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PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE IN LAW RHODE ISLAND 2020 HONOREES
PERSONAL INJURY
Patrick C. Barry, Decof, Barry, Mega & Quinn, P.C., One Smith St., Providence, RI 02903, decof.com
Gil A. Bianchi, Bianchi Brouillard Sousa & O’Connell, P.C., 56 Pine St., Suite 250, Providence, RI 02903, bianchiandbrouillard.com
Mike Bottaro, Bottaro Law Firm, LLC, 756 Eddy St., Providence, RI 02903, bottarolaw.com
Michael F. Campopiano, The Law Offices of Michael F. Campopiano, Inc., 127 Dorrance St., Providence, RI 02903, mfclaw.com
Paul S. Cantor, Law Office of Paul S. Cantor, 321 South Main St., Suite 500, Providence, RI 02903, pcantorlawfirm.com
Peter Cerilli, Foley Cerilli PC, 56 Pine St., Suite 200, Providence, RI 02903, foleycerilli.com
Thomas J Enright, Enright Law LLC, 696 Reservoir Ave., Cranston, RI 02910, enrightlawoffice.com
Thomas J. Fay, Kirshenbaum & Kirshenbaum, 888 Reservoir Ave., Cranston, RI 02910, kirshenbaumri.com
John Foley, Foley Cerilli PC, 56 Pine St., Suite 200, Providence, RI 02903, foleycerilli.com
Mark Gemma, Gemma Law Associates, Inc., 231 Reservoir Ave., Providence, RI 02907, gemmalaw.com
Timothy J. Grimes, Decof, Barry, Mega & Quinn, P.C., One Smith St., Providence, RI 02903, decof.com
Gregory S. Inman, Inman & Tourgee, 1500 Nooseneck Hill Rd., Coventry, RI 02816, itwlaw.com See ad on page 93
Anthony R. Leone, Leone Law, LLC, 1345 Jefferson Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886, leonelawllc.com See ad on page 91
Mark Mandell, Mandell, Boisclair & Mandell, Ltd, 1 Park Row, Providence, RI 02903, mbmjustice.com
Zachary Mandell, Mandell, Boisclair & Mandell, Ltd, 1 Park Row, Providence, RI 02903, mbmjustice.com
Shelagh McCahey, Simone & McCahey LLP, 128 Dorrance St., Suite 530, Providence, RI 02903, smlawri.com See ad on page 85
John D. Meara, Mandell, Boisclair & Mandell, Ltd, 1 Park Row, Providence, RI 02903, mbmjustice.com
Jennifer Gehringer Puerini, JMGP Law, 3 Stone St., Newport, RI 02840, jmgplaw.com See ad on page 91
Marshall M. Raucci, Lynch & Pine, LLC, 1 Park Row, 5th Floor, Providence, RI 02903, lynchpine.com
Adam J. Resmini, Law Office of Ronald J. Resmini, LTD., 155 South Main St., Suite 400, Providence, RI 02903,
resminilawoffices.com See ad on page 92
Michael T. Lahti, Esq., LL.M
Fletcher Tilton PC Attorneys at law
[email protected]
401-331-0808
ESTATE PLANNING
ELDER LAW
RETIREMENT PLANNING
Michael T. Lahti is a trust and estate lawyer and chair of the Elder Law practice group
at Fletcher Tilton. He has practiced law since 1995 and has conducted hundreds of
educational seminars on topics including how to reduce estate taxes and how to avoid
probate. His practice includes estate planning, taxation, probate, estate and trust
administration, elder law and long-term-care planning. He regularly counsels families on
how to protect assets from nursing home and long-term medical care expenses, and the
essential documents that everyone should consider when doing an estate plan.
Mr. Lahti earned his bachelor’s degree from Ripon College and his J.D. from John
Marshall School of Law, where he also received a Certificate in Estate Planning and
Personal Financial Planning from the school’s Graduate Tax Department. He also holds
an LL.M. in estate planning from the University of Miami School of Law. Lahti is admitted
to practice in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Florida. He has been designated a
Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. He joined Fletcher
Tilton in 2017 and was recently elected as a director-owner of the firm. He was previously
an owner at Lahti, Lahti and O’Neill.
1 Richmond Square, Suite 303N | Providence, RI | 02906
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