News & Updates

In Memoriam: David W. Carroll (1939-2025) It is with deep sorrow that we share the passing of RCFP founding partner, David W. Carroll, Esq., at the age of 86. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, on December 29, 1938, David graduated from North Providence High School in...

RCFP Managing Shareholder Ed Avila was interviewed by Forbes magazine for a feature on Rhode Island's Leaders In Law.  The article will also run in Fortune and  Entrepreneur magazines.  Here is the pdf of the article.EGA Forbes

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Ed Avila & James Cullen named to Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Two RCFP attorneys were selected to the Thomson Reuters Rhode Island Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. RCFP Managing Shareholder Edward G. Avila, Esq. was named to the Super Lawyers list. Each...

Protecting intellectual property (IP) such as a company’s trade secrets, trademarks, patents, and copyrights is smart business. Many companies’ significant assets are comprised of IP, which is considered an intangible asset that often adds significant commercial...

Legal Issues in a Post-Covid World It is generally accepted that the pandemic has redefined how people work. Many of our professional interactions now occur remotely. For example, meeting with clients, colleagues and even medical professionals via technology has now...

Ed Avila's and James Cullen's accolades were published in a recent issue of RI News Today. RI News Today published news about Ed Avila and James Cullen being selected to the Thomson Reuters Rhode Island Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. To view the article, here...

Roberts, Carroll, Feldstein & Peirce add two attorneys to firm Philip Primeau and Carleigh Romano join the Providence-based law firm PROVIDENCE, R.I. (January 24, 2023): The law office of Roberts, Carroll, Feldstein & Peirce, Inc. (RCFP) announces two...

Salary Transparency Law in Rhode Island A new pay equity law is in effect for 2023, which makes several changes to the Rhode Island Equal Pay Law and places significant new burdens on both large and small businesses. Rhode Island employers are now prohibited from...

RCFP celebrates 50th Anniversary RCFP marked the 50th anniversary of its founding with a celebratory reception for clients, family members, colleagues, and staff. Held on the plaza grounds just outside our headquarter offices in Downtown Providence, nearly 100...