Practice areas: Employment Litigation, Employment & Labor, Business Litigation; view more
Licensed in Rhode Island since: 2007
Education: University of North Carolina School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2025 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2017 Founding attorney of Muller Law, LLC, Chip Muller focuses his practice primarily on labor and employment law, guiding clients through the complex landscape of the courtroom and legal decisions in Barrington, Rhode Island. He also assists with business litigation, intellectual property, real estate and commercial litigation cases. Employers and employees rely on his services in matters, including, but not limited to:
- Contract drafting and negotiation
- Noncompetition/nonsolicitation agreements
- Handbook and HR policy drafting
- Severance agreements
- Sexual harassment
- Wrongful terminations
- FMLA and ADA
- Discrimination and retaliatory actions
- Wage and overtime pay
Mr. Muller's legal experience includes conducting over 10 jury trials to verdict, representing clients in arbitrations and participating in several mediations. His track record of success in the courtroom and alternative dispute resolution settings speaks to his exceptional skills as a litigator. He has defended clients in administrative actions before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.
A 1993 B.A. graduate of Middlebury College, Mr. Muller completed his Master of Arts degree in religious studies at Boston University in 1997. Later in 2007, he obtained a doctorate in law with dean’s list honors from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, where he was the article and notes editor of the First Amendment Law Review and a member of the National Trial Team. He is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Rhode Island (2007), Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Before attending law school, Mr. Muller worked as a television news reporter and documentary director for PBS and CBS stations. His talents were recognized with a regional Emmy Award for his feature-length documentary "North Carolina's Dependence on Tobacco." He then had the privilege of serving at a prominent New England law firm, where he offered top-notch litigation and employment law services to both local businesses and Fortune 500 companies.
For five consecutive years, the Rhode Island Bar Association has appointed Mr. Muller as the esteemed chairman of its Employment Law Committee. Additionally, Mr. Muller has contributed to the legal community by authoring a chapter in the highly respected publication, “A Practical Guide to Employment Law in Rhode Island.”
Practice areas
Employment Litigation: Plaintiff, Employment & Labor: Employee, Employment & Labor: Employer, Business Litigation, Business/Corporate, Intellectual Property, Real Estate: BusinessFocus areas
Condominiums & Cooperatives, Contracts, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law - Employee, Employment Law - Employer, Intellectual Property Law, Labor Law, Non-Compete Agreements, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Trade Secret, Wage & Hour Laws, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- 20% Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
- 20% Employment & Labor: Employee
- 20% Employment & Labor: Employer
- 10% Business Litigation
- 10% Business/Corporate
- 10% Intellectual Property
- 10% Other
First Admitted: 2007, Rhode Island
Professional Webpage: https://mullerlaw.com/chip-muller/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Rhode Island (State and Federal)
- U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- Connecticut (State and Federal)
- Massachusetts (State and Federal)
- Rhode Island Bar Association - Employment Law Committee, Chairman
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Mayale-Eke v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 2013 U.S. Dist. Lexis 177489, at *32 (D.R.I. September 9, 2013), R&R adopted by 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 179108 (D.R.I., Dec. 17, 2013)) – denying defendants’ motion for summary judgment.
- Mayale-Eke v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 754 F. Supp. 2d 372, 373 (D.R.I. 2010) (R&R adopted by 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 114081 (D.R.I., Oct. 25, 2010)) — denying defendants’ motion to dismiss.
- Domenichetti v. Salter Sch., LLC, C.A. No. 12-11311-FDS, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57201, at *3 (D. Mass. Apr. 19, 2013) — denying defendants’ motion to dismiss and to compel arbitration.
- Gempp v. Preservation Society of Newport County
- Zeigler v. Atrius Health
- State v. Doyle
- Holtman v. VW
- Devine v. Proulx
- McNulty v. Pinelli & Chip
- Orthopedic Group, Inc., v. Soares
- Thornley v. CCRI
- Johnson v. Urban League of RI
Honors
- Broun National Trial Team, University of North Carolina School of Law, Selected Member
- Regional Emmy Award for Feature Length Documentary - North Carolina’s Dependence on Tobacco
Educational Background
- M.A., Boston University, Majors: Religious Studies and the Psychology of Religion
- B.A., Middlebury College, Major: Religious Studies
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- A Practical Guide to Employment Law in Rhode Island, Author of a Chapter
- First Amendment Law Review, University of North Carolina School of Law, Article and Notes Editor
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2025
- Rising Stars: 2017
