Tara I. Allen was an Assistant Federal Defender for the Federal District of Rhode Island, where she concentrated in federal criminal defense. She previously served as a trial attorney for federal defenders offices in Pennsylvania and California. She also served as staff counsel for two federal appeals courts. In addition, Tara has over 10 years of teaching experience.
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Barbara Hurst recently retired from her position as the Deputy Public Defender for the Rhode Island Office of the Public Defender. Before her appointment to that position, she was the Chief Appellate Attorney in that office, arguing hundreds of cases before the Supreme Court of Rhode Island.
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Stephen J. Carlotti is a senior partner at the regional law firm of Hinckley Allen & Snyder. He specializes in corporate and securities law. He has served on the Board of Directors of a number of public companies and as a senior executive of two companies. He was the first Managing Partner of his firm and oversaw its transition from Providence based firm to a northeast regional firm. He is a…
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Janet Gilligan is the deputy director of Rhode Island Legal Services, a position she has held for twenty years. She represents clients in domestic abuse cases, custody disputes, child abuse and neglect cases, and termination of parental rights cases in Rhode Island Family Court.
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