BOSTON – Adler Pollock & Sheehan (AP&S) Shareholder Nicole Benjamin, President-Elect of the Rhode Island Bar Association, has been appointed to the Rhode Island Advisory Council of the New England Legal Foundation, (NELF – www.newenglandlegal.org), the leading non-profit public interest law firm in the region dedicated to addressing policy and Constitutional concerns related to free enterprise.
Ms. Benjamin is a litigator who has been recognized for her successes in complex commercial litigation and appellate advocacy. She has tried high-stakes litigation and represents public and private companies in federal and state court. She has defended multi-district litigation and class actions, and she has defended clients against antitrust, breach of contract, business tort, employment, intellectual property, products liability and toxic tort claims. She has also represented state departments, state general officers and municipalities in matters of significant public importance, including constitutional challenges to government actions.
Foundation President Dan Winslow said of Ms. Benjamin, “Nicole is a leader in the Rhode Island bar. We look forward to her perspective and advice on how NELF can best advance free enterprise, property rights, rule of law, and inclusive growth in Rhode Island.”
“Our state Advisory Councils,” Mr. Winslow added, “help develop our Foundation’s positions on public policy matters, and they often recommend legal advocacy for consideration by our Board of Directors on issues of importance to the region’s economy. The Advisory Councils also host speakers of interest to their particular sector of the economy at locations convenient to members in each state.”
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About the New England Legal Foundation
The New England Legal Foundation (NELF – www.newenglandlegal.org) is the leading non-profit public interest law firm in the region dedicated to addressing policy and constitutional concerns related to free enterprise. NELF’s ongoing mission is to champion individual economic liberties, property rights, good government based on rule of law, and inclusive economic growth. NELF challenges actions by governments and private litigants which would unreasonably intrude on the economic freedoms of individuals and business enterprises in New England and the nation. We believe that free enterprise is a linchpin of a democratic society and offers the most sustainable path to advance the American ideals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, including freedom from material want.
About Nicole Benjamin
Adler Pollock & Sheehan (AP&S) Shareholder Nicole Benjamin is a litigator who has been recognized for her successes in complex commercial litigation and appellate advocacy. She also is President-Elect of the Rhode Island Bar Association.
Ms. Benjamin has tried high-stakes litigation and represents public and private companies in federal and state court. She has defended multi-district litigation and class actions and she has defended clients against antitrust, breach of contract, business tort, employment, intellectual property, products liability and toxic tort claims.
Working out of the Providence AP&S office, Ms. Benjamin also has represented state departments, state general officers and municipalities in matters of significant public importance, including constitutional challenges to government actions.
In addition to her trial court practice, Ms. Benjamin regularly represents clients on appeal, drawing on her experience clerking for the Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court. She has successfully briefed and argued cases in the First and Third Circuits and the Rhode Island Supreme Court.