Richard N. Sayer

Richard N. Sayer is a Rhode Island attorney whose practice centers on thoughtful counsel for clients facing property, estate, trust, and business concerns. He is known for addressing complex legal questions with practical judgment, careful planning, and attention to the long-term interests of individuals, families, organizations, and closely held businesses.

Sayer earned his J.D. from Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts, after completing his A.B. at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where he majored in English. His academic background, including earlier study at St. George’s School, supports his clear writing, analytical reasoning, and effective client-centered legal communication skills. His practice includes estate planning, wills, trusts, probate administration, and estate administration. In these matters, he helps clients organize assets, understand fiduciary responsibilities, prepare important documents, and navigate sensitive transitions. 

Sayer also advises on residential and commercial real estate, land use and zoning, condominium development, conservation easements, and local government matters. He assists clients with transactions, documentation, approvals, and practical problem-solving, helping them move complex property and development matters forward with informed legal direction and sound risk awareness. His business law work includes corporate formation, governance, nonprofit law, and counsel to established organizations. He has served as Chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island and as legal counsel to the Episcopal Bishop of Rhode Island, reflecting a career grounded in enduring institutional trust, governance experience, and professional responsibility at the local level.

Through Richard N. Sayer’s legal career, he has helped people by clarifying complicated issues and identifying workable paths through estate, property, business, and administrative matters. Clients benefit from his ability to combine planning, negotiation, documentation, and local knowledge, especially when legal decisions affect homes, organizations, assets, and practical future obligations directly. He has also contributed to Rhode Island institutions through nonprofit and municipal service, including roles connected to schools, preservation, church organizations, and Middletown legal affairs. His broad experience allows him to serve clients effectively with steady judgment, professional discipline, and a practical understanding of how law affects communities statewide.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Sayer Regan & Thayer, LLP
• Member, Rhode Island Bar Association

Licensed State

• Rhode Island

Education

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

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