Compare Rhode Island Domestic Violence Lawyers

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Domestic Violence law in Rhode Island covers protective orders, restraining orders, safety planning, criminal defense for DV charges, and child custody in DV situations. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Rhode Island has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to domestic violence cases, and attorneys who practice in Superior Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

The statute of limitations for domestic violence matters in Rhode Island is generally 3 years, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Superior Court, and Rhode Island's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The Rhode Island Bar Association sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on domestic violence in Rhode Island bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

Choosing the right domestic violence attorney in Rhode Island means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to domestic violence law in Rhode Island for an in-depth look at Rhode Island's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

David Slepkow - Attorney
David Slepkow
0/5 (0 reviews)
Slepkow Slepkow & Associates, Inc.
 6 Wanton Shippee Rd. East Greenwich RI 02818
(401) 437-1100
Roger Williams University
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Civil Rights
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Jeffrey Garabedian - Attorney
Jeffrey Garabedian
0/5 (0 reviews)
Palumbo Law
 481 Atwood Ave Cranston RI 02920
(401) 490-0994
New England Law | Boston (1991)
English
Rhode Island Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
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David Cooper - Attorney
David Cooper
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cooper Law Associates
 127 Dorrance St Providence RI 02903
(401) 273-1880
Boston College Law School
English, Spanish
Rhode Island Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Criminal Law Divorce
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Clovis Gregor - Attorney
Clovis Gregor
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Clovis C. Gregor, LLC
 28 Spring St Pawtucket RI 02860
(401) 409-2363
French
Rhode Island Bar
Unknown Status
Consumer Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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David Ellison - Attorney
David Ellison
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ellison Law LLC
 161 South Main St. Fall River MA 02721
(401) 230-5520
Roger Williams University School of Law (2012)
English
Rhode Island Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Allen Kirshenbaum - Attorney
Allen Kirshenbaum
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kirshenbaum Law Associates, Inc.
 1000 Chapel View Blvd., Suite 270 Cranston RI 02920
(401) 467-5300
Boston University School of Law (1961)
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Divorce Domestic Violence
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Jared M. Tomassi - Attorney
Jared M. Tomassi
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tomassi Law Associates
 62 East Ave North Providence RI 02911
(401) 782-2005
Roger Williams University (2002)
Rhode Island Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Civil Rights
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Kevin O. Hagan - Attorney
Kevin O. Hagan
0/5 (0 reviews)
 105 Memorial Blvd We Newport RI 02840
(401) 619-0477
Roger Williams University School of Law (1999)
English
Rhode Island Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Christopher S. Gontarz - Attorney
Christopher S. Gontarz
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lynch & Pine
 26 Washington Square Newport RI 02840
(401) 846-3306
New England Law | Boston (1981)
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Evan Kirshenbaum - Attorney
Evan Kirshenbaum
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kirshenbaum Law Associates, Inc.
 1000 Chapel View Blvd., Suite 270 Cranston RI 02920
(401) 467-5300
Suffolk University Law School (1991)
English
Rhode Island Bar
Active License
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
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Amey F. Cardullo - Attorney
Amey F. Cardullo
0/5 (0 reviews)
Family Law Center, LLC
 38 Bellevue Ave Newport RI 02840
(401) 849-9950
Roger Williams University School of Law (1995)
English
Maine Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Domestic Violence
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Robert Craven - Attorney
Robert Craven
0/5 (0 reviews)
 7405 Post Road North Kingstown RI 02852
(401) 453-2700
New England Law | Boston (1981)
Rhode Island Bar
Active License
Communications & Internet Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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John MacDonald - Attorney
John MacDonald
0/5 (0 reviews)
 One Turks Head Place, Suite 1440 Providence RI 02903
(401) 421-1440
Suffolk University Law School (1991)
Rhode Island Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Criminal Law
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Christopher Biafore - Attorney
Christopher Biafore
0/5 (0 reviews)
two prominent law firms in Providence, Rhode Island
 253 Main Street East Greenwich RI 02818
(401) 885-0400
Roger Williams University School of Law (2000)
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Collections Criminal Law Divorce
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Michael C. Judge - Attorney
Michael C. Judge
0/5 (0 reviews)
 150 Main Street Pawtucket RI 02860
(401) 578-4951
New England Law | Boston (1988)
English, Spanish
Rhode Island Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Stefanie Murphy - Attorney
Stefanie Murphy
0/5 (0 reviews)
Marin & Murphy Law Firm
 6 Wanton Shippee Rd East Greenwich RI 02818
(401) 316-9423
Roger Williams University School of Law
English
Connecticut Bar
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Jason Ollman - Attorney
Jason Ollman
0/5 (0 reviews)
Marin, Barrett, and Murphy Law Office
 1000 Chapel View Blvd Suite 260 Cranston RI 02920
(401) 228-8271
Roger Williams University School of Law (2006)
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Michael Paul Marinelli Jr - Attorney
Michael Paul Marinelli Jr
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Michael P. Marinelli, LLC
 2181 Post Road Warwick RI 02886
(401) 351-3200
Roger Williams University School of Law (2015)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Michael J Carroll - Attorney
Michael J Carroll
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Michael J. Carroll
 22 Parsonage Street, #132 Providence RI 02903
(617) 816-1072
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Rory Munns - Attorney
Rory Munns
0/5 (0 reviews)
Criminal Defense Lawyer Rory Munns
 127 Dorrance St Providence RI 02903
(401) 229-5544
Roger Williams University School of Law (2010)
English
Rhode Island Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Kara Hoopis Manosh - Attorney
Kara Hoopis Manosh
0/5 (0 reviews)
Manosh Payette, LLC
 101 Dyer Street Suite 2D Providence RI 02903
(401) 854-7794
California Western School of Law (2005)
English, Spanish
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Don Moyer - Attorney
Don Moyer
0/5 (0 reviews)
Moyer Law, PC
 51 Jefferson Blvd Warwick RI 02888
(401) 305-2934
Roger Williams University School of Law (1993)
English
U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island Bar
Active License
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
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S Joshua Macktaz - Attorney
S Joshua Macktaz
0/5 (0 reviews)
S. Joshua Macktaz, Esq.
 37 Bellevue Avenue Second Floor Newport RI 02840
(401) 861-1155
Suffolk University Law School (1991)
English, Spanish
Rhode Island Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Kristy Garside - Attorney
Kristy Garside
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Howe & Garside, Ltd.
 640 George Washington Highway BUILDING B, Suite 103 Lincoln RI 02865
(401) 841-5700
Rhode Island Bar
Active License
Divorce Domestic Violence Elder Law
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Timothy Sweet - Attorney
Timothy Sweet
0/5 (0 reviews)
 10 Elmgrove Ave. Providence RI 02906
(401) 595-1665
Roger Williams University School of Law
English, Spanish
Rhode Island Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
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Louis Abilheira - Attorney
Louis Abilheira
0/5 (0 reviews)
Abilheira Law, LLC
 957 Main Street Warren RI 02885
(401) 526-4150
Roger Williams University School of Law (2010)
English
Rhode Island Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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John R. Bernardo III - Attorney
John R. Bernardo III
0/5 (0 reviews)
 105 Main Street Wakefield RI 02879
(401) 788-0049
New England Law | Boston (1979)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Chad Bank - Attorney
Chad Bank
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Chad F Bank
 127 Dorrance St Providence RI 02903
(401) 229-5088
Stonehill College
English
Rhode Island Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Christopher Heberg - Attorney
Christopher Heberg
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lawyer Christopher Heberg
 5700 Post Road Suite 12 East Greenwich RI 02818
(401) 942-2759
Suffolk University Law School (1997)
English
1st Circuit Bar
Active License
Business Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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John Larochelle - Attorney
John Larochelle
0/5 (0 reviews)
Larochelle Law
 1 Turks Head Place, Suite 1440 Providence RI 02903
(401) 421-4407
Suffolk University Law School
English, Spanish
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
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Whitney R. Anderson - Attorney
Whitney R. Anderson
0/5 (0 reviews)
 Updegrove Law, Ltd. 314 Oliphant Lane Middletown RI 02842
(401) 847-5684
New York Law School (2009)
Rhode Island Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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William Balkun - Attorney
William Balkun
0/5 (0 reviews)
 63 Sockanosset Cross Rd Suite 2B Cranston RI 02920
(401) 463-5106
Boston University (1986)
English
New York Bar
Active License
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
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Mark Sales - Attorney
Mark Sales
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mark Sales Law Office, LLC
 1006 Charles Street, Suite 101 North Providence RI 02904
(401) 721-5557
Unknown Status
Business Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Kensley Barrett - Attorney
Kensley Barrett
0/5 (0 reviews)
Marin, Barrett, and Murphy Law Office
 6 Wanton Shippee Rd East Greenwich RI 02818
(401) 210-9899
Boston University (2015)
English, Spanish
Rhode Island Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Kenneth Macksoud - Attorney
Kenneth Macksoud
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kenneth Macksoud
 One Turks Head Place Suite 1440 Providence RI 02903
(401) 831-6966
Arabic, French
Rhode Island Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Mr. Charles C Calenda - Attorney
Mr. Charles C Calenda
0/5 (0 reviews)
Inman & Tourgee
 1500 Nooseneck Hill Rd. Coventry RI 02816
(401) 823-9200
University of Miami School of Law (2003)
Connecticut Bar
Active License
Collections Criminal Law Divorce
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Mr. James E. Smith - Attorney
Mr. James E. Smith
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of James E. Smith
 462 Broadway Providence RI 02909
(401) 649-0335
Roger Williams University School of Law (1997)
Rhode Island Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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James J Bagley - Attorney
James J Bagley
0/5 (0 reviews)
Whaley, Bowie & Bagley LLC
 127 Dorrance Street 4th Floor Providence RI 02903
(401) 454-7700
Rhode Island Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Melissa Larsen - Attorney
Melissa Larsen
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Melissa Larsen, Esq.
 1130 Ten Rod Road Meadows Office Park, Unit F-203 North Kingstown RI 02882
(401) 218-0862
Western New England University School of Law (1995)
English
Rhode Island Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Jason Knight - Attorney
Jason Knight
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Jason Knight
 1 Turks Head Place Suite 1440 Providence RI 02903
(401) 354-2255
Suffolk University Law School (2002)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence Juvenile Law
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