Patricia K Rocha is a lawyer practicing cannabis, litigation, health care litigation and 10 other areas of law. Patricia received a A.B. degree from Brown University in 1979, and has been licensed for 44 years. Patricia practices at Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. in Providence, RI.
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Leave a review about your experience with this lawyer.I hired Ms. Roacha to handle a health care matter. After spending thousands of dollars, her firm notified me that they had to withdraw as counsel. I asked why and they were very evasive. Luckily for me, Google exists, and I learned that Ms. Roacha was under investigation for criminal misconduct, including submitting fraudulent documents to the court. According to the dates of the charges against her, she was under investigation when she agreed to represent me, and she failed to tell me that she was facing disbarment. Very unprofessional, and downright dishonest. Adler, Pollack, and Sheehan cost me thousands of dollars, and they wouldn't return any of it.
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Practice Details
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Firm InformationPositionShareholderFirm NameAdler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.
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Representative Cases & TransactionsCasesRepresentative Matters: Pat represented the Transacting Party in the first Hospital Conversions Act Application accepted by the Rhode Isl
Department of Health
Attorney General
has successfully represented Transacting Parties in subsequent hospital acquisitions.
Pat defended a major health care insurer on antitrust charges brought in federal court by an out of state hospital system.
Pat defended a national utility company in a federal court trial involving charges of environmental law violations.
Pat defended a gaming facility on charges of honest services mail
wire fraud
conspiracy in two federal court trials.
Pat defended a major foreign pharmaceutical manufacturing company in a multi-jurisdictional criminal case relating to the marketing
distribution of HGH.
Pat successfully filed a motion to disqualify plaintiff's counsel in a federal court action in which the court adopted for the first time the hot potato doctrine barring an attorney
law firm from curing dual representation of clients by severing the relationship with the pre-existing client for a more lucrative one.
Pat has defended a number of clients in class action, antitrust, false claims act
employment discrimination cases.
Pat has successfully represented health care providers in acquiring regulatory approvals from Rhode Isl
regulators, as well as providing a defense to them in state
federal civil
criminal investigations.
Pat advises cannabis clients on legal
regulatory issues including licensing, litigation
compliance issues.
Pat has also successfully challenged unconstitutional regulatory schemes in the Rhode Isl
Supreme
Superior Courts as well as in the Rhode Isl
U.S. District Court.
Case Studies: AP&S Guides Centers Health Care to Enter Rhode Isl
Health Care Community
AP&S Guides Paris-Based Multinational Through Complex Acquisition
AP&S Defends State of Rhode Isl
in High-Stakes Pension Litigation
Experience
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions1982, Rhode Island
1983, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
2009, U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
MembershipsProfessional Affiliations
•Member, Rhode Island Supreme Court Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 2016 - present.
•Chair, Federal Court Bench Bar Committee, 2009- 2019.
•Member and Chair, Federal Board of Bar Admissions for the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, 2005-2011.
•Chair, Rhode Island Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness, April 2007-2013.
•Co-chair of the 2008 Rhode Island District Court Conference Committee.
•Member, Rhode Island Commission on Judicial Tenure and Discipline, 2009-2014.
•fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
•fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
•fellow, Litigation Counsel of America.
•fellow, Rhode Island Bar Foundation.
•Member, Defense Counsel of Rhode Island, Board of Directors, 2005-2009.
•Member, Federal Bar Association.
•Member, Defense Research Institute.Bar FellowshipRhode Island Bar Foundation.•Member, Defense Counsel of Rhode Island, Board of Directors (2005-2009).
•Member, Federal Bar Association
•Member, Defense Research Institute (DRI).
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Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolBoston College
Class of 1982
J.D.
Other EducationBrown University
Class of 1979
A.B.
with honors
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Personal Details & HistoryAgeBorn in 1957
Providence, Rhode Island, 1957
Patricia K Rocha
One Citizens Plaza, 8th FloorProvidence, RI 02903U.S.A.
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