Whitney R. Anderson

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Updegrove Law, Ltd.

Experience: 11 years

Divorce, Family Law, Criminal Law and 4 others

Public Service Certificate and Trustee Scholar

Awards 2

Experience 11y

Online & Web 3

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Attorney Whitney R. Anderson practices law in Rhode Island, with a primary concentration on Family Law, focusing in the areas of divorce litigation, legal separation, adoption, child custody, visitation, and relocation issues, child support enforcement, equitable division of marital property and associated complex financial matters, retirement assets and Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDRO), prenuptial agreements (prenup) and marital settlement agreements (MSA), as well as domestic abuse complaints and restraining order petitions initiated in the Rhode Island Family Court.

In addition to her private employment at Updegrove Law, Whitney is the Assistant Solicitor for Law Enforcement for the City of Newport, as position she has held since her appointment in June, 2016. In Whitney's capacity as Assistant Solicitor, she acts as the District Court city prosecutor for criminal misdemeanor arrests within the city of Newport. These criminal charges include, but are not limited to, DUIs, Domestic Assaults, Vandalism, Disorderly Conduct, and Larceny under $1,500. Whitney also acts as the Newport Municipal Court prosecutor for civil violations of the Newport city ordinances, zoning codes and noise violations, Newport harbor ordinances and mooring forfeitures, as well as civil traffic violations.

Whitney is a graduate of Fairfield University (B.A. 2009) and New York Law School (J.D. 2012). Whitney is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association’s Family Court Bench Bar Committee, Ethics and Professionalism Committee, and Technology in the Practice Committee, as well as a member of the Edward P. Gallogly Family Court Inn of Court.

Whitney is a graduate of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy's week-long intensive Family Law Trial Advocacy Program held in Boulder, Colorado, and prides herself on being an experienced litigator and negotiator.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Rhode Island

Since 2013

Professional Experience

2013 - Current

Updegrove Law, Ltd.

Associate Attorney

Updegrove Law, Ltd. concentrates on litgation, including representation, divorce work and litigation, probate practice and estate planning, business representation and criminal law and municipal court representation for misdemeanors and civil violations.

2013 - 2013

Kristine S. Trocki, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, LLC

Legal Intern

General practice firm. Areas of practice included divorce and family law, auto accidents, personal injury, estate planning and probate matters.

2011 - 2011

Greater Providence Board of REALTORS

Summer Intern

2010 - 2010

Kenty County Attorney General's Office

Summer Intern

2009 - 2009

Newport County Public Defender's Office

Summer Intern

2008 - 2008

Kent County Clerk's Office

Summer Intern

Education

2009 - 2012

New York Law School

J.D. (2012)

Honors: Dean's List (Spring, 2012)

2005 - 2009

Fairfield University

B.A. (2009) | Psychology

Activities: Teaching Intern: Statistics for Behavioral Life Sciences; First Year Experience Facilitator

Awards

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Public Service Certificate

New York Law School

year - Whitney R. Anderson

Trustee Scholar

New York Law School

Contacts

Family Law Attorney Updegrove Law, Ltd. 314 Oliphant Lane Middletown RI 02842 Telephone: (401) 847-5684

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Whitney R. Anderson Updegrove Law, Ltd.

Experience: 11 years

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Phone: (401) 847-5684

Location: USA

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Practice Areas

Divorce

Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce

Family Law

Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law

Criminal Law

Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes

Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights

DUI & DWI

Estate Planning

Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills

Probate

Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests

Websites

Updegrove Law, Ltd.

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