Elizabeth Segovis, Esq., Director of Training and Low Income Taxpayer Clinic at Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc., received the Founders Award from the Grayson County Bar Association in Texas. Liz was honored fo
Superior Court District Court Family Court Workers' Compensation Court Traffic Tribunal While these courts serve all counties, they may have differentcourthouse locationsthroughout the state. The process for accessing court records is uniform across the state, regardless of the county where a case origi...
VLP attorneys include Bar members from every county in the state and areas of the law they handle include: consumer, bankruptcy, special education, license registry, tort defense, landlord/tenant, family, wills, collections, guardianship, and homeless- related issues. Through the participation of ...
Many attorneys strug- gled with the looming electronic filing system deadlines. For many, it felt as though the sky was falling. But, as the court's training sessions unfolded, Bar members did what they do best, providing training and assistance to each other. Court administrators, judges and...
He was appointed to the Rhode Island Family Court bench in 1990, and was named to the Rhode Island Supreme Court in 2003. He is a member of the American, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Newport County Bar Associations, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and the ...
The Common- wealth separated its Former Law into those affecting state, county, and local public bodies.30 The New Law consolidates the three provisions into one general Open Meeting Act that expressly repeals the older provisions.31 Despite the revamp- ing, Massachusetts also fails to include...
There is no requirement that the lien itself be filed in the Superior Court in the County where the real estate is located. That would mean that a search would be required in every county. § 34-49-8 only requires that the suit to enforce the lien be filed in the County where the ...
The Court staff was always available to answer questions on the telephone and through the email help desk. The Bench and Bar also reviewed and commented on new rules drafted by the Supreme Court to accommodate e-filing. Chief Judge Lafazia, Committee members, and the District Court clerks and...
the court 6 September/October 2010 Rhode Island Bar Journal construes them as providing that each carrier shall be liable for a pro rata share of the loss."29 However, the Superior Court's decision was appealed to the Supreme Court of Rhode Island, which took a very differ- ent slant on...