Joshua L. Celeste

Joshua L. Celeste is a partner at Duffy & Sweeney, a division of Stevens & Lee in Providence, RI, with a practice focused on corporate transactions, business law, and commercial real estate. Celeste advises emerging and established companies on acquisitions, venture capital, lending, and real estate matters. These matters can require attention to written agreements, legal obligations, and the consequences of decisions made early in the process.

Celeste completed a J.D. from Roger Williams University School of Law and a B.S. from the University of Rhode Island, with distinction. This background supports the careful legal analysis needed in matters involving corporate transactions, business law, and commercial real estate. Academic training provides a basis for interpreting legal requirements and working through issues in a structured way.

Celeste has experience involving business financing, real estate purchases, venture capital investments, and corporate agreements. Such assignments require careful attention to the details of the record and the legal framework governing the work. Depending on the circumstances, the attorney may need to evaluate documentation, prepare agreements or arguments, confer with other participants, or address procedural deadlines. Experience with these matters helps connect the immediate legal questions to the broader circumstances in which they arise.

Joshua L. Celeste is also associated with his work combining corporate and property-related advice for businesses at different stages of development. Celeste brings that experience to the analysis of legal issues and the preparation needed to address them. The practice places importance on understanding a client’s situation rather than treating similar-looking matters as identical. Careful assessment of facts, legal requirements, and options helps define a clear path through a transaction, claim, or dispute. This practical focus shapes the attorney’s continuing work.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Duffy & Sweeney, A Division of Stevens & Lee
• Member, Rhode Island Bar Association
• Board Member, Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank
• Former Member, Board of Directors, March of Dimes, Rhode Island Chapter
• Former Member, Board of Directors, Button Hole, The Golf Foundation of Rhode Island

Licensed State

• Rhode Island

Education

• Roger Williams University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Rhode Island
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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