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PLDO Launches Original Multimedia Learning Center for Business Startups and Owners Featuring a Six-Part Podcast Series with Attorney Joshua J. Butera
Rhode Island – March 12, 2020 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) announced today the launch of an online multimedia learning center, Inside Business - Powered Up for Success, dedicated to assisting entrepreneurs, startups and business owners to grow, thrive and succeed in today’s business environment. Inside Business - Powered Up for Success features PLDO Business Attorney Joshua J. Butera in a six-part podcast series on topics ranging from corporate structure and governance options and their tax implications, to alternative work space locations and the advantages and disadvantages of owning or renting commercial space, to the pros and cons of different options available for start-up capital and/or to attract investors....
PLDO Principal William P. Deveraux to be a Featured Panelist on a National Webinar on “Sports Gambling Legalization: Looking Back and What’s Ahead”
Rhode Island – March 10, 2020 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Principal William P. Devereaux, a prominent trial attorney, will be a featured panelist on a national webinar on “Sports Gambling Legalization: Looking Back and What's Ahead” on Friday, April 3, 2020 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm (ET). Attorney Devereaux will be joined by other panelists to provide an in-depth analysis of recent developments in sports gambling and betting. Webinar presenters will address implications of the repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) by the Supreme Court in 2018 and offer their assessment as to the status of sports gambling across the country and insights about future trends. The event is hosted by the...
PLDO Partner Benjamin L. Rackliffe to be a Featured Speaker at Providence Business News “2020 Business of Cannabis Summit”
Rhode Island – February 10, 2020 – 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 “2020 Business of Cannabis Summit,” sponsored by Providence Business News, on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Providence Omni Hotel, 1 West Exchange Street in Providence. For details and to register, visit PBN Cannabis Summit. The summit will cover the evolution of the cannabis industry in Rhode Island and address topics such as the financial costs, benefits and/or negative impact of expanding legalization for adult recreational use in Rhode Island, as well as the business...
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara Estate & Trust Attorneys Join Bryant University’s Florida Alumni for Featured Panel on “Essentials of Estate Planning”
Boca Raton, Florida – January 20, 2020 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Estate & Trust attorneys have been invited to join Bryant University’s Florida Alumni on Thursday, January 30, 2020 to present a panel discussion on “Essentials of Estate Planning” as part of an alumni reception and networking event. The event will be held at the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort in Ft. Lauderdale beginning at 4:30 p.m. with the estate planning seminar. PLDO Partner Gene M. Carlino, a prominent Florida and Rhode Island estate, trust and tax attorney will lead the discussion with PLDO estate and trust attorneys in the firm’s Boca Raton office, Leah A. Foertsch and Jason S. Palmisano. Panel moderator will be Bernard A. Jackvony,...
PLDO Partners Brian J. Lamoureux and Matthew C. Reeber to be Featured Speakers at an NBI Seminar on “Human Resource Law: The Ultimate Guide”
Rhode Island – January 15, 2020 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partners Brian J. Lamoureux and Matthew C. Reeber will be featured speakers at a National Business Institute (NBI) two-day seminar on “Human Resource Law: The Ultimate Guide,” which is taking place on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 and Thursday, February 6, 2020 at the Hilton Garden Inn Providence. Attorney Lamoureux, who is a prominent business and employment law attorney and a leading voice on social and digital media law, will present back-to-back workshops on February 5 on “Social Media Policies: Avoiding Overreach While Ensuring Proper Usage” and “Protecting Employee Privacy: Workplace Monitoring and Information Security.” On February 6, Attorney Reeber, a...
PLDO Partner Brian J. Lamoureux to be a Panelist at Cybersecurity Summit & Expo 2020: Impact the Outcome of Your Cyber Risk
Rhode Island – December 30, 2019 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Brian J. Lamoureux, a prominent business and employment lawyer and leading voice on social and digital media law, will be a panelist at the Cybersecurity Summit & Expo 2020: Impact the Outcome of Your Cyber Risk on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at The Ritz-Carlton-Boston, 10 Avery St., Boston, MA. The conference is co-sponsored by Boston Business Journal and Citrin Cooperman and will bring together data protection and cybersecurity executives and professionals from across the cybersecurity spectrum, including law enforcement, technology, legal, insurance and hacking experts. For further information and to register for...
PLDO Partner Matthew C. Reeber to be a Featured Speaker at an American Arbitration Association Seminar on “Just Cause” in Arbitration
Rhode Island – December 2, 2019 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Matthew C. Reeber, a prominent employment law attorney and litigator, will be a featured panel speaker at an American Arbitration Association (AAA) seminar on “Solving the Puzzle of ‘Just Cause’ in Labor Arbitration” on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to noon at the AAA office, 1301 Atwood Ave., Suite 211N in Johnston. Attorney Reeber’s panel discussion will address the general ground rules in a discipline case and the application of “just cause,” what is considered when determining “just cause,” as well as provide insight on the “seven tests” often used by arbitrators when ruling on workplace discipline matters. For more information and to...
PLDO Estate & Trust Attorney Gene M. Carlino Publishes In-Depth Review of Transformative U.S. Tax Law Legislation in Bar Journal
Rhode Island – November 20, 2019 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Gene M. Carlino, a prominent estate and trust attorney, authored a comprehensive review of a bill pending in the U.S. Senate entitled, “Setting Every Community up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019,” referred to as the SECURE Act in the November/December edition of the Rhode Island Bar Journal. Attorney Carlino’s scholarly article provides an in-depth review of the SECURE Act and its benefits and disadvantages, the effect of the bill on a common estate planning technique used in certain sensitive situations, and offers ways to address the proposed law’s major challenges. To access the article, visit A Review of the SECURE Act and Its Effect on...
PLDO Partner Brian J. Lamoureux to be a Featured Speaker on “Data Security In the Digital Age” at RI Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference
Rhode Island – November 4, 2019 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Brian J. Lamoureux, a prominent business and employment lawyer and leading voice on social and digital media law, will be a featured speaker at the 2019 Rhode Island Workers' Compensation Educational Conference on November 14-15, 2019 at the Graduate Providence (formerly Providence Biltmore), 11 Dorrance Street in Providence. The two-day conference is co-sponsored by the Rhode Island Workers' Compensation Court and the International Workers’ Compensation Foundation. To register for the event, visit https://www.compevent.com/rhode_island/. Attorney Lamoureux’s presentation on “Keeping Personal Information Secure in the Digital Age” is scheduled for...
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara Named a 2020 “Best Law Firm” by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®
Rhode Island – November 1, 2019 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) announced today that it has been named to the 2020 “Best Law Firms” in America list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® for 14 practice areas in Rhode Island and Boston, Massachusetts. This marks the 10th consecutive year PLDO has received the designation in Rhode Island for its professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. The practice areas cited for legal excellence in Metropolitan Tier 1/Rhode Island include Corporate Governance Law; Employment Law – Management; Government Relations Practice; Non-Profit/Charities Law, and Securities/Capital Markets Law. Other practice areas recognized in the tier...
Attorney Leah A. Foertsch Joins Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara’s Expanding Estate and Trust Practice in Florida
Boca Raton, Florida – August 30, 2019 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) announces that Attorney Leah A. Foertsch has joined the firm’s Estate and Trust Planning, Administration and Litigation Team as Senior Counsel. Attorney Foertsch’s appointment adds to the expanding team of estate and trust lawyers located in the firm’s Florida office at Peninsula Plaza, 2424 North Federal Highway, Suite 204 in Boca Raton.
“We are delighted to welcome Leah to our team of estate and trust attorneys that serve our growing client base in the Florida market,” said Attorney Bernard,”………..READ MORE
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara Announces Attorneys Promoted to Partner
Rhode Island – August 22, 2019 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Managing Principal Gary R. Pannone announces the promotions of three attorneys to partner. The lawyers and their practice areas are Rebecca M. Murphy, Estate & Trust Planning, Administration and Litigation, and Kristina M. Hector and Steven W. Raffa, who are both lawyers with the firm’s Alternative Dispute Resolution and Special Masterships Teams. “We are pleased to announce the promotions of Rebecca, Kristina and Steve to partner. They exemplify the quality, depth and strength of our talented team of attorneys,”………..READ MORE
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara Attorneys are Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2020©
Rhode Island – August 15, 2019 – Pannone Lopes Deveraux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Principals Gary R. Pannone and William E. O’Gara were recently recognized by their peers as Best Lawyers 2020 “Lawyer of the Year” in the Providence area for Securities/Capital Markets Law and Litigation – Labor and Employment, respectively. 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, their professionalism, and their integrity……….READ MORE
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara and Citrin Cooperman Expand Cybersecurity Podcast Series and Resource Library for Businesses to Help Reduce the Risk and Cost of Cyber Threats
Rhode Island – June 24, 2019 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) and Citrin Cooperman, a full-service assurance, tax and business advisory firm, announce the expansion of their original series of cybersecurity podcasts, “Cyber Crooks and Crime,” with two new episodes on best practice tools and techniques to help businesses reduce the risk of data breaches and proactively protect and secure their digital environments against cyberattacks. The podcast interviews feature PLDO Partner………READ MORE
PLDO Partner and Prominent Estate & Trust Lawyer Gene M. Carlino Spearheads a Leadership Panel for a NAELA Webinar on “The Top Ten Tax Topics” for Elder Law Practitioner
Rhode Island – June 18, 2019 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Gene M. Carlino, a prominent estate and trust attorney, will be a featured presenter on a leadership panel of speakers for a National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) webinar on “The Top Ten Tax Topics an Elder Law Practitioner Should Be Aware Of.” The webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, June 19, 2019 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m………READ MORE
PLDO Partner and Prominent Estate & Trust Lawyer Gene M. Carlino to be a Featured Speaker at an NBI Seminar on “Wills and Trusts 101”
Rhode Island – June 18, 2019 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Gene M. Carlino, a prominent estate and trust attorney, will be a featured speaker at a National Business Institute (NBI) two-day seminar on “Wills and Trusts 101” on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 and Thursday, June 27, 2019 at the Hilton Garden Inn Providence Airport/Warwick, 1 Thurber Street in Warwick. Attorney Carlino will lead three consecutive workshops on June 26, beginning at 1:45 p.m. until 4:30 p.m………READ MORE
PLDO Attorney Bruce H. Tobey is a Featured Speaker at the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Worldwide “Pipelines 2019 Conference”
Rhode Island — June 17, 2019 — Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Of Counsel Bruce H. Tobey, a leading authority on water law and utility infrastructure technologies, is a featured speaker at the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE), Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute’s (UESI) Pipelines 2019 Conference in Nashville, TN from July 21, 2019 through July 24, 2019. Attorney Tobey’s seminar panel will address the “Life Cycle Cost Analysis For Decision Making In Collection System Rehabilitation” on Thursday, July 23, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m………READ MORE
PLDO Partner and Prominent Estate & Trust Lawyer Gene M. Carlino to be a Featured Speaker at an NBI Seminar on “Protecting Assets While Qualifying for Medicaid”
Rhode Island — May 28, 2019 — Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Gene M. Carlino, a prominent estate and trust attorney, will be a featured speaker at a National Business Institute (NBI) seminar on “Protecting Assets While Qualifying for Medicaid” on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at the Radisson Hotel Providence Airport, 2081 Post Road in Warwick………READ MORE
PLDO Partner Matthew C. Reeber to Lead an Employment Law Workshop on “Best Practices for Workers’ Compensation Claims”
Rhode Island — May 7, 2019 — Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Matthew C. Reeber, a prominent employment law attorney and litigator, will lead a workshop discussion on “Best Practices for Workers’ Compensation Claims” on Thursday, May 30, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the law firm’s Rhode Island office, Northwoods Office Park, 1301 Atwood Ave., Suite 215 N in Johnston. Attorney Reeber will be joined by Nichole Magnifico, CPCU, Vice President at Claim Strategies at Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. and PLDO Associate Meagan L. Thomson……..READ MORE
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara and Citrin Cooperman Team Up to Champion Cybersecurity Awareness for Businesses with Original Series of Informational Podcasts
Rhode Island — May 7, 2019 — Cyberattacks are on the rise, with industries and organizations reporting rampant increases in phishing or business email compromise and a majority of Americans having personally experienced a major data breach. To address the heavy risk and cost of a breach in a company’s operations, Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) and tax, audit, and business consulting……..READ MORE
PLDO Partner Matthew C. Reeber to Address the “Liability Risks of Using Software Algorithms in the Hiring Process” at URI’s Labor and Employment Law Conference
Rhode Island — April 23, 2019 — Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Matthew C. Reeber, a prominent employment law attorney and litigator, will be a featured panelist at the University of Rhode Island Schmidt Labor Research Center’s Thirty-Second Annual Labor And Employment Law Conference on Friday, April 26, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event will be held at the W. Alton Jones Campus……..READ MORE
PLDO Partner Matthew C. Reeber is a Featured Speaker on Employment Law Issues at the RIALA Conference & EXPO
Rhode Island — April 17, 2019 — Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Matthew C. Reeber, a prominent employment law attorney and litigator, will be a featured speaker at the Rhode Island Assisted Living Association (RIALA) Conference & EXPO on Friday, April 26, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 801 Greenwich Avenue in Warwick. Attorney Reeber……..READ MORE
PLDO Prominent Estate & Trust Attorney Bernard A. Jackvony to be a Featured Speaker at NBI’s “The Probate Process from Start to Finish” Seminar
Rhode Island — April 10, 2019 — Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Of Counsel Bernard A. Jackvony, a prominent estate and trust attorney in Rhode Island and Florida, will be a featured speaker at a National Business Institute (NBI) seminar on “The Probate Process from Start to Finish” on Monday, April 22, 2019 at the Hilton Garden Inn Providence Airport/Warwick, 1 Thurber Street in Warwick……..READ MORE
PLDO Partner Brian J. Lamoureux to Explore “Big Tech and Big Tobacco: Is History Repeating Itself?” at RI Cybersecurity Exchange Day at Salve University
Rhode Island — February 28, 2019 — Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Brian J. Lamoureux, a prominent business litigator and employment attorney who is a national voice on social and digital media law, will present “Big Tech and Big Tobacco: Is History Repeating Itself?” at Rhode Island Cybersecurity Exchange Day on Wednesday, March 13. The free event is sponsored by Salve Regina University’s Pell Center and the Ocean State Higher Education Economic Development and Administrative Network (OSHEAN) and will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the University’s O’Hare Academic Building……READ MORE
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara Estate & Trust Attorneys Publish Advisory on the Importance of Establishing Domicile in Estate Planning
Rhode Island — January 31, 2019 — Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) estate and trust attorneys Gene M. Carlino and Jason S. Palmisano today release an advisory on Why Your Domicile Is A Key Factor In Estate Planning to address the critical importance of an individual’s need to have properly established legal domicile (the state in which you are physically present with the intent to stay in that state indefinitely) for the purposes of…..READ MORE
PLDO Partner and Prominent Estate & Trust Lawyer Gene M. Carlino to be a Featured Speaker at an NBI Seminar on “Estate Planning: Top 8 Tools to Know”
Rhode Island — January 15, 2019 — Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Gene M. Carlino, a prominent estate and trust attorney, will be a featured speaker at a National Business Institute (NBI) seminar on “Estate Planning: Top 8 Tools to Know” on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at the Renaissance Providence Downtown Hotel, 5 Avenue of the Arts in Providence…..READ MORE
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara Announces New Attorney Hires
Rhode Island — January 4, 2019 — Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) announces the appointments of two new associates, Joshua J. Butera and Meagan L. Thomson. Attorney Butera joins the business and municipal law teams and Attorney Thomson joins the firm’s team of litigators….READ MORE
Archives 2018
PLDO Attorney Bruce H. Tobey Publishes Scholarly Work on the Opportunities Public-Private Partnerships Present for Water Utilities Projects in National Journal
Rhode Island — December 12, 2018 — Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Of Counsel Bruce H. Tobey, a leading authority on water law and public-private partnerships, has published a scholarly article with co-author Sean McGinnis, VP at COEFFICIENT Group, entitled P3s and the Water–Energy Nexus: Opportunities for Water Sector Energy Projects that is available in the December issue of the American Water Works Association Journal….READ MORE
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara Expands Estate & Trust Team in Florida
Rhode Island — December 3, 2018 — Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) announces that Attorney Jason S. Palmisano has joined the firm’s Estate and Trust Planning, Administration and Litigation Team as Senior Counsel. Attorney Palmisano is located in the firm’s Florida office at Peninsula Plaza, 2424 North Federal Highway, Suite 204 in Boca Raton…READ MORE
PLDO Partner Brian J. Lamoureux to Address “Social Media Trends and Issues for Government Officials” at a RI Bar Government Lawyers Committee Seminar
Rhode Island — November 30, 2018 — Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Brian J. Lamoureux, a prominent business litigator and employment attorney who is a national voice on social and digital media law, will lead a discussion on the current trends and issues of social media use by elected officials and municipal employees at a seminar…READ MORE
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara Named a “Best Law Firm” in Rhode Island in Multiple Practice Areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® for 2019
Rhode Island — November 1, 2018 — Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) announces that it has been named to the 2019 “Best Law Firms” in America list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® for Rhode Island in 14 practice areas. Firms named to the “Best Law Firm” rankings are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers…READ MORE
PLDO Employment Lawyers and Litigators to be Featured Speakers at the 2018 Rhode Island Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference
Rhode Island — October 26, 2018 — Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) employment lawyers and litigators will be featured speakers at the 2018 Rhode Island Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference on November 1-2, 2018. PLDO Principal William E. O’Gara and Partner Matthew C. Reeber will present the topic “Sexual Harassment: Workers’ Compensation Claims and Alternative Causes of Action” on Thursday, November 1 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:50 a.m…READ MORE
PLDO Attorneys Named 2018 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in Rhode Island
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) is pleased to announce that several attorneys have been named to the 2018 Rhode Island Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Super Lawyers is a research-driven, peer review rating service of each state’s attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement in their practices. No more than five percent of the lawyers in each state are selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers list… READ MORE
PLDO Partner and Prominent Estate & Trust Lawyer Gene M. Carlino to be a Featured Speaker at an NBI Seminar on “Medicaid Lookback Rules and Planning”
October 16, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Gene M. Carlino, a prominent estate and trust attorney, will be a featured speaker at a National Business Institute (NBI) seminar on “Medicaid Lookback Rules and Planning” on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at the Crowne Plaza, 801 Greenwich Avenue in Warwick. Attorney Carlino will lead two afternoon workshops… READ MORE
PLDO Partner Kas R. DeCarvalho to be the Keynote Speaker at the 2018 Rhode Island Black Business Association’s 7th Annual Awards Gala
September 25, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner and prominent business attorney Kas R. DeCarvalho will deliver keynote remarks at the 2018 Rhode Island Black Business Association’s 7th Annual Awards Gala on Friday, October 5, 2018 from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick, RI. This year’s theme is “Power of Inclusion – Maximize Success.” The event honors small business owners, local leaders and volunteers… READ MORE
PLDO Joins Compass IT Compliance for the 2018 Cybersecurity Symposium Featuring National and Local Cyber Security Experts and U.S. Congressman James Langevin
September 21, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Brian J. Lamoureux, a national authority on social and digital media law, and Senior Counsel Joel K. Goloskie, who provides privacy and security counsel to a range of privately-held and publicly-traded companies, will be featured speakers at the 2018 Cybersecurity Symposium, hosted by Compass IT Compliance, on Thursday, October 25, 2018 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at The Meehan Overlook in North Providence… READ MORE
PLDO Principal William E. O’Gara is a Featured Speaker at a Workplace Violence Awareness Seminar, “What Would You Do?”
September 17, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Principal William E. O’Gara, a prominent employment law attorney, litigator and mediator, will be a featured speaker at a workplace violence awareness seminar, “What Would You DO?,” scheduled for Tuesday, October 2, 2018 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Crowne Plaza, 801 Greenwich Avenue in Warwick. The seminar aims to educate and provide guidance to organizations to be better prepared in the face of a workplace violence emergency… READ MORE
PLDO Attorney Samantha M. Vasques to Present Employment Law Workshops on “Dealing With Problem Employees: A Legal Response Guide”
September 17, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Attorney Samantha M. Vasques will lead two employment law workshops during a day-long National Business Institute (NBI) seminar on “Dealing With Problem Employees: A Legal Response Guide” on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at the Hilton Garden Inn Providence Airport/Warwick, 1 Thurber Street in Warwick. Attorney Vasques will address the topic “When the Problem Employee is a Member of a Protected Class” from 3:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., which will be immediately followed by a… READ MORE
PLDO Partner Matthew C. Reeber To Be a Featured Presenter at a Seminar on “Local Government Law: What Attorneys Need to Know”
September 17, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Matthew C. Reeber, a prominent employment law attorney, will lead two workshops during a day-long National Business Institute (NBI) seminar on “Local Government Law: What Attorneys Need to Know” on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at the Crowne Plaza, 801 Greenwich Avenue in Warwick. Attorney Reeber’s morning workshop is scheduled from 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and will cover new developments in employment law… READ MORE
PLDO Partner Matthew C. Reeber Releases a White Paper on the Expanding Gig Economy and How it is Reshaping the Employer-Employee Relationship
September 17, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Matthew C. Reeber, a prominent employment law attorney, examines the changing landscape of the employer-employee relationship in a recently released white paper, Rights of Workers in the Burgeoning Gig Economy. The paper reports on the inherent friction with laws between gig economy workers and employees who work traditional 40-hour weeks for a clearly defined employer….READ MORE
PLDO Partner Brian J. Lamoureux to be a Featured Panelist at RI Society of Human Resource Management’s Fall Legislative Breakfast
September 5, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Brian J. Lamoureux, a prominent business litigator and employment attorney who is a national voice on social and digital media law, will be a featured panelist at the Rhode Island Society of Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) Fall Legislative Breakfast on Thursday, September 13, 2018 from 7:30 a.m. to Noon at the Crowne Plaza, 801 Greenwich Avenue in Warwick…READ MORE
Pannone Lopes Devereaux and O’Gara Attorneys are Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2019 in Metropolitan/Providence Area
August 15, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Principals Gary R. Pannone and William P. Devereaux were recently recognized by their peers as Best Lawyers® 2019 “Lawyer of the Year” in the Metropolitan/Providence area in their practice areas of Corporate Governance Law and Criminal Defense: General Practice, respectively…READ MORE
PLDO Partner Brian J. Lamoureux Joins Cybersecurity Experts to Present “Defend Your Business Against Social Media Cyber Threats” Webinar
August 13, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Brian J. Lamoureux, a prominent business litigator and employment attorney who is a national voice on social and digital media law, will join cybersecurity experts from Compass IT Compliance LLC to present a webinar entitled, “Defend Your Business Against Social Media Cyber Threats,” on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at 2 p.m. (ET)…READ MORE
PLDO Partner Matthew C. Reeber will Lead an NBI Employment Law Teleconference on “Weed at Work: Your Top Questions Answered”
July 20, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Matthew C. Reeber, a prominent employment law attorney, will lead a teleconference discussion on the topic of “Weed at Work: Your Top Questions Answered,” hosted by the National Business Institute (NBI) on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (ET). Attorney Reeber will provide a national review and status report of medical marijuana laws and regulations in the workplace and share his knowledge and insight on topics such as…READ MORE
PLDO Attorney Joel K. Goloskie Joins Panel on “GDPR – Know Your Responsibilities” to Help Businesses Comply with the European Union’s New General Data Protection Regulation
June 25, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) business and cyber law attorney Joel K. Goloskie will join cybersecurity experts from Compass IT Compliance LLC as a panelist for a webinar entitled “GDPR – Know Your Responsibilities” on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at 2 p.m. (ET). The webinar will help business owners protect their organizations against violating the European Union’s (EU) far-reaching new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and incurring hefty fines. The EU GDPR has significant impacts on businesses across all industries, regardless of whether an organization is in the EU or the US… READ MORE
PLDO Prominent Estate & Trust Attorneys Gene M. Carlino and Bernard A. Jackvony To Be Featured Speakers at NBI’s “Top Challenges in Estate Administration” Seminar
June 13, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Gene M. Carlino and Bernard A. Jackvony, Of Counsel, both prominent estate and trust attorneys, will be featured speakers at a National Business Institute (NBI) seminar on “Top Challenges in Estate Administration” on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 26 and 27, 2018 at the Crowne Plaza, 801 Greenwich Avenue in Warwick… READ MORE
PLDO Partner Matthew C. Reeber is a Featured Speaker at the RI Chapter of the Labor and Employment Relations Association’s 2018 Summer Breakfast Meeting
June 12, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Matthew C. Reeber, a prominent employment law attorney and litigator, will be a featured speaker at The Greater RI Chapter of the Labor and Employment Relations Association’s 2018 Summer Breakfast Meeting on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the Radisson Airport Hotel, 2081 Post Road in Warwick. Attorney Reeber will address the dynamics and significance of a “gig economy” and how temporary and project-base work is changing labor and employment law standards… READ MORE
Attorney Angelyne E. Cooper Joins Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara’s ADR and Special Masterships Team as Senior Counsel
May 18, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Managing Principal Gary R. Pannone announced today that Angelyne E. Cooper has joined the firm’s Alternative Dispute Resolution and Special Masterships Teams as Senior Counsel. Attorney Cooper is a Commissioner for the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights and former Legal Counsel and State Level Equal Opportunity Officer for the Rhode Island Department of Labor & Training… READ MORE
PLDO Partner Brian J. Lamoureux will be a Panelist at the RI League of Cities and Towns Workshop on Digital and Social Media Law for Municipalities
May 7, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Brian J. Lamoureux, a prominent business litigator and employment attorney who is a national voice on social and digital media law, will serve as a panelist at the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns “Social Media Training Session” on Wednesday, May 9, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Rhode Island Interlocal Risk Management Trust, 501 Wampanoag Trail, East Providence… READ MORE
PLDO Employment Law Attorneys William E. O’Gara and Matthew C. Reeber are Featured Speakers at the RIALA Conference & EXPO
May 1, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) employment law attorneys and litigators, William E. O’Gara and Matthew C. Reeber, will be featured speakers at the Rhode Island Assisted Living Association (RIALA) Conference & EXPO on Friday, May 4, 2018 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 801 Greenwich Avenue in Warwick. Attorneys O’Gara and Reeber will lead a workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 10: 30 a.m. on Rhode Island’s new mandatory Paid Time Off (PTO) law that becomes effective on July 1, 2018… READ MORE
PLDO Partner Benjamin L. Rackliffe to Lead Workshops on “Marijuana Business Law in Rhode Island”
April 27, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Benjamin L. Rackliffe, a prominent business and corporate attorney, will be a featured speaker for two workshops during a National Business Institute (NBI) seminar on “Marijuana Law in Rhode Island” on Friday, May 18, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 801 Greenwich Avenue in Warwick… READ MORE
PLDO Partner Matthew C. Reeber is a Featured Panelist at the 31St Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference at URI
April 20, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Matthew C. Reeber, a prominent employment law attorney and litigator, will be a featured panelist at the 31st Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference on Friday, April 27, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the University of Rhode Island W. Alton Jones Campus in West Greenwich. The conference is sponsored by the university’s Charles T. Schmidt, Jr. Labor Research Center… READ MORE
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara and Starkweather & Shepley Team Up to Help Organizations Prevent Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
April 9, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) and Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. (S&S) are teaming up to help organizations better address, prevent and manage workplace sexual harassment. In collaboration, PLDO’s Employment Law Team and S&S, have scheduled a free seminar, entitled “Sexual Harassment: Learn What You Should Know for Your Business in the #MeToo Era,” for Wednesday, May 23, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Crowne Plaza Grand Ballroom in Warwick, RI… READ MORE
PLDO Announces the Promotion of Rebecca M. Murphy to Senior Associate Attorney in the Estate & Trust Planning, Administration and Litigation Team
March 30, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Managing Principal Gary R. Pannone announced today that Rebecca M. Murphy has been promoted to Senior Associate. Attorney Murphy is a member of the firm’s Estate and Trust Planning, Administration and Litigation Team. Her practice includes advising and representing fiduciaries, as well as trust and estate beneficiaries… READ MORE
Attorney LaTri-c-ea McClendon-Hunt Joins Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara’s ADR and Special Masterships Team as Associate
March 23, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Managing Principal Gary R. Pannone announced today that LaTri-c-ea McClendon-Hunt has joined the firm’s Alternative Dispute Resolution and Special Masterships teams as Associate. Attorney McClendon-Hunt is a former attorney with Rhode Island Legal Services where she represented hundreds of victims of domestic violence and provided counsel and guidance to indigent populations in a wide range of areas… READ MORE
PLDO Prominent Estate & Trust Attorneys Gene M. Carlino and Bernard A. Jackvony are Featured Speakers at NBI “Estate Planning from A to Z” Seminar
March 14, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Gene M. Carlino and Bernard A. Jackvony, Of Counsel, who are both prominent estate and trust attorneys, will be featured speakers at a National Business Institute (NBI) seminar on “Estate Planning from A to Z” on Monday, and Tuesday, March 19 and 20, 2018 at the Hilton Garden Inn Providence Airport/Warwick, 1 Thurber Street in Warwick… READ MORE
PLDO Partner Brian J. Lamoureux to Address Warwick Elementary School PTO on “Cyberbullying and Online Safety”
March 1, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Brian J. Lamoureux, a prominent business litigator and employment attorney who is a national voice on social and digital media law, will lead a discussion with parents and teachers at a Warwick elementary school to help raise awareness of the harmful consequences of cyberbullying and social media use by children without vigilant oversight by adults… READ MORE
PLDO Partner Matthew C. Reeber to Address “Preventing & Responding to Sexual Harassment” at RIALA Education Program
February 21, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Matthew C. Reeber, a prominent employment law attorney and litigator, will be a featured speaker at a Rhode Island Assisted Living Association (RIALA) training workshop on “Preventing & Responding to Sexual Harassment” on Thursday, February 22, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Sargent Rehabilitation Center, 800 Quaker Lane in East Greenwich… READ MORE
PLDO Partner Matthew C. Reeber is a Featured Speaker at Providence Business News “Workforce Development Summit”
February 13, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Matthew C. Reeber, a prominent employment law attorney and litigator, will be a featured speaker at the Providence Business News “2018 Workforce Development Summit” on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza in Warwick. Attorney Reeber will provide insight into evolving employment laws under the new Trump administration… READ MORE
PLDO Attorney Bruce H. Tobey To Be a Featured Speaker at the National Association of Clean Water Agencies 2018 Winter Conference
January 17, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Of Counsel Bruce H. Tobey, a leading water law authority and nationally recognized as a legal advisor on alternative project delivery models, will be a featured speaker at the 2018 Winter Conference of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), “Exploring Net Environmental Benefit: Balancing Science & Cost,” from February 6-9, 2018 at the Napa Valley Marriott Hotel in Napa, CA… READ MORE
PLDO Partner Brian J. Lamoureux to be a Featured Panelist on “Social Media Use by Municipalities: Developing and Enforcing Policies for Public Employees and Officials”
January 16, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Brian J. Lamoureux, a prominent business litigator and employment attorney who is a national authority on social and digital media law, will participate in a live webinar on “Social Media Use by Municipalities: Developing and Enforcing Policies for Public Employees and Officials” on Wednesday, February 14, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST. The webcast is hosted by Strafford Publications and will address a wide range of legal issues that arise for municipal governments, officials and employees using social media… READ MORE
PLDO Principal and Employment Attorney William E. O’Gara to Lead Seminar on “Harassment in the Workplace” at RI Interlocal Risk Management Trust Annual Meeting
January 15, 2018
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Principal William E. O’Gara, a prominent employment law attorney, litigator and mediator, will be a featured speaker at the 31st Annual Dinner Meeting of the Rhode Island Interlocal Risk Management Trust (RIIRMT) on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick. Attorney O’Gara will lead a seminar on “Harassment in the Workplace” at 4:30 p.m., which will be followed by a reception and dinner meeting… READ MORE
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