Bob has 37 years of experience handling Rhode Island and
Federal
Longshore
workers’ compensation claims for individuals who are
injured or become ill due to their job. Bob also
represents people who suffer
personal injuries or
catastrophic
personal injuries due to another party's negligence. He
also represents people seeking
Social Security Disability
benefits and advises individuals in the area of
Estate Planning.
Bob has extensive experience helping people with medical
conditions such as serious brain injury, paralysis,
chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS / RSD), lung
disease/asbestosis, and permanent back and neck
injuries, among many others.
In addition to representing injured people under the
Rhode Island and Federal Longshore
Workers' Compensation
Acts, Bob also practices under the
Federal Defense Base Act and the Federal Non-Funded
Instrumentalities Act.
Education & Professional Memberships
Bob graduated Cum Laude with his Bachelor of Arts in
Political Science from Providence College, and received
his Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law.
He is on the Board of Governors of the R.I. Association
of Justice, and is a member of the American Association
of Justice, the Rhode Island Bar Association Workers’
Compensation Bench Bar Committee, and the Workplace
Injury Litigation Group, a nationwide association of
employee workers' compensation representatives.
On top of his regular legal work, Bob is often requested
as a public speaker regarding workers' compensation and
other legal areas and was recently one of the authors of
"A Practical Guide to Workers' Compensation in R.I.". He
is also a member of the Crestwood Country Club where he
is a past president and long-time member of the Board of
Governors. For many years he was a coach of Little
League softball and baseball as well as CYO basketball.
Bob resides in Barrington, Rhode Island with his wife
and three children.
Litigation Percentage
- 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Practice Areas
Workers Compensation
Personal Injury
Social Security Disability
Estate Planning
