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| | Address | | 146 Westminster Street | | Providence, Rhode Island 02903-2202 | | (Providence Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Hanson Curran LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Trial Practice in State and Federal Courts. Trials and Appeals. Environmental, Employment, Insurance, Medical Malpractice, Drug and Products Liability and Maritime Law. | | Year Established: 1912 | | Firm Size: 10 | Clients:
GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association of Rhode Island; RI Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Association. |
RHODE ISLAND COUNSEL: AAA of Michigan; Abington Mutual Fire Insurance Co.; ACE USA; Aetna U.S. Healthcare, Inc.; Anchor Solutions System. AIG Group of Insurance Companies; American International Group; Amica Mutual Insurance Co.; Aon Corporation; Arbella Indemnity Insurance Company; Bankers Life & Casualty Co.; The Beacon Mutual Insurance Company; Beneficial Standard Life Insurance Co.; Boy Scouts of America; Brown University; Carol Cable Co.; CIGNA; CNA Insurance Companies; Concord General Life Insurance Co.; Connecticut General Life Insurance Co.; Diocese of Providence; Exchange Mutual Insurance Co.; Electric Mutual Insurance Co.; Farm Family Insurance Co.; Folksamerica Reinsurance, Inc.; Great West Life & Annuity Insurance Co.; Healthcare Indemnity Inc.; Kemper Insurance Group; Lifespan Corporation; Mass. Medical Professional Ins. Association; Medical Protective Ins. Co.; Merchants Mutual Insurance Co.; Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance Co.; Mobil Oil Corp.; National Grange Mutual Insurance Company; Nationwide Ins. Co; Norcal; Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company; Occidental Life Insurance Co.; OMSNIC National Insurance Co.; Ophthalmic Mutual Ins Co.; Phoenix Mutual Ins. Co.; Principal Mutual Ins. Group; Proselect Ins. Co.; Providence Washington Insurance Co.; Providian Ins. Co.; Rhode Island Hospital; R.I. Risk Management Foundation; Stanley Fastening Systems, LP; St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island; St. Paul Insurance Cos.; The Travelers Indemnity Co.; U.S. Aviation Underwriters; The Westerly Hospital. | | Kirk Hanson (1948-1991). | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | David P. Whitman (Partner) born Providence, Rhode Island, September 27, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Rhode Island. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1970); Washington University (J.D., 1973). Member: Rhode Island and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Ass'n of Rhode Island v. Rhode Island Insurer's Insolvency Fund, 703 A.2d 1097 (R.I. 1997); Boccasile v. Cajun Music Ltd., 694 A.2d 686 (R.I. 1997); Craven v. Metropolitan Property and Cas. Ins. Co., 693 A.2d 1022 (R.I. 1997); Miccolis v. AMICA Mut. Ins. Co., 587 A.2d 67 (R.I. 1991); Forte Bros., Inc. v. National Amusement, Inc., 525 A.2d 1301 (R.I. 1987); Diiorio v. Abington Mutual Fire Insurance Co., 404 A.2d 850 (R.I. 1979); Employer's Fire Ins. Co., v. Baker, 383 A.2d 1005 (R.I. 1978); Town of North Kingstown v. Ashley, 370 A.2d 246 (R.I. 1977); Presley v. Newport Hospital, 353 A.2d 627 (R.I. 1976); Garganta v. Union Central Life, 125 F.3d 841 (1st Cir. 1997); Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Ass'n of Rhode Island v. Pfeiffer, 832 F.2d 240 (1st Cir. 1987); Barry v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 555 F.2d 3 (1st Cir. 1977); Putnam Resources v. Pateman, 757 F.Supp. 157 (D.R.I. 1991); Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Ass'n of Rhode Island v. Paradis, 756 F.Supp. 669 (D.R.I. 1991); Skaling v. Aetna Ins. Co., 799 A.2d 997 (R.I. 2002). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation. Email: David P. Whitman | | Michael T. F. Wallor (Partner) born Pawtucket, Rhode Island, January 31, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Rhode Island. Education: University of Rhode Island (B.A., 1970); University of Louisville (J.D., 1973). Member: Rhode Island and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Poudrier v. Brown University, 763 A.2d 632 (R.I. 2000); Lambert v. Stanley Bostitch, Inc., 723 A.2d 777 (R.I. 1999); Tibbetts v. Stanley Bostitch, Inc., 706 A.2d 925 (R.I. 1998); Silva v. Stanley Bostitch, 651 A.2d 1222 (R.I. 1994); Mullaney v. Gilbane Building Co., 520 A.2d 141 (R.I. 1987); Gordon v. St. Joseph's Hosp., 496 A.2d 132 (R.I. 1985); Silva v. James Ursini Co., 475 A.2d 205 (R.I. 1984); Ambeault v. Burrillville Racing Association, 373 A.2d 807 (R.I. 1997). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense. Email: Michael T. F. Wallor | | James T. Murphy (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, January 18, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Rhode Island and Massachusetts; 1976, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and 1976, U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Education: Boston College (A.B., cum laude, 1971); Suffolk University (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Member, 1973-1975 and Note Editor, 1974-1975, Suffolk University Law Review. Town Solicitor, Jamestown, R.I., 2000-2001. Member: Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Federal (President-Elect, Rhode Island Chapter) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Torts and Insurance; Environmental Law) Bar Associations; Maritime Law Association of the United States (Proctor); Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association (DRI State Representative, Rhode Island); Rhode Island Association of Defense Trial Counsel (President); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. [CDR, JAGC, USNR]. Reported Cases: Doe v. Gelineau, 732 A.2d 43 (R.I. 1999); Jalowy v. Friendly Home, Inc., 818 A.2d 698 (R.I. 2003); Roe v. Gelineau, 794 A.2d 476 (R.I. 2002); Kelly v. Marcantonio, 678 A.2d 873 (R.I. 1996); Kennedy v. Ayala, 717 A.2d 648 (R.I. 1998); St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. Warwick Dyeing Corp., 26 F.3d 1195 (1st Cir. 1994); Lutz Engineering v. Industrial Louvers, Inc., 585 A.2d 631 (R.I. 1991); B.G. Bailey Const. Co. v. Norberg, 524 A.2d 595 (R.I. 1987); Knight v. Town of Gloucester, 831 F.2d 30 (1st Cir. 1987); Central Oil Co. v. M/V Lamma-Forest, 821 F.2d 48 (1st Cir. 1987); Constant v. Amica Mut. Ins. Co. 497 A.2d 343 (1987); Pearl Brewing Co. v. McNaboe, 495 A.2d 238 (R.I. 1985); AAA Pool Service & Supply, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty and Surety Co., 479 A.2d 112 (R.I. 1984); Heath v. American Sail Training Association, 644 F.Supp. 1459 (D.R.I 1986); Violet v. Picillo, 613 F. Supp. 1563 (D.R.I. 1985). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Toxic Torts; Maritime Law; Products Liability; Psychological Injury; Employment Law; General Tort Litigation. Email: James T. Murphy | | Thomas R. Bender (Partner) born South Kingstown, Rhode Island, February 12, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Rhode Island; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Rhode Island (B.A., high distinction, 1979; Phi Beta Kappa); Washington and Lee University (J.D., 1982). Member: Rhode Island Bar Association (Member, Supreme Court Bench/Bar Committee); American Bar Association (Member, Council of Appellate Lawyers); Defense Research Institute (Member, Appellate Advocacy Committee). [Capt., Assistant. Staff Judge Advocate, USAF, 1983-1987]. Reported Cases: Jalowy v. Friendly Home, Inc., 818 A.2d 698 (R.I. 2003); Roe v. Gelineau, 794 A.2d 476 (R.I. 2002); Kelly v. Marcantonio, 187 F.3d 192 (1st Cir. 1999); Smith v. O'connell 997 F.Supp. 226 (D.R.I. 1998); Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Ass'n of Rhode Island v. Rhode Islan Insurer's Insolvency Fund, 703 A.2d 1097 (R.I. 1997); Ryan v. Knoller, 695 A.2d 990 (R.I. 1997); Kelly v. Marcantonio, 678 A.2d 873 (R.I. 1996); Cove Road Development v. Western Cranston Industrial Park Associates, 674 A.2d 1234 (R.I. 1996); Elgabri v. Lekas, 681 A.2d 271 (R.I. 1996); Amica Mutual Insurance Company v. Streiker, 583 A.2d 550 (R.I. 1990); McCarthy v. Johnson, 574 A.2d 1229 (R.I. 1990). Practice Areas: Appellate Litigation. Email: Thomas R. Bender | | Megan J. Goguen (Partner) born Yorktown Heights, New York, December 27, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, New York and Connecticut; 2000, Rhode Island. Education: Providence College (B.A., 1994); St. John's University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Notes and Comments Editor, St. John's Journal of Legal Commentary. Author, "Tipping the Scales: A Fair Trial Versus Free Speech", St. John's Journal of Legal Commentary (Fall 1996). Member: Rhode Island Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: Megan J. Goguen | | Kelly N. Michels (Partner) born Denver, Colorado, April 8, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Rhode Island; 2002, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1998); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 2001). Member: Rhode Island (Member, New Lawyers Committee), Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; Federal Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyers Committee, Rhode Island Chapter); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation. Email: Kelly N. Michels | | ASSOCIATES | | Sara Fontes (Associate) born Providence, Rhode Island, April 1, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Education: Brown University (B.A., 2000); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Law Clerk to the Honorable Paul L. Rudman of Maine Supreme Judicial Court, 2004-2005. Member: Rhode Island, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation. Email: Sara Fontes | | Ms. Jacquelyn L. Mouquin (Associate) born Providence, Rhode Island, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Rhode Island and Massachusetts; 2008, U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., 2003; B.A., 2003; M.S.W., 2004); Roger Williams University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Rhode Island and American Bar Associations. Fellow: Defense Research Institute; Defense Counsel of Rhode Island. Practice Areas: Complex and Multi-District Litigation(70%); Appellate Practice(15%); Insurance Defense(5%); Personal Injury(5%); Medical Malpractice(5%). Email: Ms. Jacquelyn L. Mouquin |
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