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The National Black Lawyers Names PLDO Attorney LaTri-c-ea McClendon- Hunt Top 100 Lawyer in Rhode Island
Rhode Island – March 12, 2025 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) and The National Black Lawyers proudly announce that LaTri-c-ea McClendon-Hunt has been named a distinguished Top 100 Black Lawyers in the state of Rhode Island. This exclusive recognition is reserved for the top 100 African American lawyers in each state, recognized for their outstanding legal skills and professional contributions. Membership is exclusively by invitation, based on referrals from existing members, the Executive Committee, and independent research. LaTri-c-ea McClendon-Hunt, Senior Counsel, is a member of the firm’s Alternative Dispute Resolution and Special Masterships Teams. She focuses her practice in Prison Monitoring for the U.S. District...
PLDO Sponsors Providence Business News’ 2025 Business of Cannabis Summit
Attorney Benjamin L. Rackliffe to be a Featured Panelist Rhode Island – February 27, 2025 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) announced its sponsorship of Providence Business News’ (PBN) 2025 Business of Cannabis Summit on Thursday, March 6 from 9:00am - 11:00am, at the Providence Marriott. PLDO Partner Benjamin L. Rackliffe, a leading authority and advisor to cannabis industry business owners and investors, will be a featured panelist, alongside Ronald Crosson II, Executive Director of Urban Ventures, Inc. & Chair and Social Equity Officer, Cannabis Advisory Board; and Michelle Reddish, Administrator of the RI Cannabis Office, RI Commerce. In January, Rhode Island’s Cannabis Control Commission released its long-awaited...
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara to Host “Elections Have Consequences. Is Your Business Ready?” Seminar on Friday, February 21, 2025
Rhode Island – January 28, 2025 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) is hosting a seminar, entitled “Elections Have Consequences. Is Your Business Ready?” on Friday, February 21, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The symposium will be held at PLDO’s office, located at 1301 Atwood Ave., Suite 215N, Johnston, RI, and is open to all employers/managers and free to attend. To register, click here or email [email protected]. The reelection of President Donald Trump and his new Administration could usher in significant changes across the labor and employment landscape, impacting businesses in all industries. During this seminar, PLDO’s Employment Law attorneys, William E. O’Gara, Matthew C. Reeber and Kathryn M. Couture, will...
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara Distinguished in Best Law Firms® 2025 Edition in 21 Practice Areas in Rhode Island and Boston, MA
Rhode Island – November 7, 2024 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) announced today that it has been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms® in 21 practice areas in Rhode Island and Boston, Massachusetts. This marks the 15th consecutive year PLDO has earned this prestigious accolade for its professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. PLDO’s practice areas recognized for their legal excellence in Regional Tier 1/Rhode Island include: Corporate Law; Criminal Defense: General Practice; Employment Law – Management; Government Relations Practice; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Securities / Capital Markets Law; and Trusts and Estates....
Rhode Island Supreme Court Appoints Brian J. Lamoureux to the Newly Established Committee on Artificial Intelligence and the Courts
Rhode Island – October 23, 2024 – Rhode Island Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell appointed Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Brian J. Lamoureux, a prominent business litigator and employment attorney who is a leading voice on social and digital media law, to the steering committee of the newly established Committee on Artificial Intelligence and the Courts (“CAIC”). In Executive Order No. 2024-03, released on October 22, 2024, Chief Justice Suttell noted, “The proliferation of generative AI will require the Judiciary, like all court systems across the country, to proactively navigate the balance between the promise of radical efficiency and the threat of inauthentic information.” For that reason, the CAIC...
PLDO Partner Brian J. Lamoureux to be a Panelist at Providence Business News’ Cybersecurity AI & Tech Summit 2024
Rhode Island – October 7, 2024 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Brian J. Lamoureux, a prominent business litigator and cyber law attorney, will be a panelist at the Providence Business News’ (PBN) 2024 Cybersecurity AI and Tech Summit, on Thursday, October 10, 2024 from 9:00 am to 11:30 am at Crowne Plaza, Warwick, RI. As Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to impact nearly all industries and with the recent incidents with CDK, CrowdStrike, and Ticketmaster, the importance of knowing a business’s cybersecurity risks and exposures is paramount. The Summit will feature panel discussions with experts in cybersecurity and AI from the technology, education, legal, insurance and accounting industries who will lead...
PLDO Partner Brian J. Lamoureux Presented an Update on Artificial Intelligence in the Courts at the 2024 Rhode Island Fall Judicial Conference
Rhode Island – September 24, 2024 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Brian J. Lamoureux, a prominent business litigator and employment attorney who is a leading voice on social and digital media law, presented an update on “Artificial Intelligence in the Courts” to members of the Rhode Island Judiciary at the 2024 Fall Judicial Conference on Friday, September 20, 2024. Attorney Lamoureux, who first presented on Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) at the 2023 Rhode Island Fall Judicial Conference, explained how the most popular AI tools, such as ChatGPT, are evolving; how attorneys are increasingly using AI to aid in the discovery process, mediation and arbitration; and how the Courts are adapting and placing limitations...
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara Issues Advisory on How the 2024 Elections and Proposed Estate Tax Reforms Could Impact Estate Planning Strategies
Johnston, RI | Boca Raton, FL – September 9, 2024 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Gene M. Carlino today issued an Advisory on the proposed federal estate tax reforms that could significantly impact high-net-worth individuals’ and families’ estate planning, charitable giving and financial strategies in 2025, and beyond. The American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2024, which is supported by presidential candidate Kamala Harris, represents a dramatic shift from current tax policies. Attorney Carlino’s Advisory, How the 2024 Elections and Proposed Estate Tax Reforms Could Impact Estate Planning Strategies, offers an in-depth analysis of the reform’s key elements and repercussions on current planning...
PLDO Attorneys Named 2025 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year,” “The Best Lawyers in America” ® and “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch”® in 23 Practice Areas
Rhode Island – August 15, 2024 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) is proud to announce that 13 attorneys have been named to the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and five (5) Attorneys were selected as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. In addition, Joseph M. DiOrio, Chairman of PLDO’s Banking & Creditor’s Rights Practice, was named Lawyer of the Year in the Providence Metro region for Litigation – Bankruptcy, a designation he’s earned nine times. William E. O’Gara, Managing Principal, was also chosen to be Lawyer of the Year in the Providence Metro region for both Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally...
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara Promotes Two Attorneys to Senior Counsel
Rhode Island – June 24, 2024 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Managing Principals Matthew (Matty) A. Lopes Jr. and William E. O’Gara today announced that Katherine B. Dunn and Peter S. Strobis were promoted to Senior Counsel. “Our firm is dedicated to a culture of excellence and professional growth. Katie and Peter are talented attorneys who consistently deliver topnotch legal counsel and service to our clients,” said PLDO’s Managing Principals. “We truly value their contributions, congratulate them on these well-deserved promotions and look forward to their continued success.” Katherine B. Dunn is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Estate and Trust Planning, Administration and Litigation teams. Attorney Dunn’s...
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