Catherine A. Shaghalian - a West Warwick, United States Insolvency and Shareholder Disputes Lawyer

West Warwick Insolvency and Shareholder Disputes Lawyer

Updated: 05/08/2026

Areas of Practice

Insolvency and Shareholder Disputes
Litigation
Environmental Law

Attorney Information

Overview

Catherine is a trial attorney and litigator who focuses her practice on business and commercial litigation. She has experience litigating a variety of corporate disputes, including shareholder derivative, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract and business tort claims. She has also handled general commercial, employment, copyright and environmental litigation matters. She has expertise in federal practice and procedure. She is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

Catherine enjoys working with clients, learning about their businesses and helping them find strategies and solutions to their disputes in order to achieve the best outcome, whether that be through litigation, a pre-suit resolution or settlement through alternative dispute resolution.

Notable Experience

Obtained jury verdict invalidating the release of a debt between business partners due to lack of consideration;
Represented the City of Pawtucket in a cy pres action related to the closure of Memorial Hospital in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
Obtained large jury verdict against commercial real estate developer for conversion, unjust enrichment and breach of fiduciary duty related to the sale of an out of state supermarket.
Achieved successful settlement of suit involving complex and novel theories of corporate liability, including fraudulent transfer, breach of fiduciary duty and alter ego liability.
Successfully argued motion for summary judgment upholding insurer’s denial of accidental death and dismemberment benefits under ERISA, later affirmed by the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Obtained summary judgment and attorney’s fee award under ERISA for a disabled plaintiff wrongfully denied disability benefits under union pension plan.
Secured dismissal of royalty claim against performing rights organization due to absence of federal subject matter jurisdiction.

More about Catherine

In her free time, Catherine likes to cook, read, travel and spend time with her family and friends. On most weekends she can be found cheering on her favorite sports teams—the Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Education

Legal Education
- Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- University of Notre Dame
  Honors: magna cum laude

Current Employment Position(s)

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Representative Cases

Neville v. Logan, 2024 R.I. Super. LEXIS 24 (R.I. Super. Ct. Mar. 7, 2024)
Bank of Am., N.A. v. Neronha, 2023 R.I. Super. LEXIS 79 (R.I. Super. Ct. Oct. 2, 2023)
Beaudoin v. Feldman, 196 A.3d 768 (Vt. 2018)
Emrit v. Am. Soc'y of Composers, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 114144 (D.R.I. 2013)
Stamp v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., 466 F. Supp. 2d 422 (D.R.I. 2006) aff’d Stamp v. Metro. Life Ins. Co.,531 F.3d 84 (1st Cir. 2008)
Brilmyer v. Univ. of Chicago, 31 F. Supp. 2d 154 (D.Mass. 2006)
Souza v. Rhode Island Carpenters’ Pension Plan, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 65919 (D.R.I. 2006).

Published Works

Articles

The Business Calendar: A Deeper Bench, Harmony C. Bodurtha and Catherine A. Shaghalian, The Rhode Island Bar Journal, Vol. 66, No. 5, March/April 2018

Bar Admissions

Rhode Island
Massachusetts
U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island
U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit

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Contact

West Warwick, RI

211 Quaker Lane
Suite 201
West Warwick, RI 02893

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Phone: 401-283-7994

Fax: 401-861-3103

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Website: https://www.orsonandbrusini.com/

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