press releases

BOSTON/PROVIDENCE (April 21, 2016) – April Fabregat-LeBlanc and John D. Meara have recently joined Barton Gilman LLP, expanding the firm’s insurance defense and litigation practices. Fabregat-LeBlanc joins the firm as an associate practicing in the areas of insurance defense and…

BOSTON/PROVIDENCE (March 22, 2016) – John J. Barton has recently been honored by the Rhode Island chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates with the Seth E. Bowerman Civility Award. The award is given periodically to members of the…

BOSTON/PROVIDENCE (Mar. 15, 2016) – Edward D. Shoulkin and Aaron A. Spacone recently obtained summary judgment in favor of a national food supplier in a food-borne illness product liability action in the Connecticut Superior Court. The plaintiff asserted that she purchased…

BOSTON/PROVIDENCE (Feb. 29, 2016) – Richard E. Quinby, Kevin M. Hensley, and Raphaella Poteau have joined Barton Gilman LLP, expanding and adding significant expertise to the firm’s insurance defense and litigation practices. Quinby joins the firm as a partner, bringing…

BOSTON (Feb. 18, 2016) – Pamela Slater Gilman obtained a defense verdict from a Suffolk County jury on behalf of her client in a kidney transplant case. The jury deliberated for seven hours following the 16-day trial to return a…

PROVIDENCE (Feb. 12, 2016) – Angela L. Carr was recently invited to join the Providence College President’s Council. The Providence College President’s Council is a leadership group, comprised of senior executives from many of Rhode Island’s most prominent employers, who…

BOSTON/PROVIDENCE (Feb. 11, 2016) – In collaboration with Suffolk Law’s Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic, C. Alexander Chiulli helped successfully defend the interests of the small business Monster Fish Keepers before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. The Monster…

PROVIDENCE (Jan. 8, 2016) – Matthew R. Plain won a seat on the East Greenwich school committee during a January 5 special election to fill the vacancy of former member Clark Smith. Plain grew up in East Greenwich and attended…

PROVIDENCE (Jan. 5, 2016) – Angela L. Carr and Jenna R. Pingitore recently obtained a jury defense verdict on behalf of a hospital in a negligence and battery case. The Plaintiff alleged that a security officer on staff at the…

PROVIDENCE (Nov. 20, 2015) – Today, the Rhode Island Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP-RI) presented Barton Gilman LLP with its 2015 Outstanding Philanthropic Business Award. Barton Gilman was nominated for the award by the Urban Collaborative Accelerated…

BOSTON/PROVIDENCE (Nov. 5, 2015) – Barton Gilman LLP was recently selected to the 2016 Best Law Firms rankings for personal injury defense. This marks the third consecutive year the firm has been included in the prestigious directory of best firms…

BOSTON/PROVIDENCE (Nov. 3, 2015) – Ten Barton Gilman attorneys have been chosen 2015 New England Super Lawyers, a directory of leading attorneys who are evaluated on various measures of peer recognition and professional achievement. John J. Barton, Francis A. Connor,…

BOSTON/PROVIDENCE (October 30, 2015) – Nicholas D. Meunier, Aaron A. Spacone, and Gregory N. Hoffman recently joined Barton Gilman LLP. Attorney Meunier brings extensive experience to the firm in all stages of litigation, and in particular, in the areas of…

PROVIDENCE (Oct. 23, 2015) – Angela Carr recently joined fellow participants in the 2015 Leadership Rhode Island Lambda II class to celebrate their completion of a rigorous 10-month community leadership program. Following a competitive application and selection process, Carr and…

BOSTON/PROVIDENCE (Oct. 13, 2015) – John J. Barton of Barton Gilman LLP was recently inducted into The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation. The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation is an honorary organization of lawyers, judges, and legal scholars…

BOSTON/PROVIDENCE (October 2, 2015) – Two Barton Gilman attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016. Pamela S. Gilman and Francis A. Connor III were selected for a fifth consecutive year Best Lawyers…

BOSTON (Jul. 9, 2015) – Angela L. Carr and Jenna R. Pingitore recently obtained a jury defense verdict on behalf of an obstetrician-gynecologist in a shoulder dystocia case. The Plaintiffs alleged that the obstetrician-gynecologist failed to perform appropriate maneuvers when she stepped in to…

PROVIDENCE (May 13, 2015) – Barton Gilman was recently named as one of the 2015 Best Places to Work in Rhode Island, the seventh time that the firm has been so recognized since 2008. The competitive statewide survey conducted by the…

PROVIDENCE (April 21, 2015) – Matt Plain and Greg Vanden-Eykel recently obtained a ruling from the Rhode Island Department of Education that a public school district should not have refused to pay the tuition of a charter school student who…

PROVIDENCE (Feb. 20, 2015) – Angela L. Carr and Jenna R. Pingitore recently obtained a jury defense verdict on behalf of a gastroenterologist in a wrongful death lawsuit involving a 30-year-old woman who died following the second recurrence of a…