Practice Areas
Callaghan & Callaghan has decades of experience in all Rhode Island courts and counties.
For years we have been successfully resolving matters in a broad spectrum of practice areas.
Real Estate – Land Use
Callaghan & Callaghan provides comprehensive real estate services. Our attorneys can help you navigate all local, state, and federal land use permitting processes. We have represented homeowners, families, small businesses, and corporate clients before planning and zoning boards across Rhode Island.
Real Estate Law – In detail…
Through years of experience, we have forged strong relationships with experts in the engineering, planning, and real estate industries. We utilize those contacts to prepare and implement innovative and effective strategies for success before any municipal board or state agency. Callaghan & Callaghan also provides expert counsel in all land purchase and sales transactions.
Our unique combination of technical expertise, legal acumen, and oral advocacy has led to approvals for projects across Rhode Island. Those successes include:
- Dimensional Variances
- Sub-Divisions
- Construction Projects
- Land Use
- Property Rights
- Real Estate Development
- Real Estate Financing
- Closings
- Title Searches
- Title Disputes
- Deeds
- Leasing Agreements for Landlords and Tenants
- Pre-Acquisition Due Diligence
- Coastal Resource Management Regulations
- Department of Environmental Management Regulations
Criminal Law – In detail…
Callaghan & Callaghan’s attorneys include a former Narragansett Town Solicitor and a former Rhode Island Special Assistant Attorney General. As former prosecutors, we have a vast understanding of the complexities of the criminal legal system.
- Driving Under the Influence – DUI – DWI – OUI
- Refusal to take Breathalyzer
- White Collar Crimes
- All Misdemeanor cases
- All Felony cases
Criminal Defense
Over the years we have successfully handled hundreds of criminal cases. Our combination of technical expertise and practical experience can help you resolve any criminal matter.
Family Law
Callaghan & Callaghan has successfully represented a broad range of clients in all Family Court matters.
Family Law – In detail…
Family Court often involves a wide range of emotions. We strive to provide counsel in all Family Court cases with compassion and practical common sense. We handle all divorce, child support, and custody matters, as well as juvenile criminal charges.
- Divorce: Contested – Uncontested/Nominal
- Property Settlement Agreements
- Mediation Agreement – Review
- Child Custody
- Visitation
- Child Support
- Wayward Petitions
- Delinquent Petitions
Personal Injury and Civil Litigation – In detail…
Callaghan & Callaghan aggressively pursue maximum benefit through negotiation and expert advocacy. Our practice seeks to resolve issues quickly through amicable agreements rather than litigation. However, if a hearing or trial is necessary, our attorneys can draw on years of litigation experience. For decades we have prevailed at trial before juries and judges across Rhode Island.
- Personal Injury
- Slip and Falls
- Auto Accidents
- Dog Bites
- Contract Disputes
- Torts and Tort Liability
- Workplace Accidents
Personal Injury – Civil Litigation
In every personal injury or accident case, Callaghan & Callaghan works with directly with clients, insurance companies, medical providers, and adjusters.
Workers Compensation
If your workers’ compensation claim was denied, it’s not too late to get the benefits you deserve. Rhode Island has specific laws designed to help injured workers appeal denied claims.
Workers Compensation – In detail…
When a work-related injury leaves you unable to work, you may be wondering how you’ll cover your medical bills and support your family. Unfortunately, employers and their insurance companies don’t always pay injured workers the full amount of benefits they’re owed. At Callaghan & Callaghan, we’re here to make sure you get the workers’ compensation you deserve.
We want to help you get the benefits you’re owed, so you can get back on your feet and back to work. Contact us 401 294-4555 for a free initial consultation.
In Rhode Island, nearly all employers are required by law to provide their employees with workers’ compensation benefits. Workers’ compensation benefits are in place to help cover the costs of medical bills, follow-up treatment, and lost wages resulting from injuries suffered while working.
Depending on the severity of your injury, you may be entitled to benefits such as:
- Temporary Total Disability
- Temporary Partial Disability
- Permanent Total or Partial Disability
Probate and Wills – In detail…
Callaghan & Callaghan understands every family has its own set of unique circumstances. We will work closely with you to plan thoughtful and sophisticated legal strategies to plan for your family’s future.
- Wills
- Trusts
- Estates
- Powers of Attorney: Health Care and Financial
- Probate
- Elder Law
Probate and Wills
Callaghan & Callaghan’s estate planning counsel includes assessment of financial powers of attorney, as well as end of life care.
Washington County McGrath Judicial Complex:
District Court & Superior Court Narragansett, South Kingstown, North Kingstown, Exeter, Charlestown, Richmond, Westerly, Hopkinton, Block Island, URI
Kent County – Noel Judicial Complex District Court & Superior Court
Coventry, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, West Greenwich
Newport County:
Newport, Jamestown, Middletown, Portsmouth, Tiverton, Little Compton
Providence County:
Providence, East Providence, North Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls, Cranston, Barrington, Bristol, Scituate, Cumberland, Lincoln, Johnston, Woonsocket, Foster, Glocester