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Victoria M. Almeida

Victoria M. Almeida

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One Citizens Plaza, 8th Floor, Providence, RI 02903

Government Relations, Health Care, Litigation and 4 more

About Victoria M. Almeida

Victoria M. Almeida is a lawyer practicing government relations, health care, litigation and 4 other areas of law. Victoria M. received a B.A. degree from Salve Regina University in 1973, and has been licensed for 50 years. Victoria M. practices at Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. in Providence, RI.

Victoria M. Almeida (Providence, Rhode Island)

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At least three reviews and a score of 4.0 or higher.

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At least six reviews and a score of 4.2 or higher.

Champion Badge Platinum

At least ten reviews and a score of 4.5 or higher.

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Victoria M. Almeida got this award in 2021

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Areas of Law

  • Government 1
    • Government Relations
  • Health Care
  • Litigation
  • Other 4
    • White Collar Criminal Defense
    • Products Liability/Toxic Tort/Mass Torts
    • Complex & Business Litigation
    • Insurance Coverage & Defense

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Senior Counsel
    Firm Name
    Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Matters: In a case of first impression, Victoria successfully defended the former Rhode Isl
    Senate President on ethics charges. The Rhode Isl
    Supreme Court ruled that the Rhode Isl
    Constitution's speech in debate clause barred the Ethics Commission from charging a legislator for how he or she participated in the legislative process
    voted on legislation.
    She recently represented a business person in a highly sensitive criminal matter, where a conviction would have destroyed his reputation
    business. Within 72 hours she had the case resolved - without a hearing or criminal record for her client.
    Victoria successfully defended the Rhode Isl
    Senate in both state
    federal court in a voting rights case due to her strategy in successfully identifying
    retaining the necessary trial experts needed to establish the constitutionality of the Rhode Isl
    Senate Redistricting Plan.
    She served as the trial attorney for an insurance company in the Rhode Isl
    Supreme Court case Corrente v Fitchburg Mutual Fire Insurance Company, 557 A.2d 859, wherein the court held, in a case of first impression, that in a first party claim against an insurer, the bad-faith claim must be bifurcated from the breach-of-contract claim at trial.
    She successfully challenged a Rhode Isl
    law - resulting in a precedent-setting decision - that had required employers to provide health insurance to employees receiving workers' compensation benefits. The law had been considered one of the most controversial
    costly for Rhode Isl
    businesses. Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1976, Rhode Island
    1985, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
    United States Supreme Court
    U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island
    U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
    U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
    Memberships

    Professional Affiliations

    •President, R.I. Bar Association 2009-2010.
    •Member, House of Delegates, R.I. Bar Association.
    •Chairperson, R.I. Bar Strategic Planning Committee.
    •Member, Editorial Board, R.I. Bar Journal.
    •Member, National Conference of Bar Presidents.
    •Member, Board of Directors of New England Bar Association.
    •United States Supreme Court Historical Society
    •Member, The American Law Institute, Washington, D.C.
    •Member, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, Felix Franfurter Chapter.
    •Member, American Bar Association, National Pro Bono Celebration Advisory Committee
    •Lifetime fellow, R.I. Bar Foundation and Member of its Board of Directors and Finance Committee.
    •Member, American Bar Association.
    •Member, Federal Bar Association.
    •Member, Defense Research Institute.
    •Member, Rhode Island Defense Counsel.
    •Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys.
    •Member, Panel of Arbitrators for the American Arbitration Association.

    Bar Fellowship
    R.I. Bar Foundation and Member of its Board of Directors and Finance Committee.

    •Member, American Bar Association.

    •Member, Defense Research Institute.

    •Member, Rhode Island Defense Counsel.

    •Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys. (NACDL)

    •Member, Panel of Arbitrators for the American Arbitration Association. Fellow: R.I. Bar Foundation and Member of its Board of Directors and Finance Committee.

    • Member, American Bar Association.

    • Member, Defense Research Institute.

    • Member, Rhode Island Defense Counsel.

    • Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys. (NACDL)

    • Member, Panel of Arbitrators for the American Arbitration Association.

    Community & Civic Activity

    • Chairperson, Rhode Island Health Services Council.

    • Vice Chairperson, Rhode Island Parole Board.

    • Member, Rhode Island Commodores.

    • Vice Chairperson, Diocese of Providence School Board.

    • Dame, Order of Malta, Hospitaller, Rhode Island Chapter.

    • Board of Trustees, Salve Regina University

    • Board of Directors, St. Antoine Residence.

    • Member, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.

    • Board of Directors, St. Thomas More Society.

    • Co-Chair, Anchor of Hope Executive Committee, Diocese of Providence.

    • Chair, Capital Campaign for the Franciscans of the Holy Name Province.

    Presentations & Events

    • Victoria Almeida Sits on Panel for Ethics Seminar

    Publications & Seminars

    • Frequent lecturer and author, in various publications, on trial techniques, legal ethics and insurance law.

    Clerkships

    • Law clerk to the late R.I. Supreme Court Justice Thomas J. Paolino

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Suffolk University
    Class of 1976
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Salve Regina University
    Class of 1973
    B.A.
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1951
    Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 1951

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