About John R.
John R. Grasso earned a Master of Science in Criminal Justice Studies from Roger Williams University. He followed academic study with a steady climb into courtroom work and appellate practice. He also teaches law students as an adjunct at Roger Williams University School of Law, bringing practical courtroom perspective into the classroom.
Grasso is admitted to practice in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut. He also holds admissions to the U.S. Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit. His federal admissions include the First Circuit Court of Appeals and the federal district courts in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. He belongs to the Rhode Island State Bar and maintains active membership in the Rhode Island Bar Association.
His professional memberships extend beyond local bars. He is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the American Bar Association. He is also part of the Rhode Island Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Rhode Island Association of Justice. Those affiliations reflect the mix of trial and appellate work that occupies much of his practice.
Grasso founded and operates the Law Office of John R. Grasso, Inc. There he manages client matters that range from state-level criminal defense to federal litigation and appeals. He handles pretrial work, courtroom advocacy and briefing for higher courts. He brings trial experience into appellate strategy and uses appellate practice to inform trial tactics.
He has balanced private practice with legal education. As an adjunct faculty member at Roger Williams University School of Law, he lectures on courtroom procedure and appellate advocacy. The teaching role keeps him engaged with emerging legal scholarship and with students preparing for careers in litigation.
Colleagues and clients encounter a lawyer who moves between trial dockets and appellate filings. He represents clients in criminal matters and takes appeals to higher courts when cases require it. In federal cases he appears in the district courts listed among his admissions and prepares appeals for circuit and specialty courts.
Today Grasso continues to lead his firm and to teach. He is active in several bar and defense organizations and maintains admissions across state and federal venues. His current practice handles criminal defense, federal litigation and appellate representation.
