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State of Rhode Island, admitted 1974
Federal District Court: First Circuit, admitted 1974
55 Memorial Boulevard. Suite 5
Newport, RI 02840
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State of Rhode Island, admitted 1974
Federal District Court: First Circuit, admitted 1974
Undergraduate School : Tufts University, Medford, MA, 1967, BA English; Law School: Suffolk University School of Law, Boston MA, 1972, JD
Law Offices of Howe & Garside, Ltd.
55 Memorial Blvd. Ste. 5 Newport, Rhode Island 02840
Super Lawyer in Family Law, 2021
2020 RI Monthly Excellence awards for Mediation
United States Peace Corps, Afghanistan, 1967 to 1969
I am a “family lawyer” in the broadest sense of the term. I have practiced since 1974, representing families, members of families (and others in a relationship) during good times and bad times. I have represented approximately 1,000 divorce clients, both civilian and military, and more than that number of clients in other domestic matters such as adoptive parents, juveniles, unmarried parents, grandparents, and partners. I mediate all family issues with a co-mediator who is a family and child psychotherapist when not mediating with me.
I also have focused my practice on wills, estates, trusts, probate, and all elder law issues such as Medicaid planning and long-term care questions.
I have mediated intergenerational problems, sibling problems, and other estate related problems among family members. I have mediated hundreds of divorce, parenting, paternity, child support, grandparents and partner matters.
Many of my clients seek my counsel on all of their legal issues. They know that if a specialist is needed, I will refer them to the lawyer which is the best fit for their specific need.