Leslie D. Parker

Leslie D. Parker is a shareholder at Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. whose practice focuses on health care regulation and commercial litigation. She represents hospitals, health systems, physician groups, skilled nursing facilities, health plans, and other organizations in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Her work includes transaction approvals, licensing, enforcement, compliance, and disputes before regulatory agencies. She also litigates business matters in state and federal courts.

Leslie earned a B.A. from the University of Michigan in 2007 and her J.D. from Boston College Law School in 2010. Her legal education supports the analysis of complex administrative rules, litigation risks, and health care regulatory requirements. She is admitted in Rhode Island and Massachusetts and before federal courts, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Her practice spans administrative proceedings and high-stakes commercial disputes.

Leslie has guided health systems through Rhode Island Hospital Conversions Act reviews and secured Certificate of Need and Change in Effective Control approvals. She advises organizations on continuing conditions attached to approved transactions and defends licensed professionals in disciplinary matters. She also handles skilled nursing facility enforcement issues, Medicare appeals, provider enrollment disputes, and Medicaid investigations. In commercial litigation, she has obtained summary judgment for an international flooring manufacturer in a major business dispute.

Leslie D. Parker received the 2026 Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year recognition for administrative and regulatory law in Providence and has been recognized by Chambers USA for general commercial litigation. She was also named to Providence Business News 40 Under Forty in 2022. Her work brings regulatory knowledge and courtroom experience together when health care organizations face important approvals, compliance questions, or disputes.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.
• Member, Rhode Island Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Treasurer, Rhode Island Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
• Fellow, Rhode Island Bar Foundation
• Chair, Rhode Island Chapter of the Boston College Law School Alumni Association
• Member, American Health Lawyers Association
• Former Board Member and Secretary, Women’s Center of Rhode Island
• Member, Governor’s Insurance Council
• Member, Board of Governors, Rhode Island Hospital Foundation
• Member, Leadership Rhode Island, Pi II Class (2020)
• Former Committee Member, Crossroads Committee on Domestic Violence

Licensed State

• Rhode Island
• Massachusetts

Education

• Boston College Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Michigan
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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