R. Bart Totten

R. Bart Totten is senior counsel at Adler Pollock & Sheehan in Providence and Boston. The practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, intellectual property disputes, product liability, construction, and appellate matters. Totten works with businesses and institutional clients and handles matters requiring careful review of legal rights, obligations, documents, and procedural issues.

Totten earned a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1989 and a B.S., with honors, from the University of Florida in 1986. This background supports careful legal analysis, research, and practical problem solving. The training helps with evaluating facts, identifying legal issues, communicating options clearly, and applying professional judgment to client matters.

Totten brings practical experience to the representation. He concentrates on complex commercial litigation and represents clients in federal and state trial and appellate courts. His work spans business disputes, intellectual property litigation, product liability and mass tort matters, and construction. His engineering background helps him address technical evidence and systems-oriented issues. The work may involve counseling, document preparation, negotiation, administrative advocacy, or litigation as the matter requires.

R. Bart Totten also brings professional experience beyond the core day-to-day practice. His representative work includes trial counsel in federal litigation challenging Rhode Island’s truck-toll program. He has received peer recognition in Best Lawyers and Martindale-Hubbell and has contributed to legal publications and bar programs. The verified record reflects a practical, client-focused approach grounded in preparation, clear communication, and careful attention to legal details.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.
• Member, Rhode Island Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, Maine State Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Former Chair, Corporate Campaign and Planned Giving Program, Big Brothers of Rhode Island
• Former Director and executive committee member, Rhode Island Red Cross
• Member, Jamestown Education Foundation

Licensed State

• Rhode Island
• Massachusetts
• Maine

Education

• University of Virginia School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Florida
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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