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PLDO Attorneys Named 2020 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Rhode Island – October 13, 2020 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) is pleased to announce that several attorneys have been named to the 2020 Rhode Island Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. PLDO attorneys selected as Super Lawyers include Principals William P. Devereaux (Civil Litigation: Defense) and William E. O’Gara (Employment & Labor Law), as well as Bernard A. Jackvony, Of Counsel (Estate and Trust Litigation). Attorneys recognized as Rising Stars are Rebecca M. Murphy, Partner (Estate and Probate), and Associate Patrick J. McBurney (Land Use/Zoning). Super Lawyers is a peer review rating service of outstanding lawyers in each state who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement...
PLDO Attorney Randelle L. Boots is a Featured Speaker at the Launch of a New Initiative by Providence Country Day – “The PCD Quest”
Rhode Island – October 2, 2020 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Attorney Randelle L. Boots was a featured speaker at the launch of a comprehensive access to education program by Providence Country Day called, “The PCD Quest.” The initiative offers reduced tuition and greater access to learning opportunities through a new online academy, and other educational and mentoring resources to help students succeed in life. In her remarks, Attorney Boots, who is a 2009 alumna of Providence Country Day, congratulated the school for leading the way forward in innovation and excellence in education to help students achieve their personal and professional goals. To learn more about the new initiative, visit The PCD Quest. Attorney...
PLDO Welcomes Florida Business and Real Estate Lawyer Drew B. Sherman as Of Counsel in Strategic Alliance in Florida
Boca Raton, Florida – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Managing Principal Gary R. Pannone announced that prominent Florida business, corporate and real estate lawyer Drew B. Sherman has joined the firm as Of Counsel in a strategic alliance to serve the firm’s growing base of clients in the Florida market. Attorney Sherman is the founder of Drew B. Sherman, P.A., with a distinguished career that spans over 20 years helping hundreds of Florida businesses, families and individuals achieve their goals as a legal advisor and strategic business partner. “We are excited to have Drew join PLDO as Of Counsel and to establish an affiliation of our law firms that strengthens our business practice in the Florida market,” said Attorney...
PLDO Welcomes Four New Attorneys
Rhode Island - Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) is pleased to announce the appointment of four new attorneys in various practice areas. Joining the firm is William J. Trezvant, Senior Counsel, Special Masterships and Alternative Dispute Resolution; Randelle L. Boots, Associate, Litigation; Braxton H. Medlin, Associate, Special Masterships and Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Michael F. Ryan Jr., Associate, Government Relations & Legislative Affairs, Special Masterships, and Alternative Dispute Resolution. Below are brief professional biographies of PLDO’s new attorneys: William J Trezvant, Senior Counsel Attorney Trezvant is a former Special Assistant in the Office of the Rhode Island Attorney General, where he...
PLDO Managing Principal Gary R. Pannone Named a 2020 Hall of Fame “Excellence in the Law” Honoree by RI Lawyers Weekly
Rhode Island – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Managing Principal Gary R. Pannone has been selected as a 2020 Hall of Fame “Excellence in the Law” honoree by Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly. The award recognizes his lifetime achievements and outstanding professional accomplishments in the legal community. The publication has scheduled a virtual awards celebration for all of the newspaper’s 2020 honorees on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 6 p.m. For more information and to register, please visit https://rilawyersweekly.com/excellence-in-law/honorees/ In addition to this lifetime achievement award, Attorney Pannone, who co-founded PLDO in 2006, has been recognized by his peers and clients as a Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year”...
PLDO Principal Matthew A. Lopes Jr. Named 2021 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” Government Relations Practice in Providence/Metro Region
Rhode Island – August 20, 2020 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC (PLDO) Principal Matthew A. Lopes Jr. was recognized by Best Lawyers® as the 2021 "Lawyer of the Year" for his government relations practice in the Providence/Metro Region. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan location is honored as the "Lawyer of the Year.” The award reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among their peers for their abilities, professionalism and integrity. In addition to the "Lawyer of the Year" award for 2021 and for the eleventh consecutive year, Attorney Lopes was selected for inclusion in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for his practice areas. Attorney Lopes has over 25 years of...
PLDO Attorney Patrick J. McBurney Named to the 2021 Best Lawyers® “Ones to Watch” List in Rhode Island
Rhode Island – August 20, 2020 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC (PLDO) Attorney Patrick J. McBurney has been named to the 2021 Best Lawyers® “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” list for his litigation practice in the Providence/Metropolitan Region. The award recognizes attorneys for their “outstanding professional excellence” who have been practicing for less than 10 years. Selection is based entirely on peer evaluations by geographic region and practice area. Attorney McBurney is an accomplished zoning and land use lawyer and litigator with significant experience helping clients navigate through the complex areas of federal, state and municipal policies and regulations regarding permitting, variance approvals and other zoning-related...
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021 Edition
Rhode Island – August 20, 2020 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC (PLDO) is pleased to announce that several attorneys in multiple practice areas have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the Providence/Metro Region and Massachusetts. Best Lawyers® compiles its annual lists of outstanding attorneys by practice area and geographic location by conducting peer reviews in which hundreds of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. In addition, the firm announced that PLDO Principal Matthew A. Lopes Jr. and Associate Patrick J. McBurney have received special designations by Best Lawyers®. Attorney Lopes has been recognized as the 2021 Best Lawyers...
PLDO Estate & Trust Attorneys to Present “Planning for the Future Starts Now!” as part of the Boca Chamber Virtual Programming Events
Boca Raton, Florida – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Estate & Trust Senior Counselors Leah A. Foertsch and Jason S. Palmisano will present a webinar, entitled “Planning for the Future Starts Now!” as part of the Boca Chamber PRIME Professionals Group’s online programs on Friday, August 7, 2020 from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. The attorneys will address the importance of business succession planning and offer five steps every business owner should consider to ensure their business’ success continues following a transfer of ownership. For more information and to register for the webinar, visit https://web.bocaratonchamber.com/events/Prime-Professionals-Group-Round-Table-6260/details. Attorney Foertsch is a skilled estate and...
PLDO Estate & Trust Attorney Gene M. Carlino is Honored with the 2020 Rhode Island Bar Journal Lauren E. Jones, Esq. Writing Award
Rhode Island – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Gene M. Carlino, a prominent estate, trust and tax attorney, was the recipient of the 2020 Rhode Island Bar Journal Lauren E. Jones, Esq. Writing Award for his article, A Review of the SECURE Act and Its Effect on Estate Planning with Retirement Asset, that was published in the November/December 2019 edition. Cited for its presentation excellence and timeliness of an important legal issue for practitioners, the scholarly article provided a comprehensive, in-depth review of the now enacted SECURE Act or “Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement,” which represents transformative change to the income tax and administrative laws affecting individual retirement...
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