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Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara Distinguished by Best Law Firms® in the 2024 Edition for 15 Practice Areas in Rhode Island and Boston, MA
Rhode Island – November 2, 2023 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) announced today that it has been recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms®, ranked by Best Lawyers®, in 15 practice areas in Rhode Island and Boston, Massachusetts. This marks the 14th consecutive year PLDO has received the designation for its professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. PLDO’s practice areas recognized for their legal excellence in Regional Tier 1/Rhode Island include: Corporate Law; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Employment Law – Management; Government Relations Practice; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor & Employment; Nonprofit / Charities Law; and Securities / Capital Markets...
PLDO Partner Brian J. Lamoureux Speaks on Artificial Intelligence in the Courts at the 2023 Rhode Island Fall Judicial Conference
Rhode Island – September 27, 2023 – 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 “Rise of the Machines: Artificial Intelligence in the Courts” to members of the Rhode Island Judiciary at the 2023 Fall Judicial Conference on Friday, September 22, 2023. Since its recent grand entrance to the world stage, ChatGPT and other Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) tools have been infiltrating and proliferating past the tech and business worlds and into the judicial system. Attorney Lamoureux’s presentation demonstrated how the most popular AI tools such as ChatGPT work, pointing out AI’s benefits and...
PLDO Partner Benjamin L. Rackliffe to be a Featured Speaker at Providence Business News “2023 Business of Cannabis Summit”
Rhode Island – August 30, 2023 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Benjamin L. Rackliffe, a leading authority and advisor to cannabis industry business owners and investors, will be a featured speaker at the “2023 Business of Cannabis Summit,” sponsored by Providence Business News, on Thursday, September 7, from 9:00am - 11:00am, at Providence Marriott, One Orms Street, Providence, RI. The 2023 Business of Cannabis Summit will feature keynote remarks from Kimberly Ahern, Chairperson of the RI Cannabis Control Commission, followed by a panel discussion with various industry experts, business executives, educators and community leaders to discuss the key opportunities and obstacles the industry is facing and whether...
PLDO Attorneys Named 2024 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year,” “The Best Lawyers in America” ® and “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch”®
Rhode Island – August 17, 2023 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) is proud to announce that 15 attorneys have been named to the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and six (6) Attorneys were named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. In addition, Gary R. Pannone, Managing Principal, Matthew “Matty” A. Lopes, Jr, Principal, and Joseph M. DiOrio, Chairman, Banking & Creditor’s Rights, have been recognized by Best Lawyers as a 2024 Lawyer of the Year in their respective practice areas. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers compiles its lists of Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch by...
PLDO Attorneys Presented “Dead But Not Done: Post Mortem Planning” to Florida Bar Association Members
Boca Raton, FL – August 16, 2023 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO)’s prominent estate and trust attorneys, Gene M. Carlino and Leah A. Foertsch presented a webinar entitled, "Dead But Not Done: Post Mortem Planning,” to members of the Florida Bar Association on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. “Given ever-evolving tax laws and how quickly and often circumstances change, it is doubtful that an estate planner can anticipate their client’s precise needs following a death,” said Attorney Carlino. “By using post-mortem planning techniques, offered in conjunction with traditional estate planning practices, estate planners will be able to create a comprehensive estate plan that allows for maximum flexibility and broad discretion....
Joseph M. DiOrio, Esquire Merges His Practice with Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara
Establishing and Chairing the Firm’s New Banking and Creditor’s Rights Practice Rhode Island – July 5, 2023 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) today announced that Joseph M. DiOrio, Esquire has merged his financial institutions practice, The Law Office of Joseph M. DiOrio, Inc., with PLDO to create the firm’s new Banking and Creditor’s Rights practice group. Attorney DiOrio will serve as Chairman of the practice and collaborate with PLDO’s team of skilled lawyers to provide comprehensive legal representation to financial institutions throughout the region, including national, regional and local banks, bank holding companies, thrifts and other financial services providers. The range of legal services to be provided include...
PLDO Attorneys Named 2023 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Rhode Island – June 15, 2023 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) is pleased to announce that several attorneys have been named to the 2023 Rhode Island Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. PLDO attorneys selected as Super Lawyers include: William P. Devereaux, Principal (Civil Litigation: Defense) Matthew A. Lopes, Jr., Principal (Criminal Defense) William E. O’Gara, Principal (Employment & Labor Law) Bernard A. Jackvony, Of Counsel (Estate and Trust Litigation) PLDO attorneys recognized as Rising Stars include: David P. Craven, Partner (Estate and Probate) Patrick J. McBurney, Partner (Land Use/Zoning) LaTri-c-ea McClendon-Hunt, Senior Counsel (Alternative Dispute Resolution) Rebecca M. Murphy, Partner (Estate and...
PLDO Trust & Estate Attorneys David P. Craven and Bernard A. Jackvony to Present “Rhode Island Probate Process: In 7 Simple Steps” for the National Business Institute
Rhode Island – June 12, 2023 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Trust and Estate Attorneys David P. Craven and Bernard A. Jackvony will be featured presenters for the National Business Institute’s Continuing Legal Education webinar, entitled “Rhode Island Probate Process: In 7 Simple Steps,” for on Friday, June 16, 2023. Attorney Craven will present “Opening the Estate” from 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. and “Preparing the Personal Representatives for the Job” from 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Topics to be discussed during his first presentation include obtaining the will and getting it admitted; locating and notifying the beneficiaries; determining if the estate qualifies for a small estate administration; filing the initial petition...
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara Managing Principal Gary R. Pannone Earns Martindale-Hubbell’s Highest Peer-Reviewed AV Preeminent® Rating
Rhode Island – June 9, 2023 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) today announced that its Managing Principal, Gary R. Pannone, has been awarded an AV Preeminent® Rating, which is the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards by Martindale-Hubble. For more than 130 years, Martindale-Hubbell has been evaluating attorneys for their strong legal ability and high ethical standards through a Peer Review Rating system. The AV Preeminent® Rating is the pinnacle of professional excellence earned through a strenuous Peer Review Rating process that is given to attorneys who are ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by their...
PLDO Attorneys Honored with 2023 “Professional Excellence in Law” Awards by Rhode Island Monthly
Rhode Island – June 1, 2023 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) announced that several PLDO attorneys in multiple practice areas have been honored with 2023 “Professional Excellence in Law” awards by Rhode Island Monthly. The recognition is based on peer evaluation and professional achievement, and distinguishes the honorees as among the top 5% of Rhode Island lawyers. Attorneys and their practice area for which they were recognized include the following: Gene M. Carlino, Partner – Wills, Trusts and Estates David P. Craven, Partner – Wills, Trusts and Estates Kas R. DeCarvalho, Partner – Business Law Matthew “Matty” A. Lopes Jr., Principal – Business Law William E. O’Gara, Principal – Labor and Employment Founded in 2006,...
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