Experience

Decof, Barry, Mega & Quinn, P.C.

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trial Attorney

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  Trial attorney in complex personal injury firm. Clients include handicapped children, spinal cord injury victims, people with traumatic brain injuries, families that have lost loved ones, and victims of medical negligence and product defects. Trial attorney in complex personal injury firm. Clients include handicapped children, spinal cord injury victims, people with traumatic brain injuries, families that have lost loved ones, and victims of medical negligence and product defects.



K&L Gates

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate

  • Sep 2013 - Dec 2016

  Responsible for all aspects of complex civil litigation from inception through resolution, including counseling clients, taking and defending depositions, drafting and arguing non-dispositive and dispositive motions, and alternative dispute resolution. Represented industry bank in high-profile suit brought by quasi-municipal state agency in the 38 Studios litigation in Providence County Superior Court, including over one hundred days of deposition testimony and thirteen days of summary judgment argument. Successfully argued against dispositive motions in Suffolk County Superior Court brought against plaintiff in commercial tenancy dispute and obtained favorable settlement in favor of tenant. Obtained favorable settlement in fraudulent misrepresentation regarding international sale of a subsidiary corporation. Show less



Rhode Island Supreme Court

• Law Clerk - Trial Court Department

  • Aug 2012 - Aug 2013

  Assigned to the Honorable Justice Luis Matos. Responsible for the Motion Calendar in Providence County Superior Court. Conduct research and prepare bench memoranda for all dispositive motions filed in Superior Court. Attend hearings on dispositive motions. Participant of guardian ad litem program in Family Court matters pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-4.7-6. Assigned to the Honorable Justice Luis Matos. Responsible for the Motion Calendar in Providence County Superior Court. Conduct research and prepare bench memoranda for all dispositive motions filed in Superior Court. Attend hearings on dispositive motions. Participant of guardian ad litem program in Family Court matters pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-4.7-6.



Higgins Cavanagh Cooney

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Law Clerk

  • Feb 2011 - May 2012

  Drafted summary judgment motions, discovery motions, and various other motions for civil defense litigation firm. Performed legal research for construction, corporate, products liability, and insurance lawsuits. Participated in depositions, assisted in trial preparation, and attended same. Drafted summary judgment motions, discovery motions, and various other motions for civil defense litigation firm. Performed legal research for construction, corporate, products liability, and insurance lawsuits. Participated in depositions, assisted in trial preparation, and attended same.



The Honorable Daniel Procaccini

• Legal Extern

  • Jan 2011 - May 2011

  Drafted and proofread memoranda and decisions and performed legal research. Attended both civil and criminal motion hearings and trials. Participated in conferences within the judge’s chambers. Drafted and proofread memoranda and decisions and performed legal research. Attended both civil and criminal motion hearings and trials. Participated in conferences within the judge’s chambers.



Strategic Patents, P.C.

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Paralegal

  • Sep 2006 - Feb 2011

  Conducted a variety of support services. Drafted monthly reports to clients regarding upcoming deadlines and activity information. Conducted prior art research and filed information disclosure statements with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to disclose all material relevant to client’s patent applications. Performed extensive research through the USPTO online search engines and Electronic Business Center. Worked with clients to prepare and update all relevant application materials. Worked with clients to obtain relevant prior art for future USPTO filings. Show less