Ronald J. Resmini
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Providence, Rhode Island
Law Offices of Ronald J. Resmini, Accident & Injury Lawyers, Ltd.
Practice areas: Personal Injury, Class Action & Mass Torts, Medical Malpractice; view more
Licensed in Rhode Island since: 1969
Education: Suffolk University Law School
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2011 - 2026 Call today:
401-868-4104
Law Offices of Ronald J. Resmini, Accident & Injury Lawyers, Ltd.
365 Eddy St2nd Floor
Providence, RI 02903 Visit website
Ronald J. Resmini is one of Rhode Island’s most prominent trial attorneys, with over 50 years of experience in personal injury, accident, and tort law. After serving as a Captain in the U.S. Army Security Agency, he clerked for the Rhode Island Supreme Court and helped shape state law through extensive litigation and appellate advocacy. He is known for founding court-annexed arbitration in Rhode Island, authoring key legal treatises, and clarifying numerous state laws via successful appellate work.
Resmini is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and served as a Board Examiner for the National Board of Trial Advocacy. His honors include multi-year selection to Super Lawyers, recognition by Best Lawyers in America, the Hall of Fame Award for Excellence in the Law, and “Top 10” status from the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys (NAOPIA). NAOPIA’s “Top 10” list represents less than 1% of attorneys in each state and is awarded through a stringent selection process based on peer review, trial outcomes, legal scholarship, and knowledge in personal injury law, highlighting extraordinary skill and success in the field.
Resmini heads a respected law firm with his three attorney sons, continuing to set standards for professional excellence and client advocacy in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
Courts Admitted
- Massachusetts State Court
- Rhode Island State Court
- First Circuit Court of Appeals
- RI Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island; 1976
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Military Appeals
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff, Workers' Compensation: Claimant- 20% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 20% Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff
- 20% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 20% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
- 20% Workers' Compensation: Claimant
First Admitted: 1969, Rhode Island
Professional Webpage: https://www.resminilawoffices.com/attorneys/ronald-j-resmini...
Bar / Professional Activity
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Security Mutual Ins. v. Maria, 433 A2d 693 (1981)
- Threshier v. Commercial Union Ins., 423 A2d 1389 (1980)
- Rogers v. LaValley, 412 RI A2d 276 (1980)
- Papaioannou v. 1st U.S. Army, US Ct App. 74-1344
- Bush v. Nationwide Mutual Ins., 419 A2d 857 (1980)
- Su v. Kemper Ins., 431 A2d 416 (1981)
- Rogers v. LaValley, 122 RI 920, 414 A2d 190 (1980)
- Digiglio v. General Motors Co., 119 RI 918, 378 A2d 1069 (1977)
- Bush v. Nationwide Mutual Ins., 448 A2d 782 (1982)
- Security Mutual Ins. v. Maria, 429 A2d 150 (1980)
- Threshier v. Commercial Union Ins., 422 A2d 247 (1980)
- Digby v. Digby, 120 RI 299, 388 A2d 1, (1978)
Special Licenses / Certifications
- Board Examiner National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1991
Educational Background
- Providence College, Providence, B.A.
- Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts J.D.
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Butterworth Publishing Company to Author a two-volume treatise entitled, Tort Law and Personal Injury Practice, which is part of the RI Practice Series (Butterworth 1990, with Annual Supplements)
- “Lunch with Legends: Trailblazers, Trendsetters and Treasures of the Rhode Island Bar” in the Rhode Island Bar Journal, Rhode Island Bar Association Volume 65. Number 2. September/October 2016, “Lunch with Legends: Trailblazers, Trendsetters and Treasures of the Rhode Island Bar”
- Published a two-volume series entitled, RI Actions and Remedies; a two-volume work on Civil Procedure after the major revision of the Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure, entitled RI Civil Practice and Procedure (Michie Law Publishers, 1996, with Annual Supplement)
- Published a two-volume series entitled, RI Actions and Remedies; a two-volume work on Civil Procedure after the major revision of the Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure, entitled RI Civil Practice and Procedure (Michie Law Publishers, 1996, with Annual Supplement)
- Published many articles in the RI Bar Journal and Law Review articles in Suffolk University Law Review, including the Law of Uninsured Motorist Insurance, the Law of Products Liability in Rhode Island, and the Law of Domestic Relations in Rhode Island
Honors
- MA Top 10, The National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2014
- Top 100 in MA, The National Trial Lawyers, 2014
- Martindale-Hubbell® Client Reviewed, Martindale
- Rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell®, Martindale
- 10.0 Justia Lawyer Rating, Justia
- The Best Lawyers in America® since 2024. Ronald J. Resmini is recognized in the following practice area: Providence, Rhode Island, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Hall of Fame Award for Excellence in the Law, 2021
- Top Attorneys in New England, 2012
- Top Attorney in Rhode Island 2012, 2022, 2024
- Massachusetts Senior Attorney of the Year, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and the Massachusetts Bar Association Celebrated Excellence in the Law, 2010
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2011 - 2026
