George L. Santopietro - a Providence, Rhode Island (RI) PERSONAL INJURY Lawyer

Providence PERSONAL INJURY Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

PERSONAL INJURY
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS
CATASTROPHIC INJURIES
SLIP & FALL CASES
ACCIDENTS INVOLVING DRUNK DRIVERS
CIVIL LITIGATION
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

Attorney Information

Overview

George L. Santopietro is a partner in the Law Firm of Coia & Lepore, Ltd. He concentrates in the areas of Personal Injury and Civil Litigation. He has settled and litigated thousands of personal injury cases in Rhode Island State and Federal Courts. He graduated from Providence College, magna cum laude, in 1974 and earned his law degree from Suffolk University in 1977.

George's passion and dedication to his profession is unparalleled. He has lectured and authored articles on personal injury settlements and litigation. Additionally, he has been involved in many high profile personal injury cases and trials. He has also been an arbitrator for more than twenty-five (25) years.

He is a member of the R.I. Bar Association, American Bar Association, U.S. District Court for Rhode Island and the U.S. Supreme Court. Additionally, he is on the Board of Governors of the R.I. Association for Justice and the Board of Directors of Roger Williams University Law School. He is a fellow in the Rhode Island Bar Foundation and a member of the American Board of Trial Attorneys, Justinian Law Society, St. Thomas More Society, R.I. Federal Court Bench/Bar Committee and the National Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Santopietro has served on the Commission on Judicial Tenure and Discipline and the R.I. Judicial Performance Legal/Education Partnership. He is one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in the National Trial Lawyers Association and is one of R.I. "Super Lawyers". For more than forty (40) years, he has been rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. He has received numerous professional and community awards including the Dorothy Lohmann Award from the R.I. Bar Association.

Awards and Honors

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Honors

Top 100 Trial Attorneys, The National Trial Lawyers
R.I. Super Lawyers
AV Preeminent, Martindale Hubbell
Dorothy Lohmann Award, R.I. Bar Association

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Included on the 2026 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2025 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list
2024 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list
2023 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list
2022 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list
2021 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list
2020 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list
2019 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list
2017 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list
2016 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list
2015 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list
2014 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list
2013 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list
2012 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list
2011 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list
2010 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list
2009 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list
2008 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1977
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island, 1974
  B.A.
  Honors: magna cum laude

Current Employment Position(s)

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PARTNER
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Bar Admissions

Rhode Island, 1978
U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island, 1978
U.S. Supreme Court, 1978

Other Affiliations

U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island Bench/Bar Committee
Roger Williams University Law School - Board of Directors
American Board of Trial Attorneys (ABOTA)
Top 100 Trial Attorneys, The National Trial Lawyers Association
R.I. Super Lawyers
AV Preeminent, Martindale Hubbell
Dorothy Lohmann Award, R.I. Bar Association
Commission on Judicial Tenure and Discipline
R.I. Judicial Performance Legal/Education Partnership
Rhode Island Bar Foundation - Fellow

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Contact

Providence, RI

The Arthur E. Coia Building
226 South Main Street
Providence, RI 02903

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Phone: (401) 751-5522

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Website: https://www.coialepore.com

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