Areas
of Practice
Sammartino & Berg LLP is a full service law firm, and can address all of your
legal needs, however, we have developed a reputation for the following areas of
practice:
Employment Law • Civil
Litigation
• FINRA (formerly NASD)
Personal Injury
•
Criminal Law
• Appeals
Disability Insurance Claims and Denials
Employment Law
- Job Discrimination and Harassment -
We represent both employees and employers in cases involving on the job
discrimination and/or harassment. We also handle whistleblower claims. One
of our discrimination trials resulted in the largest jury verdict in Rhode
Island in 2003.
- Severance Agreement Review - Before
signing away important rights in a severance agreement, it pays to have an
experienced attorney review the package to protect your interests, and
ensure a fair severance.
- Denial Of Job Benefits - This
includes denial of pension benefits, as well as claims under ERISA.
- Human Resources Management - We can
assist you with all of your company’s human resource issues, including
drafting policies, formulating an employee handbook, crisis management,
defending claims, and conducting seminars for your employees.
- Unemployment Benefit Denial
Hearings.
Civil Litigation
All areas of law, including business disputes, land boundary issues, and
contract disputes.
FINRA
– Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
(formerly NASD)
FINRA is responsible for resolution of any disputes involving the financial
industry, including customer complaints against securities brokers, and broker
disputes with their current or former banking employers. Sammartino & Berg LLP
is one of very few firms with experience in providing representation for all
areas of FINRA proceedings, including investigations and arbitrations. To learn
more about FINRA, go to
www.FINRA.org.
Personal Injury
We are experienced in all areas of personal
injury litigation, including:
- Automobile Accidents
- Injury Caused By Defective Products
- Medical Malpractice
- Wrongful Death
Sammartino & Berg LLP has handled numerous
personal injury cases, from the “fender bender” to multi-million dollar cases.
See our “Notable Cases & Settlement” page for a few
examples.
Criminal Law
State and Federal Courts
Partner Andrew Berg started his
career as a prosecutor in Rhode Island’s Department of the Attorney General.
Since leaving the Department in 1998, Andrew has maintained a successful
criminal defense practice, having appeared before every Rhode Island criminal
court, state and federal, on numerous occasions. Andrew can guide you through
the criminal justice system, whether it entails negotiating the best possible
plea agreement, or providing a vigorous and thorough trial defense. Andrew can
assist you in every area of criminal law, including the following:
Appeals
The attorneys of Sammartino &
Berg LLP have appeared before the Rhode Island Supreme Court, and the Federal
Court of Appeals on over one hundred occasions. We can provide experienced,
comprehensive representation for both civil and criminal case appeals.
Disability
Insurance Claims & Denials
Private insurance and employer
offered products.
