Sheri L. Pizzi

Sheri L. Pizzi is a partner at Barton Gilman LLP in Providence, RI, with a practice focused on medical malpractice defense, aging services litigation, and employment disputes. Pizzi represents nursing homes, healthcare providers, and employers in professional liability and workplace cases. These matters can require attention to written agreements, legal obligations, and the consequences of decisions made early in the process. The attorney addresses the particular issues involved, from assessing the available information to considering procedural requirements and possible courses of action.

Pizzi completed a J.D. from Boston University School of Law and a B.A. from Bates College. This background supports the careful legal analysis needed in matters involving medical malpractice defense, aging services litigation, and employment disputes. Academic training provides a basis for interpreting legal requirements and working through issues in a structured way. That foundation is relevant when reviewing disputed facts, drafting or interpreting documents, or determining how an agreement or legal rule applies to a client’s situation.

Pizzi has experience involving nursing home negligence claims, licensing investigations, discrimination lawsuits, and employment arbitration. 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.

Sheri L. Pizzi is also associated with her service as firm hiring partner and Best Lawyers recognition for medical malpractice defense and employment litigation. Pizzi 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.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Barton Gilman LLP
• Member, Rhode Island Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• President, Justinian Law Society
• Past President, American Inns of Court, Rhode Island Chapter
• Past Executive Board Member, Rhode Island Women’s Bar Association
• Member, Employment and Nursing Home Litigation Sections, Defense Research Institute
• Board Member, Rhode Island Healthcare Association
• Board Member, R.I. Childhood Lead Action Project

Licensed State

• Rhode Island
• Massachusetts

Education

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

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