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| | Address | | 10 Weybosset Street | | Providence, Rhode Island 02903 | | (Providence Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 401-456-1200 | | Fax: 401-456-1210 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.tllaw.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Tillinghast Licht LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Banking and Commercial Finance, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Corporate, Domestic Relations, E-Commerce and Communications, Environmental, Estate Planning, Executive Advocacy, Government Relations, Health Care, Labor Employment and Employee Benefits, Litigation, Public Finance, Real Estate, Tax. | | Year Established: 1818 | Firm Profile:
Tillinghast Licht LLP is one of the nation's oldest continuing law firms with long-standing client relationships which often span several generations. While we take pride in our distinguished history, TL is a progressive, full-service law firm with the technology needed to meet the challenges of today's legal practice. Our firm is comprised of more than 30 legal professionals dedicated to the highest standards of excellence and integrity. We provide representation to clients ranging from small, family-owned businesses to multi-nationals and their principals, to municipalities and major state government agencies. Our goal is to offer innovative, cost-effective solutions to client problems on a distinctly personal basis. All attorneys at the firm are members of the Rhode Island Bar Association and many are members of the Massachusetts Bar Association and American Bar Association. | | Firm Size: 13 | Law Firm Affiliations:
LEX MUNDI; STATE LAW RESOURCES, INC. | | PARTNERS | | Robert N. Huseby, Sr. (Partner) born Wilmington, Delaware, January 17, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Rhode Island and U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1969); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1972). Member of Rhode Island Supreme Court, Special Committee dealing with overdraft reporting rule, 1990. Member: Rhode Island (Chairman, Banks and Trusts Committee, 1985—) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Collections; Debtor and Creditor; Mortgages; Real Estate. Email: Robert N. Huseby, Sr. | | Peter J. McGinn (Partner) born Providence, Rhode Island, July 17, 1936; admitted to bar, 1960, Rhode Island; 1985, Massachusetts. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.S., magna cum laude, 1957); Harvard University (J.D., 1960). Judicial Nominating Commissioner, Rhode Island. Member: Rhode Island and American Bar Associations; American Bar Foundation. [JAGC, U.S. Army, 1960-1963]. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Civil Practice; Government; Litigation; Utility Law. Email: Peter J. McGinn | | Jeffrey A. Nemecek (Partner) born Washington, D.C., November 29, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Alabama and New York; 1984, Minnesota; 1987, Florida; 1989, New Jersey. (Not admitted in Rhode Island). Education: Hamilton College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1970); University of Chicago (J.D., 1974). Practice Areas: Public Finance(100%). Email: Jeffrey A. Nemecek | | Norman G. Orodenker (Partner) born Providence, Rhode Island, August 13, 1933; admitted to bar, 1958, Rhode Island; 1960, U.S. District Court of Rhode Island. Education: Brown University (A.B., cum laude, 1955); Columbia University (J.D., 1958). Phi Beta Kappa. Legal Counsel, Department of Employment Security, 1960-1962. Chief Legal Counsel for R.I. Departments of State Government, 1969-1972. Legal Counsel, Registry of Motor Vehicles, 1972-1974. Chief Legal Counsel, Rhode Island Department of Transportation, 1974-1982. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Hospital Law; International Law. Email: Norman G. Orodenker | | Joseph W. Walsh (Partner) born Providence, Rhode Island, August 28, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, Rhode Island. Education: Providence College (A.B., 1963); Georgetown University (J.D., 1966). State Representative, 1969-1970. State Senator, 1971-1976. Mayor, City of Warwick, 1977-1984. Member: Rhode Island Bar Association. Practice Areas: Government; Municipal Law; Finance; Government Contracts. Email: Joseph W. Walsh | | Samuel D. Zurier (Partner) born Providence, Rhode Island, October 23, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, Massachusetts; 1988, Rhode Island; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island. Education: Yale University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1980; J.D., 1986); Oxford University (B.A., 1984) Phi Beta Kappa (Student President). Rhodes Scholar. Editor, Yale Law Journal, 1985-1986. Member, Providence School Board, 2000-2002. Law Clerk, Hon. Rya Zobel, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1986-1987. Law Clerk, Hon. Stephen Breyer, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 1987-1988. Assistant Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Environmental Protection Division, 1988-1990. Member: Rhode Island and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental Law; Probate; Corporate Law. Email: Samuel D. Zurier | | —————————— | | Colin M. McNiece (Associate) born New York, 1974; admitted to bar, 2007, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Education: Iowa State University (B.S.; M.C.R.P.); Roger Williams University School of Law. Practice Areas: Public Finance(100%). | | Paul J. Moretti, Sr. (Associate) born Providence, Rhode Island, 1963; admitted to bar, 2005, Louisiana; 2006, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Education: Tulane University (B.S.); Troy State University (M.S.); Loyola University (J.D., 2004). Member: Rhode Island Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(50%); Employee Benefits(50%). Email: Paul J. Moretti, Sr. | | COUNSEL | | John D. Cummins (Counsel) born 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Illinois; 1964, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1978, District of Columbia and U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, New York. (Not admitted in Rhode Island). Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1960; J.D., 1963). Note and Comment Editor, Northwestern University Law Review. [Judge Advocate, U.S. Air Force, 1965-1967]. Practice Areas: Public Finance. Email: John D. Cummins | | Edwin H. Hastings (Counsel) born Yonkers, New York, January 2, 1917; admitted to bar, 1941, New York; 1946, Rhode Island; 1951, Massachusetts. Education: Amherst College (A.B., 1938); Columbia University (LL.B., 1941). Member, Board of Editors, Columbia Law Review, 1939-1941. Member, 1966-1974 and Chairman, 1972-1974, Board of Bar Examiners, Rhode Island. Member, Federal Board of Bar Examiners, District of Rhode Island, 1981-1984. Practice Areas: Guardianship and Conservatorship; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Wills. Email: Edwin H. Hastings | | Richard J. Petrucci, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Providence, Rhode Island, October 28, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Rhode Island; 1993, Massachusetts. Education: Bryant University (B.S.B.A., cum laude, 1988); Hofstra University (J.D., 1991). Member: Rhode Island Bar Association (Member and Past Co-Chair, Committee on Probate and Trust; Estate Planning Council of Rhode Island). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Succession Planning; Executive Compensation Planning; Taxation; Probate and Estate Administration; Asset Protection Planning; Elder Law. Email: Richard J. Petrucci, Jr. | | Eustace T. Pliakas (Counsel) born Providence, Rhode Island, September 16, 1924; admitted to bar, 1952, Rhode Island. Education: Providence College; University of Chicago (J.D., 1951). Member: Rhode Island and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Email: Eustace T. Pliakas | | Melvin L. Zurier (Counsel) born Providence, Rhode Island, April 30, 1929; admitted to bar, 1953, Massachusetts; 1957, Rhode Island; 1958, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1950; LL.B., 1953). Phi Beta Kappa. Rhode Island Commissioner on Uniform State Laws, 1958-1963. Executive Counsel, Governor of Rhode Island, 1961-1962. Member, Rhode Island Judicial Council, 1971-1983. Special Counsel, Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission, 1977-1987. Chairman, 1999-2001 and Member, 1997-2001, Rhode Island Ethics Commission. [Colonel, U.S. Air Force Reserve, J.A.G., Ret.]. Practice Areas: Business Law; Contracts; Partnership Law; Probate; Trusts and Estates. Email: Melvin L. Zurier |
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