Members of The Firm

Principal Attorney:

Joanne E. Mattiace Position: Law Firm Principal. Born Providence, Rhode Island. Admitted to bar, 1976, Rhode Island; 1978, District of Columbia; 1987, Illinois; 1991, Virginia. Education: University of Rhode Island (B.A. with highest distinction, 1973); Boston College (J.D., 1976). Legislative Counsel, 1977-1986 and Senior Counsel, 1986-1989, Sears Roebuck & Co. Legal Advisor, West Publishing Corporation, 1990-1997. Bar Member: Rhode Island, District of Columbia, Illinois, and The Commonwealth of Virginia; American Bar Association, International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization. PRACTICE AREAS: Administrative Agency Practice; Product Recall; Corporate Law; Contracts and Leases. Email: jemlaw1@earthlink.net

Professional Activities

Though Ms. Mattiace is now a Maine resident, she regularly divides her time between the beautiful Maine Seacoast and Washington, DC, where she remains active in a number of industry oriented groups. She is particularly active with regulatory reform activities hosted by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM).

Ms. Mattiace is also a frequent lecturer, or workshop participant, in seminars and conferences dealing with product safety issues.

Achievements

Ms. Mattiace has been admitted to the bars of Rhode Island, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Virginia and Illinois. She has been admitted to the US Supreme Court and various federal courts.

In 1995 Ms. Mattiace was a contributing author to an exhaustive product safety book published by the American Bar Association, The Lawyer's Guide to Elder Injury and Accident Compensation. She has also been a proud recipient of the Lawrence J. O'Connor Distinguished Legal Writing Award for her extensive writings regarding the issue of information disclosure by government agencies.

Ms. Mattiace was additionally afforded the high privilege of serving from 1979-1980 as General Counsel to the prestigious Washington, DC organization, Women in Government Relations (WGR). She was later honored by WGR for her distinguished service to the group.