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For more than 30 years, attorneys Richard Abrams, Robert Verri, and James Tobak have provided outstanding service to their clients in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
Abrams & Verri has earned the highest ratings for competence and integrity by Martindale Hubble, a service that evaluates lawyers based on peer review. Abrams & Verri also takes pride in excellent customer service, provided by a highly trained support staff that includes fluent Spanish Speakers
The firm, which was founded in 1975, has specialized in personal injury law for 35 years. In 1985, in response to a growing need for personal injury advocacy, Abrams & Verri became the first firm in Rhode Island to market their services on television. Since then, the firm has continued to grow, successfully representing thousands of personal injury clients.
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Richard I. Abrams: Born Newport, Rhode Island, November 4, 1946; admitted to bar 1971, Rhode Island and U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island; 1975, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 1968); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1971). Case Western Reserve Law Review; Member Rhode Island and American Bar Associations; Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation and Personal Injury. |
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Robert P. Verri: Born Providence, Rhode Island, June 7, 1946; Admitted to the Rhode Island bar in 1972; Admitted to the U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island 1973; Admitted U.S. Tax Court in 1974. Education: 1964 graduate of Classical High School: State champion in track; Winner of the Al Morro scholar athlete award. Brown University: (A.B., 1968); majored in classics. Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., 1972); elected president of the law school 1971 – 1972. Member of Rhode Island Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation and Personal Injury. |
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James W. Tobak:
Born Newport, Rhode Island, March 31, 1946; admitted to bar 1975, Massachusetts 1976, Education: Lehigh University (B.A.,1968); Stanford University (M.A., 1972; J.D., 1972). Phi Beta Kappa. Author: "A Case of Mistaken Liability," Public Contract Law Journal, July 1982; "Home Instruction, Statutory and Case Law Analysis," Dayton Law Review, December, 1982. Instructor, Commercial Law, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1976-1983. Member: Rhode Island and Massachusetts Bar Associations; Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation and Personal Injury. |
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