Richard S. Humphrey - Tiverton, RI

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney

Past Positions

• Law Offices of Richard S. Humphrey, Associate Attorney, 02/85-Present
• Dolbashian, Chappell, Chace & Forte Portsmouth, Rhode Island, 11/83-01/85

References

• G. Lopes Construction, Inc., 565 Winthrop St., Taunton, MA 02780

• J.G. Edwards Construction Co., P.O. Box 274, Portsmouth, RI 02871

• H.W. Ellis, Inc., 21 Lark Industrial Pkwy., Smithfield, RI 02828

• Jane P. Cabot, Pres., Little Compton Town Council, Little Compton, RI

Classes and Seminars

• Rhode Island Bar Association, Lecturer, 2014
  
• Rhode Island Bar Association, Introduction to the Practice of Law for new attorneys, 2010 - 2012
  
• Handling The Police Liability Claim, 2011
  
• Rhode Island Bar Association Annual Meeting, June 10, 2010 and June 11, 2010
  
• Office of Highway Safety, "Putting The Brakes On D.U.I.", 2006
  
• Bristol, Rhode Island Police Department, "Strategies in Criminal Prosecutions", 2005
  
• Federal Taxation Institute, "Malpractice in Tax Practice-How to Avoid It; What to do if you are Sued", 2002
  
• Rhode Island Bar Association, "Current Issues Involving DWI and Refusal Cases", 2001
  
• Maritime Law Society, Roger Williams University School of Law, 2000
  
• Rhode Island Nursery and Landscape Association, Inc., 1998 and 1999
  
• Rhode Island Bar Association, "Strategies in Handling DWI and Refusal Cases", 1998
  
• Office of Public Defender, "How to Avoid Malpractice Claims and Disciplinary Complaints", 1998
  
• Rhode Island Municipal Police Academy, 1998, 1996, 1995 and 1993
  
• National Business Institute, Inc. "Practical Legal Ethics in Rhode Island", 1997
  
• Rhode Island Criminal Defense Lawyers "Defending the Drunk Driver: An Update", 1997
  
• Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association "Defending Drunk Drivers", 1996
  
• Lorman Business Center, "Expert Witnesses", 1995, 1996
  
• Lorman Business Center, "Strategies in Handling DWI Cases", 1995
  
• Providence Police Academy, 1995
  
• Rhode Island Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers & Roger Williams University School of Law "Defending the Drunk Driver", 1994
  
• Rhode Island Bar Association "Is Your Practice Safe? Avoiding Legal Malpractice and Ethics Complaints Through Effective Risk Management", 1994
  
• Rhode Island State Police Academy, 1994
  
• Rhode Island Bar Association "Avoiding the Black Hole of Malpractice", 1993
  
• Rhode Island Judicial Conference "Conducting The DWI Trial", 1993
  
• Rhode Island Municipal Police Academy, 1993,1995, 1996

Representative Clients

• G. Lopes Construction, Inc.

• J.G. Edwards Construction Company

• Tiverton & Little Compton Mutual Fire Insurance Co.

• Town of Little Compton

Representative Cases

• International Broth. of Police Officers, Local No. 302 v. Town of Portsmouth
  • Citation: 506 A.2d 540
  • Court: R.I.
  • Year: 1986
  • Serial Number: 1986114425
• Newport Auto Salvage, Inc. v. Town Council of Town of Portsmouth Acting as Bd. of License Com'rs
  • Citation: 502 A.2d 339
  • Court: R.I.
  • Year: 1985
  • Serial Number: 1985162541

Published Works

Articles

• Richard has published at least 14 Bar Review articles and has recently served as Editor of the book styled Trying DUI Cases in Rhode Island.
  
• Anonyous Tips and Reasonable Suspicion for Motor Vehicle Stops, Rhode Island Bar Journal, November/December 2014. Author.
  
• A Practical Guide to Trying DUI Cases in Rhode Island, 2011, Author/Editor.
  
• Seven Cases Every Rhode Island DUI Practioner Should Know, Rhode Island Bar Journal, November/December 2010. Author.
  
• How to Handle Your First DWI Refusal Case, Rhode Island Bar Journal, May/June 2009. Co-author.
  
• Choices Facing Clients Accused of Drunk Driving, Rhode Island Bar Journal, March/April 2008. Author.
• The Potential Impact of State v. Delbonis on Prior Drunk Driving Convictions from 2000 to 2003, Rhode Island Bar Journal, May/June 2005. Co-author.
• The Prosecution and Defense of Chemical Test Refusal Cases, Rhode Island Bar Journal, November/December 2004. Co- author.
• Drunk Driving Statutes: Rhode Island and Massachusetts, Rhode Island Bar Journal, November 2001. Co-author.
• Drunk Driving: Recent Developments in the Law, Rhode Island Bar Journal, May 1999. Co-author.
• The Thickening Briar Patch of Legal Malpractice, Rhode Island Bar Journal, April 1998. Co-author.
• What to Do If You Get Sued For Legal Malpractice, Rhode Island Bar Journal, October 1995.
• Checklist for the Prosecution: How to Prove a DWI, Rhode Island Bar Journal, March 1995.
• Drunk Driving Law Update, Rhode Island Bar Journal, October, 1994. Co-author.
• Punishment Before Conviction -- The Effect of Automatic PostArrest Incarceration for Drunk Driving, Rhode Island Bar Journal, May 1993.
• Defending Dual Prosecutions - The Driver Who Has Refused the Chemical Test, Rhode Island Bar Journal, April 1992.
• The Midnight Call - Advising the Client to Submit to a Chemical Test, Rhode Island Bar Journal, March 1991.

Bar Admissions

• Rhode Island, 1983
• Massachusetts, 1990
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1987
• U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island, 1984
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1991
• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1991
• Maine, 1993
• U.S. District Court District of Maine, 1993

Other Affiliations

• Rhode Island Bar Foundation-Board of Directors, 2010-2012
• Brownell House Trust - Trustee, 2012-2018
• Rhode Island Superior Court Mediator, 1995
• Rhode Island Supreme Court-Approved List of Municipal Arbitrators, 1993
• Alternative Dispute Resolution, Inc.-Panel of Arbitrators, 1992-1999
• Rhode Island Builder's Association-Arbitrator/Mediator, 1991
• Superior Court Arbitration Program-Arbitrator, 1989 - Present
• American Arbitration Association-Construction Industry Panel of Arbitrators, 1988-1996; 1999-2005
• University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees, 2020 - Present
• Rhode Island Bridge and Turnpike Authority (Vice-chairman, 2016-2021), 2014 - 2019
• Rhode Island Supreme Court Disciplinary Board (Vicechairman, 2015-2016) (2010-2016)
• Supreme Court Committee to Revise the Rules of Professional Conduct (2002 - 2005)
• Special Counsel, Town of Charlestown, RI Planning Board, 2001
• Member, Supreme Court Committee to Study the Question of Specialization of Attorneys and Certification of Competence in Such Specialties, 2000 - 2001
• Rhode Island Bar Association, House of Delegates, 2002 - 2006
• Member, Rules Committee-Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal, 1999 - Present
• Special Prosecutor, Town of Warren, RI, 1999
• Member, Commission on Judicial Tenure and Discipline, 1995 - 2001
• Panel Member, Rhode Island Supreme Court Judicial Performance Evaluation Program, 1994
• Special Prosecutor, Town of Portsmouth, RI, 1993 and 1999
• Town Solicitor, Town of Little Compton, RI, 1988-1990, 1992 - Present
• Bail Commissioner, Newport County, RI, 1987 - 1995
• Justice of the Peace, 1986 - 1995
• Special Prosecutor, City of Newport, RI, 1987 and 1996
• Assistant Town Solicitor, Town of Portsmouth, RI, 1985 - 1986