Christopher S. Gontarz - Providence, RI

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • New England Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1984
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • Salve Regina University, 1972
    B.S., A.S., Criminal Justice
    Honors: cum laude
  • The American University, 1975
    M.S., Administration of Justice

Current Employment Position(s)

• Of Counsel

Classes and Seminars

• Introduction to the Administration of Justice, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Barrington College, Adjunct Professor
  
• Criminal Law Practice in Rhode Island, Moderator/Presenter, Rhode Island Bar Association
  
• Hospitality Law, Johnson & Wales University, Adjunct Faculty
  
• Evidence, Administration of Justice, Organized Crime, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Uniform Commercial Code, Policing in America, Juvenile Justice, Courts and the Criminal Justice System, Constitutional Law, Roger Williams University, Adjunct Faculty
  
• "ADAPT" Adapting Drug Prevention Techniques, Woonsocket Education Department, Consultant
  
• LEAA Grant #77-4414-J2D4, University of Rhode Island, Adjunct Instructor and Project Director
  
• Juvenile Law, Rhode Island Municipal Police Academy, Adjunct Professor

Representative Cases

• Davis v. State, 124 A.3d 450 (2015), termination of parental rights
• In re Fisher, 175 A.3d 490 (2018), attorney misconduct
• In re Casale, 176 A.3d 1112 (2018), attorney misconduct
• In re Kimmel & Silverman, P.C., 2019-444-MP (2019), unauthorized practice of law
• State v Segrain, 252 A 3d. 1255 (2121) (firearm possession by felon), and Ciniglia v Strom, 141 S,Ct 1596 (2021) Amicus Curiae Brief-4th amendment of US Const applies to wellness checks by police.

Published Works

Articles

• The Unauthorized Practice of Law in Rhode Island, Rhode Island Bar Journal, 68, #6, 2020
  
• A Practical Guide to Superior Court Practice in Rhode Island, MCLE/NE 2015 (Updated 2018), Contributing Editor - Chapter 23
  
• Criminal Law Practice in Rhode Island, Criminal Law Practice, Rhode Island Bar Association 2014 (Updated 2019), Co-Editor
  
• The Rewards of Stewardship, Rhode Island Bar Journal, 58, #3, 2009
  
• Centralizing Courts would be "A Step Backward", Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly, October 1, 2001
  
• Guest View Editorial, The Newport Daily News, July 31, 2001
• (Book Review) Nino and Me: My Unusual Friendship with Justice Antonin Scalia, Rhode Island Bar Journal, 67, #1, 2018

Bar Admissions

• Rhode Island, 1984
• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court
• Massachusetts
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
• U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2022

Other Affiliations

• Rhode Island Bar Association (House of Delegates, Executive Committee, Fellow, Life Fellow, Criminal Law Bench/Bar Committee)
• American Bar Association (Life Fellow)
• The American Law Institute (Members Consultative Group)
• Newport County Bar Association (President (1993-2007))
• Rhode Island Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• The Federalist Society
• The Saint Thomas More Society of Rhode Island (Board of Directors, Vice President)
• Roger Williams University School of Justice Advisory Board
• Tides Family Services (Board of Directors, Chairman, Legislative Lobbyist)
• Massachusetts Bar Association
• Martin de Porres (Board of Directors)
• Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers
• Rhode Island Bar Association, 2021 - 2022 (Secretary)