Jeremy W. Howe

Jeremy W. Howe is a Rhode Island attorney whose practice reflects a broad understanding of family-centered legal needs. Since 1974, he has represented clients in divorce, parenting, paternity, child support, adoption, juvenile, grandparent, and partner matters, offering steady guidance during challenging transitions and important family decisions with care and confidence.

Howe earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, in 1967 and a Juris Doctor from Suffolk University School of Law in Boston in 1972. He was admitted to practice in Rhode Island and the Federal District Court for the First Circuit in 1974. His family law career includes representing approximately 1,000 divorce clients, both civilian and military, as well as many clients involved in other domestic matters. He has also handled mediation for divorce, parenting, paternity, child support, grandparent, partner, sibling, intergenerational, and estate-related disputes with practical care in negotiated and litigated settings.

Beyond domestic relations, Howe’s practice includes wills, estates, trusts, probate, Medicaid planning, long-term care questions, and broader elder law issues. This range allows him to advise clients on family stability, future planning, and estate transitions, while identifying when a specialized referral would best serve a client’s particular need in practice. He has strengthened his mediation work through professional roles with the Rhode Island Mediators Association, including service as former President and Executive Board Member. He is also listed among approved Family Court of Rhode Island mediators and recognized as an Advanced Practitioner by the Association for Conflict Resolution, supporting professional standards.

Jeremy W. Howe’s professional contributions include writing and presenting on divorce mediation, military divorce, retirement assets, QDRO practice, elder law, Social Security, and family law issues. These publications and presentations reflect a career devoted not only to client representation but also to educating attorneys and the community about complex family matters over time. He helps people by combining long-term legal experience with a problem-solving approach to sensitive family and estate concerns. Whether counseling, mediating, or referring clients to trusted specialists, he works to reduce conflict, clarify choices, and support practical resolutions for families facing uncertainty and making difficult decisions.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, The Law Offices of Howe & Garside, Ltd.
• Member, Rhode Island Bar Association
• Member, Family Court of Rhode Island
• Advanced Practitioner, Association of Conflict Resolution
• Executive Board Member, Rhode Island Mediators Association

Licensed State

• Rhode Island

Education

• Suffolk University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Tufts University
  B.A. in English

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