments. He negotiates, drafts and manages complex commercial real estate documents in connection with those transactions from commitment to closing. Loren's experience includes navigating zoning regulations and bylaws so that clients may undertake commercial development and expansion projects. Loren presents zoning analyses and memoranda before various local zoning boards, resolves complex title issues on properties, drafts loan and owner's title insurance policies, negotiates commercial leases, and assists clients with structuring and drafting entity organizational documents.
Prior to joining the firm, Loren was a real estate associate in a boutique Massachusetts law firm. His broad experience includes working as a litigation contract attorney within major law firms. Before practicing law, Loren was a title examiner, which informs effective tactics when working through complex real estate challenges on behalf of clients.
Education
Boston College Law School, J.D.
Syracuse University, B.S.
Job Titles:
- of Counsel
- of Counsel View Bio
Mike concentrates his practice in real estate, renewable energy, commercial finance, business and administration of trusts and estates. He has extensive experience in both complex residential and commercial land development, construction, and renewable energy projects. He counsels and represents developers, and commercial lenders with respect to site acquisition, obtaining local and state regulatory approvals, due diligence, zoning, planning, regulatory compliance, structuring, and negotiating financing, licensing and complex leasing and is a qualified intermediary for 1031 tax-deferred exchanges.
Mike serves as legal advisor to diverse businesses both small and midsize. Mike serves as the Chairman of the Dartmouth Conservation Commission in South Eastern New England, which provides him with a unique perspective in strategically assisting clients to obtain the necessary approvals at the state and local level. He advises clients with respect to their personal planning and wealth preservation needs, including estate plans, estate administration and business succession planning.
Mike has served as an expert witness in Massachusetts Probate and Superior Courts regarding real estate and trust and estate administration matters.
Education
Boston University School of Law, J.D.
Bucknell University, B.A.
Michael serves as Counsel in the firm's Transactional and Litigation Practice Groups, where he focuses primarily on commercial real estate transactions, land use and development, and real estate-related litigation.
In his transactional practice, Michael represents real estate developers, owners, landlords, tenants, investors, and joint venturers in Rhode Island and Massachusetts in all phases of deals, including acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, due diligence, financing, drafting and negotiating easements and restrictions, reviewing and clearing title, and zoning and land use issues. Throughout his years of practice, Michael has represented some of the largest area developers in a variety of transactions and settings. Whether in the context of mixed-use, retail, commercial, industrial, vacant land, or multi-unit residential, Michael's practical approach and results-oriented style, coupled with his even-keeled demeanor, make him the perfect partner for your next real estate transaction. Additionally, Michael has significant experience in niche areas including self-storage facilities, solar developments, and cannabis-related properties.
In his litigation practice, Michael focuses on real estate-related litigation, including, but not limited to, boundary and title disputes, adverse possession and prescriptive easement cases, breach of contract suits, specific performance claims, requests for declaratory and injunctive relief, condemnation and takings cases, land use litigation, and zoning appeals. Michael has extensive litigation and first-chair trial experience (jury and non-jury) and has represented clients in appeals to the Rhode Island Supreme Court. Michael's trial experience has included trials in the Rhode Island Superior Court and Massachusetts Land Court.
Michael is admitted to practice law in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts state courts and in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
Education
Roger Williams University School of Law, J.D.
Miami University, Oxford, OH, B.A., Political Science
Job Titles:
- Office Manager
- Office Manager View Bio
Neil Smola's legal practice is multi-faceted, spanning trusts & estates, business law, real estate and civil litigation. A co-chair of the firm's Trusts & Estates Group, Neil helps individuals and their families protect personal assets and pass wealth onto future generations. His broad experience in trust administration, estate planning and probate law fuels smart legal strategies that take advantage of the most current tax laws and protective measures. Neil employs an array of estate planning and trust administration vehicles such as revocable trusts, wills, powers of attorney, guardianships and conservatorships, healthcare proxies and irrevocable insurance trusts, among others.
As an advisor to business owners and executives, Neil provides practical, effective legal strategies for both routine and complex business and real estate legal matters. His practice encompasses both transactional matters and dispute resolution. He drafts, negotiates and resolves contract matters; manages commercial real estate matters including land use and litigation; and handles probate matters and disputes of all origins. His real estate experience includes land use issues on the islands of Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard and Cuttyhunk.
Before joining Partridge Snow & Hahn as Counsel in the firm's Southcoast office, Neil was an associate at Perry Hicks LLC in New Bedford, Massachusetts. In this role, he handled a range of trusts & estates, real estate, and business matters in addition to civil litigation for business owners, individuals and families. Neil's experience also includes serving as a law clerk at the Superior Court of Massachusetts where he was involved in land use disputes across southeastern Massachusetts and the islands.
Education
University of Massachusetts School of Law - Dartmouth, J.D., Valedictorian
Providence College, B.A. Political Science
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Co - Managing Partner View Bio
- Co - Managing Partners
- Litigation Practice Chair
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Partner - in - Charge, SouthCoast Office
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- Chief Financial Officer
- Chief Operating Officer
- Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer View Bio
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- of Counsel
- of Counsel View Bio
- Receives Trustee Award from Rhode Island Library Association
Rob has represented businesses, associations, government agencies, and individuals in litigation and arbitration proceedings for 25 years. He also counsels clients on antitrust, unfair competition, consumer litigation defense, and other trade regulation issues.
Rob has handled a diverse range of contract, business tort and intellectual property lawsuits involving the banking, construction, manufacturing and insurance industries, among others. Drawing on the expertise developed for his treatise, Testimonial Privileges, he represents attorneys and accountants in cases involving alleged malpractice and ethics violations. He has successfully argued in the federal appeals courts and the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
Rob has served in top leadership positions on the boards of numerous Rhode Island nonprofits, and has broad experience with nonprofit legal and management issues including board governance, conflicts of interest, financial supervision and reporting, investment policy, for-profit subsidiaries and related activities, charitable foundation oversight, and crisis communications.
Education
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., magna cum laude
Yale University, B.A., cum laude
Russell focuses his practice on advising businesses on mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters, the intricacies of U.S. Federal and State tax regulations, and advising nonprofit charities and charitable foundations on Federal tax regulations and State charitable regulations as well as general business matters. Russell has extensive experience counseling businesses on business and tax matters relating to corporate mergers & acquisitions, real estate development and investment fund structuring, tax planning, business restructurings, partnership taxation and Opportunity Zone Investments. He has considerable experience in drafting partnership agreements, reviewing and negotiating merger agreements, and advising companies on tax structuring regarding international holdings.
Russell advises nonprofit organizations, charities, and private foundations on a variety of issues ranging from start-up organizational matters through mergers and dissolutions. Russell provides guidance on joint ventures and partnerships between nonprofit and for-profit entities, including advice regarding state regulations and registration requirements involving commercial co-venture agreements.
Russell is a frequent speaker and writer on tax issues for businesses and nonprofit organizations.
Russell serves on the board of directors of Thrive Scholars, a national non-profit helping high-achieving, low-income underrepresented students get into and graduate from top colleges equipped to achieve their full career potential. Russell is a former Co-Chair of the Boston Bar Association Tax Section, and former Co-Chair of the Boston Bar Association Tax-Exempt Fundamentals Committee.
Education
Boston University School of Law, J.D. and LL.M.
Boston University School of Management, M.B.A
Northwestern University, B.A.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate View Bio
Sarah is a corporate attorney who handles business matters related to contracts, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, and compliance and regulatory issues. Sarah supports the firm's partners through extensive due diligence, research and contract review associated with the formation and dissolution of corporations and LLCs, buying and selling properties and businesses, financing, and leasing commercial real estate. She also manages state filings with the Secretary of State for Massachusetts. Sarah is a diligent, practical attorney who goes above and beyond to help clients achieve their business goals.
Prior to joining PS&H, Sarah was a legal intern at a private investing platform for small businesses. Working closely with the organization's General Counsel, Sarah supported post-merger integration, counseled internal stakeholders on compliance-related issues, and analyzed regulatory risk. Sarah's experience also includes serving as a legal intern for the United States Attorney's Office in the Narcotics and Money Laundering Prosecution unit handling trial preparation, research and analysis related to a range of criminal cases. Before becoming a lawyer, Sarah was a member of the finance and accounting department at Wayfair where she honed her business skills analyzing financial statements and audit reports, resolving accounting matters and managing financial relationships with hundreds of vendors that are critical to the company's success.
Sarah is known for her focused energy and drive to help people work through difficult scenarios. During her time at Boston College Law School, she volunteered in the BC Law COVID Relief Clinic. Working closely with the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, Sarah also gave generously of her time and resources facilitating and speaking at events to educate the public on the Purdue Pharma federal bankruptcy claim process. She is fiercely proud of her work assisting claimants undertaking the complex bankruptcy filing process associated with deeply personal losses in connection with Purdue and the tragic opioid crisis. A leader across many areas, Sarah served as a member of the Women's Law Center Executive Board and was also an active member of the Eagle-to-Eagle Mentoring Program and the Business Law Society.
Education
Boston College Law School, J.D.
Elon University, B.S., Business Administration, Marketing & Accounting
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- Planet Fitness Franchisee Owner
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- Senior Counsel
- Named Lawyer of the Year
- Senior Counsel View Bio
Steve provides counsel to clients in complex civil trials including antitrust and trade practices, banking and consumer finance, intellectual property, employment and health care. He has over 100 reported federal and state court decisions to his credit, including a landmark constitutional case (Salve Regina College v. Russell) which he successfully argued to the United States Supreme Court. Steve has served as lead trial counsel in some of the region's most notable civil cases, including precedent-setting antitrust, constitutional, and consumer class action litigation.
Education
American University Washington College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
Johns Hopkins University, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, M.A.
Johns Hopkins University, B.A.
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- Board of Directors, Former Member
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- Member of the Compliance Committee
- Partner
- Partner View Bio
Travis's legal practice is primarily focused on litigation and regulatory matters. He focuses his litigation practice on representing clients in commercial litigation before the state and federal courts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts, while his regulatory practice is centered on representing clients in the banking, insurance, and cannabis industries.
Travis's litigation experience includes a variety of complex commercial disputes, employment matters, land use and zoning disputes, and appellate matters. He provides practical, down-to-earth advice to clients in litigated disputes ranging from mechanic's liens to software contract disputes. In his regulatory practice, Travis represents entities such as banks and credit unions, mortgage companies, and other financial institutions, insurers and insurance agencies, and cannabis cultivators and dispensaries in connection with investigations, examinations, contested matters, and licensing efforts before state and federal regulators and in state and federal courts.
Because his practice involves both individual clients and larger corporate clients, Travis uses his familiarity with a variety of different tools and technologies to cost-effectively manage litigated matters of nearly any size. This is especially useful in managing the extensive discovery that accompanies complex commercial and business litigation, including familiarity and experience with using a variety of electronic tools and technology-assisted review software to better manage the scope and cost of document review and fact investigation.
Prior to joining Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP in 2011, Travis was an associate in the New York office of Latham & Watkins LLP. Travis was raised in Rhode Island and is a graduate of Bishop Hendricken High School. Before law school, he was a technical writer and sales consultant at a Rhode Island-based technology company.
Education
Pepperdine University School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude
Job Titles:
- Staff Attorney
- Member of the Firm 's Litigation Group
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Wendy is a member of the Firm's Litigation Group where she focuses on large discovery and logistically complex projects using her case and document management skills. She concentrates her practice on environmental matters, compliance and cost recovery.
Wendy has extensive experience drafting state legislation, as well as advising on proposed rules and regulations and specific applications before the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.
Wendy is a Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS). This credential allows her to communicate across the entire Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) and evaluate complex scenarios related to document requests and productions.
Previously, Wendy was the staff attorney at Save the Bay-Narragansett Bay.
Education
University of Rhode Island, Master of Marine Affairs
Roger Williams School of Law, J.D.
Johns Hopkins University, B.A. in Psychology, Minor in Environmental Studies