A car accident can leave you with significant damages. If you’re reading this post, you might know that already. But as you struggle to navigate your recovery, the physical, emotional, and financial losses can quickly become overwhelming and threaten to consume your...
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Is marijuana legal in Rhode Island?
Rhode Island became the 19th state to legalize cannabis. Beginning on May 25, adults who are at least 21 can legally possess up to one ounce of marijuana and cultivate up to three cannabis plants in a private residence. Highlights This new law liberalizes the state’s...
At home, do I have to talk with the police?
Dealing with the Providence, Rhode Island, police is scary. It seems like every week, there is another story about an innocent person being shot or someone being beaten or disabled for a minor infraction or nothing at all. And, if you are a minority, these times are...
Recovering damages in a wrongful death lawsuit
When you say goodbye to your spouse as they leave for work in the morning, you would never dream that they would not return home in the evening. Tragically, people are killed in car accidents and other accidents every day. If your spouse was the family breadwinner and...
Can same-sex marriages end?
The vast majority of our country’s history has included prohibitions on same-sex marriage. However, the U.S. Supreme Court legalized it less than a decade ago, but did that mean that Providence, Rhode Island, same-sex marriages can also end? Wait, is same-sex divorce...
Rhode Island divorce: How is property divided?
Going through a divorce can be an exhausting experience. There will be many important issues that must be dealt with and decided upon, and you’ll have questions about how the process works. One of those issues is property division and how a court decides who gets...
Facts about workers’ compensation and independent contractors
Rhode Island workers who are injured or suffer an illness due to their work are advised to act quickly in seeking workers’ compensation benefits. Workers’ comp can be essential to them getting the treatment they need to try and recover and receive part of their wages...
Potential defenses to a DUI charge
A DUI charge can happen to almost anyone in Rhode Island. You may be driving home from a party or other social gathering where you had a few drinks and be pulled over. Suddenly you could find yourself charged with a DUI and wondering what comes next. Being convicted...
Can the police force me to perform a DUI breath test?
Nothing is worse if, after an enjoyable happy hour or house party, you are pulled over by police and asked to perform a breath test. Must you comply with police and perform the breath test even if you do not want to? You can choose to refuse a breath test, but first...
How courts determine the length and amount of alimony
As married couples share their lives in Rhode Island, they make decisions based on their shared needs. This applies to many different parts of the marriage, but in particular, it applies to how much money they need to earn combined to live the lifestyle they are...