Rhode Island Law Firm
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| Daniel K. Kinder (Full bio) is a shareholder of Little Medeiros Kinder Bulman & Whitney, P.C. and has represented employers in the private, public, and non-profit sectors since 1978. He has litigated age, sex, race, religion, national origin, and disability discrimination cases in state and federal forums. He assists clients in defending against union organizational efforts and in preventive employee relations. Dan regularly negotiates labor agreements for a wide array of employers in manufacturing, health care, education, and other industries. He has assisted federal contractors in numerous enterprises in developing affirmative action plans and regularly advises employers on compliance with state and federal employment laws. Dan is a graduate of Princeton University and the University of Virginia Law School. Among his professional associations are the American Bar Association and its Labor and Employment Law Section, as well as the Equal Employment Opportunity Committee. He is listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, The Best Lawyers in America, and New England Super Lawyers. He has also received a peer review AV rating by Martindale Hubbell. Email:
dkinder@lmkbw.com
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| Sara A. Rapport (Full bio) emphasizes her practice on labor and employment law. She represents school committees and other municipal employers in negotiations, and before administrative bodies and in the courts. On a daily basis Sara advises employers regarding best practices and compliance with federal and state labor, employment and education law. She also regularly prosecutes interest arbitration hearings on behalf of municipal employers. Sara has represented an employer in Superior Court and before the Supreme Court, successfully defending against a complex claim seeking injunctive relief, and prosecuting a matter of first impression addressing the intersection of state education and labor law. Sara also has represented a female business owner in achieving state certification as a Woman Business Enterprise. Email:
srapport@lmkbw.com
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| Timothy C. Cavazza (Full bio) practice focuses on labor and employment law and construction law. He works extensively in labor relations and advises employers in grievances and interest arbitrations. Tim also counsels employers in employment discrimination proceedings and contract negotiations in the public sector.
Tim began his career in labor relations and employment law at Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C., one of the largest firms in New England providing labor and employment law services exclusively to management and employers. Tim's experience there included exposure to all aspects of employment litigation in state and federal court, as well as the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. In addition to advising management clients in matters involving federal and state wage and hour laws, Title VII, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the WARN Act, the National Labor Relations Act and state law equivalents, Tim assisted in representing employers in collective bargaining negotiations against the Teamsters Union, the Service Employees' International Union, the Steelworkers, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and others. Email:
tcavazza@lmkbw.com
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| Nicholas Brown (Full bio) is a 2009 honors graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law, where he was an Executive Editor of the Connecticut Journal of International Law and a Teacher's Assistant of Constitutional Law. He practices primarily in the field of labor and employment law. While in law school Nick worked as a law clerk in the Property & Casualty Law Group at a major insurance company in Hartford, Connecticut. Nick's educational experience at UConn also included an externship with the United States Postal Service legal department defending Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Merit Systems Protection Board and Title VII employment discrimination claims. Email:
nbrown@lmkbw.com
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| Gary W. Flanagan (Full bio) brings extensive experience in litigation to LMKBW. For over seven years, Gary served as outside trial and appellate attorney for FleetBoston Financial Corporation and Bank of America with Edwards & Angell, LLP in Providence, Rhode Island and Fisher & Phillips, LLP in Chicago, Illinois. He also represented CVS Corporation and PNC Bank in New England, New Jersey and Florida. Thereafter, as Assistant General Counsel to Lowe’s Companies, Inc. in Mooresville, North Carolina, Gary managed national and international employment law matters impacting over 200,000 employees in the United States, Canada and China, including class actions, wage and hour collective actions, discrimination cases, employment contracts, and international employment agreements. In addition, he directed outside counsel, including over forty law firms in the United States, Canada, and China. Gary has also advised Fortune 500 corporations and law firms as a consultant with respect to management of large national and international claims, including class actions and multi-district litigation. Email:
gflanagan@lmkbw.com
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About the firm
Firm Practice Areas: Labor, Employment, Construction Law, Corporate, Environmental and Administrative Law, Complex and General Civil Litigation, Municipal Law, Insurance Law, and Education Law
Number of Attorneys: 15
Office Locations: Providence, RI
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