Richard Sinapi

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Experience: 40 years

Employment Law, Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury and 5 others

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RICHARD A. SINAPI is the principal and managing attorney of Sinapi Law Associates, Ltd., in Warwick, where his practice primarily focuses on governmental affairs and employment law, including discrimination and harassment claims, leave act claims, unemployment benefits claims, minimum wage and overtime claims, and workers' compensation, as well as civil rights, municipal law, real estate, and personal injury. He has over thirty (30) years of experience in the general practice of law, including general civil litigation and real estate law, including both trial and appellate work as well as corporate and commercial law advice, representation, document preparation and transaction closings. He has co-drafted and successfully lobbied for the passage of numerous pieces of legislation as well as revised agency regulations on behalf of Governmental Affairs clients, such as the local chapter of the ACLU, a home inspector’s association, and numerous construction industry trades, companies and associations. Previously, he taught as an adjunct professor at Bryant University and Salve Regina University. He is a member of the Rhode Island Superior Court Bench/Bar Committee; Workers' Compensation Bench/Bar Committee, American Bar Association, Rhode Island Bar Association, American Association of Justice, and the Rhode Island Association of Justice (RIAJ). He is also a cooperating attorney with the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (RIACLU) and serves as a member of RIAJ Board of Governors and as a member and Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corporation. In 2010, he was awarded the William G. McLoughlin First Amendment Award in 2010 by the RIACLU. Mr. Sinapi is a graduate of Colby College and Harvard Law School.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Rhode Island

Education

1980 - 1983

Harvard Law School

LL.B. (1983)

Honors: Graduated Cum Laude; Who’s Who in American Law Schools.

1976 - 1980

Colby College

B.A. (1980) | Government

Honors: Graduated Summa Cum Laude; Phi Beta Kappa (selected in junior year); Pi Sigma Alpha (political science honor society); Dana Scholar, 1978-79 (scholarship and leadership); Bixler Scholar, 1980 (excellence in academics); Laurie Peterson Prize in Government, 1979; Harold F. Dubbord Prize in Political Science, 1980; Graduated with Distinction in Major (Government)

Awards

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William G. McLoughlin First Amendment Award Recipient

Rhode Island ACLU

Contacts

2374 Post Road, Suite 201 Warwick RI 02886 Telephone: (401) 739-9690 Fax: (401) 943-9040

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Richard Sinapi

Experience: 40 years

Phone: (401) 739-9690

Location: USA

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Practice Areas

Employment Law

Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination

Workers' Compensation

Personal Injury

Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

Civil Rights

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law

Real Estate Law

Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law

Gov & Administrative Law

Administrative Law, Election Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs

Probate

Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests

Products Liability

Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts