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| | Address | | Commerce Center, 30 Exchange Terrace | | Providence, Rhode Island 02903 | | (Providence Co.) | | | |
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| Blish & Cavanagh, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Corporate and Commercial Litigation. Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Media, Employment, Anti-Trust, Securities, Environmental and Construction Law, Zoning Law, Land Use. | | Year Established: 1986 | Firm Profile:
Blish & Cavanagh was founded in 1986 by John Blish and Joseph V. Cavanagh, Jr., who left a large Providence law firm to form a civil trial firm committed to offering clients the very best representation in an efficient manner. Over the years, the firm's practice areas have grown to include legal services for businesses and individual clients on a statewide and regional basis in the areas of corporate, employment, municipal, land development, and environmental law, as well as estate planning and administration. | | Firm Size: 10 | Representative Clients:
Providence Journal Co.; Metropolitan Insurance Co.; Delta Dental of Rhode Island; Providence Housing Authority; Associated Press; Rhode Island Builders Association, Inc.; Anheuser-Busch, Inc.; Sherwin Williams Co.; Microsoft Corp.; MasterCard International, Inc.; Cumberland Farms, Inc. | | FOUNDING PARTNER | | John H. Blish born Racine, Wisconsin, May 9, 1937; Member, 1986-1998 (Deceased). | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Joseph V. Cavanagh, Jr. (Member) born Providence, Rhode Island, April 13, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Rhode Island and U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Harvard College (B.A., 1971); Boston College Law School (J.D., 1974). Associate, 1974-1981, Partner, 1981-1986, Edwards and Angell. Member, Rhode Island Board of Bar Examiners, 1994-2003. Member: Rhode Island (Member, Superior Court Bench/Bar Committee) and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Reported Cases: Lares Group II v. Tobin, 221 F.3d 41 (1st Cir. 2000); Pontarelli v. Stone, 930 F.2d 104 (1st Cir. 1991); Providence Journal Co. v. U.S. Dept. of Army, 981 F.2d 552 (1st Cir. 1992); Lett v. Providence Journal Co., 798 A.2d 355 (R.I. 2002); Munroe v. Town of East Greenwich, 733 A.2d 703 (R.I. 1999); Lett v. Providence Journal Co., 703 A.2d 1125 (R.I. 1997); H.V. Collins Co. v. Tarro, 696 A.2d 298 (R.I. 1997). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Media Law; Personal Injury Law. Email: Joseph V. Cavanagh, Jr. | | William R. Landry (Member) born Fall River, Massachusetts, February 2, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, Rhode Island and Massachusetts; 1981, U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Southeastern Massachusetts University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); Boston University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Member, Editorial Board, Rhode Island Bar Journal, 1986, 1987. Frequent Lecturer, Litigation, Land Use Law, Rhode Island Builders' Association. Land Use Counsel, Rhode Island Builders' Association. Associate, Edwards & Angell, 1980-1986. Member, Commercial/Construction and Large Complex Case Panels of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Rhode Island Bar Association (Member: Superior Court Bench/Bar Committee; Environmental Law Committee). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Real Estate; Land Use Litigation; Construction Litigation; Zoning Law; Environmental Law; Health Care Regulation; Health Insurance. Email: William R. Landry | | Edmund L. Alves, Jr. (Member) born Providence, Rhode Island, June 6, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Rhode Island and U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1973); Boston University (J.D., 1977). Town Solicitor: West Greenwich, 1978-1980; Smithfield, 1984-1988, 1994-2000, 2002-2006; East Greenwich, 1993-2003. Probate Judge: Town of West Greenwich, 1978-1980; Town of Smithfield, 1985-1987. Member: Rhode Island (Member, Municipal Law Committee, 1986—) and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Cortellesso v. Smithfield Zoning Bd., 888 A.2d 979 (R.I. 2005); West Reservoir v. Smithfield Zoning Bd. 888 A.2d 977 (R.I. 2005); Amico's Inc. v. Town of East Greenwich, 789 A.2d 899 (R.I. 2002); Smithfield Voters for Responsible Development, Inc. v. LaGreca, 755 A.2d 126 (R.I. 2000); Munroe v. Town of East Greenwich, 733 A.2d 703 (R.I., 1999); Town of East Greenwich v. Narragansett Electric Co., 651 A.2d 725 (R.I. 1994); Nelson's Bus, Inc. v. Town of Burrillville, 639 A.2d 63 (R.I. 1994); Local 472 v. Town of East Greenwich, 635 A.2d 269 (R.I. 1993); George, Inc. v. Norberg, 444 A.2d 868 (R.I. 1982); Smithfield Concerned Citizens for Fair Zoning v. Town of Smithfield, 907 F.2d 239 (1st Cir. 1990); Scituate School Committee v. Robert B., 795 F.2d 77 (1st Cir. 1986). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; School Law; Personal Injury; Labor Law; Estate Planning; Corporate. Email: Edmund L. Alves, Jr. | | Stephen J. Reid, Jr. (Member) born Cambridge, Massachusetts, January 3, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Massachusetts; 1978, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1982, Rhode Island; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Boston College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1974); Temple University (J.D., 1977). Member: Rhode Island (Member, Litigation Section; Federal Court Bench/Bar Committee), Massachusetts (Member, Litigation Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation) Bar Associations; Rhode Island Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: SCHS Assocs. v. Cuomo, 139 F.Supp.2d 238 (D.R.I. 2001); Donato v. BankBoston, N.A., 110 F.Supp.2d 41 (D.R.I. 2000); Donato v. Rhode Island Hosp. Trust Nat'l Bank, 52 F.Supp.2d 317 (D.R.I. 1999); Project B.A.S.I.C. v. Kemp, 768 F.Supp. 21 (D.R.I. 1991); Project B.A.S.I.C. v. Kemp, 776 F.Supp. 637 (D.R.I. 1991); Project B.A.S.I.C. v. O'Rourke, 907 F.2d 1242 (1st Cir. 1990); Durrett v. Housing Authority of City of Providence, 896 F.2d 600 (1st Cir. 1990); Allstate Ins. Co. v. Russo, 641 A.2d 1304 (R.I. 1994); Smith v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc., 599 A.2d 320 (R.I. 1991); McGee v. Stone, 522 A.2d 211 (R.I. 1987). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Discrimination Law. Email: Stephen J. Reid, Jr. | | Karen A. Pelczarski (Member) born New Bedford, Massachusetts, February 20, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Rhode Island; 1986, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island; 1987, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., with honors, 1982); University of Pennsylvania; Boston College (J.D., 1985). Listed in: Chambers USA; America's Leading Lawyers for Business; Who's Who of American Lawyers; Who's Who of American Women. Associate, Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, 1985-1987. Member: Rhode Island (Member, Superior Court Bench/Bar Committee), Massachusetts and American Bar Associations (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Business Law; Committee on Business and Corporate Litigation). Reported Cases: Notarantonio v. Notarantonio, A.2d, 2008 Westlaw 190858 (R.I. 2008); Parella v. Montalbano, 899 A.2d 1226 (R.I. 2006); Dupre v. Dupre, 857 A.2d 242 (R.I. 2004); Lawton v. Nyman, 327 F.3d 30 (1st Cir. 2003); Lares Group, II v. Bentley Tobin, 221 F.3d 41 (1st Cir. 2000); Lawton v. Nyman, 62 F. Supp.2d 533 (D. R.I. 1999); Rubino v. Rubino, 765 A.2d 1222 (R.I. 2001); Almond v. Rhode Island Lottery Comm'n., 756 A.2d 186 (R.I. 2000); In re: Advisory Opinion to the Governor, 732 A.2d 56 (R.I. 1999); Keefe v. D'Amico, 697 A.2d 1096 (R.I. 1997); H.V. Collins Co. v. Tarro, 696 A.2d 298 (R.I. 1997); Amaral v. Rhode Island Hospital Trust National Bank, 673 A.2d 68 (R.I. 1996) and 657 A.2d 1069 (R.I. 1995); W.P. Associates v. Forcier, Inc., 637 A.2d 353 (R.I. 1994); DBA/Delaware Systems Corp. v. Greenfield, 636 A.2d 1318 (R.I. 1994); Providence Journal Co. v. Superior Court, 593 A.2d 446 (R.I. 1991); Pettinato v. Pettinato, 582 A.2d 909 (R.I. 1990). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Securities Fraud Litigation; Shareholder Disputes; Appellate. Email: Karen A. Pelczarski | | Scott T. Spear (Member) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, July 30, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Rhode Island; 1985, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island; 1987, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Albion College (A.B., cum laude, 1981); Suffolk University (J.D., 1984). Member, Suffolk Transnational Law Review, 1983-1984. Assistant Town Solicitor: East Greenwich, 1993-2002; Smithfield, 1994-2000. Member: Rhode Island and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Town of Coventry Zoning Bd. of Review v. Omni Dev. Corp., 814 A.2d 889 (R.I. 2003). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Business Law; Litigation; Real Estate; Zoning Law; Land Use and Development; Commercial Leasing; Commercial Finance; Franchise Law; Municipal Law; Estate Planning; Probate. Email: Scott T. Spear | | Kristin E. Rodgers (Member) born Providence, Rhode Island, September 11, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Rhode Island; 1993, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1989); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1992). Listed: Chambers USA, 2007; America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Author: "Childhood Sexual Abuse: Tolling Statute Of Limitations," Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy, Vol. 8 (1992). Assistant Town Solicitor, East Greenwich, 1998-2002. Member: Rhode Island Bar Association (Member: Superior Court Bench/Bar Committee; Federal Court Bench/Bar Committee); Rhode Island Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness (Member, 2000-2001; Chair, 2005-2007). Reported Cases: In re Court Order Dated October 22, 2003, 886 A.2d 342 (R.I. 2005); Murdock Webbing Co., Inc. v. Dalloz Safety, Inc., 213 F.Supp. 2d 95 (D.R.I. 2002); Menebhi v. Mattos, 183 F.Supp.2d 490 (D.R.I. 2002); Providence Journal Co. v. Convention Ctr. Auth., 824 A.2d 1246 (R.I. 2003); Lett v. Providence Journal Co., 798 A.2d 355 (R.I. 2002); Providence Journal Co. v. Convention Center Authority, 774 A.2d 40 (R.I. 2001); Smith v. Rhode Island's Only 24 Hour Truck Stop & Auto Plaza, Inc., 749 A.2d 590 (R.I.2000); Munroe v. Town of East Greenwich, 733 A.2d 703 (R.I. 1999); Splendorio v. Bilray Demolition Co., Inc., 682 A2d 461 (R.I. 1996). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Municipal Law; First Amendment Law. Email: Kristin E. Rodgers | | —————————— | | Staci L. Kolb (Associate) born Providence, Rhode Island, March 25, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Oregon; 1993, Washington; 1996, Rhode Island; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1989); Syracuse University (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Assistant Town Solicitor, Smithfield, 2002—2006. Member: Oregon State Bar; Rhode Island, Washington State and American Bar Associations; Rhode Island Women's Bar Association. Reported Cases: Lawton v. Nyman, 327 F.3d 30 (1st Cir. 2003); Brown v. Providence Police Dept., 828 A.2d 514 (R.I. 2003); SCHS Assocs. v. Cuomo, 139 F. Supp.2d 238 (D.R.I. 2001); Donato v. BankBoston, N.A., 110 F.Supp.2d 42 (D.R.I. 2000); Lawton v. Nyman Mfg., 2002 U.S.Dist. LEXIS 17398 (D.R.I., January 17, 2002); Robinson v. Malinoff, 770 A.2d 873 (R.I. 2001); Insurance Co. of North America v. Kayser-Roth Corp., 770 A.2d 403 (R.I. 2001); Nichols v. R.R. Beaufort & Assocs, Inc., 727 A.2d 174 (R.I. 1999); H.V. Collins Co. v. Tarro, 696 A.2d 298 (R.I. 1997). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Staci L. Kolb | | Mary Cavanagh Dunn (Associate) born Providence, Rhode Island, November 9, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Rhode Island and Massachusetts; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1996); Suffolk University (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Staff Member, Suffolk Moot Court Board, 2000-2002. Production Editor, Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy. Author: "Interpreting Rule 60B6 Of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Relief from Judgments For "Any Other Reason" 7 Suffolk J. Trial 8 App Advoc. 127 (2002). Member: Massachusetts and Rhode Island Bar Associations; Rhode Island Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Mary Cavanagh Dunn | | Joseph V. Cavanagh, III (Associate) born Providence, Rhode Island, August 22, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Rhode Island and Massachusetts; 2004 U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2007, U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1999); Cornell University Law School (J.D., 2003). Associate, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC. Intern for Judge Mary M. Lisi, U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, Summer 2001. Previous with, Trion Communications, Inc. Executive Bench Editor, Cornell Moot Court Board. Represented Cornell at the 2003 Willem C. Vis International Arbitration Moot in Vienna. Member: Rhode Island Bar Association; Massachusetts Bar Association; American Bar Association. Email: Joseph V. Cavanagh, III |
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