PETER J. CERILLI

Education

BROWN UNIVERSITY, Providence, Rhode Island 1978
B.A. Political Science/English, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 1981
Juris Doctor

Experience

Decof & Grimm 1981-1987
One Smith Hill, Providence, Rhode Island
Civil litigation representing clients in cases involving medical malpractice, product liability, wrongful death, civil rights and breach of contract.

Cerilli & Bicki (formerly known as Cerilli, McGuirl & Bicki) 1987-2004
56 Pine Street, Providence, Rhode Island
Partner in a firm concentrating in civil litigation, including business litigation, medical malpractice, product liability, wrongful death and breach of contract. Assistant Solicitor for Litigation on behalf of the Town of Barrington (1989-1992) and the Town of West Warwick (1993-2001).

Peter J. Cerilli, a Professional Corporation 2005 – 2008
56 Pine Street, Providence, Rhode Island
Sole practitioner concentrating in civil litigation, including business litigation, medical malpractice product liability, wrongful death and breach of contract.

BAR ADMISSIONS

Admitted to practice in Rhode Island and Massachusetts
Appeared before the Rhode Island Superior Court, Massachusetts Superior Court, Rhode Island Supreme Court, United States District Court for the Districts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Rhode Island, and the United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

MEMBERSHIPS

American Board of Trial Advocates
Rhode Island Bar Association
Rhode Island Bar Foundation, Fellow
Rhode Island Association for Justice, Board of Governors
American Bar Association
American Association for Justice

PUBLICATIONS

A Practical Guide to Discovery in Rhode Island, MCLE New England, Ch. 8, Spoliation and Preservation of Evidence, 2010

LECTURES

The Strategy & Tactics of Dynamic Discovery (Discovery Relating to Experts), Rhode Island Bar Association
Ethical Issues in Negotiation, Rhode Island Bar Association
Advanced Issues in Rhode Island Medical Malpractice, National Business Institute
Managing Ethical Issues in your Day-to-Day Practice in Rhode Island, National Business Institute
how to get your expert Testimony Admitted into Evidence, national business Institute

HONORS AND AWARDS

Best Lawyers in America ©
Rhode Island and New England Super Lawyers ©
Martindale- Hubbell AV Rated ©
Award for Professionalism-Rhode Island Association for Justice 2011