Personal Injury, Military Law & Criminal Defense Lawyers Serving Newport, RI
Headquartered in Warwick – Built for Kent CountyThe other side starts building their case the day you are injured, charged, or questioned. Insurance adjusters in Rhode Island are trained to deal with small cases. NCIS and other military investigators may have a file compiled before a service member even knows there is one. Prosecutors in the Newport County Superior Court and the federal courts aggressively charge. Corrao & Robles Law stands between you and everything.
Trusted Legal Representation Across Newport’s Most Serious Cases
We carefully select our cases and prepare each one for trial from the beginning. Insurance companies cannot dictate our timeline. For over thirty years, we have achieved significant settlements for individuals and families affected by car accidents, serious injuries, and wrongful deaths. Our success comes from working harder than our opponents, not from having the largest caseload. In Newport, this means knowing the roads, waterfront, base, and courthouse in Washington Square.
Personal Injury Cases – Attorney Amanda L. Corrao
Newport’s roads, harbors, and historic properties are filled up every summer, with injuries following. Victims are left with medical bills, missed paychecks, and a slow recovery, while adjusters push for a quick, low offer. Attorney Corrao represents injured victims in Newport, Middletown, Portsmouth, Jamestown, and all five counties of Rhode Island.
Just a few of the case types Attorney Corrao handles include:
Route 138, Route 114, and Route 24 carry island traffic through a few choke points. Summer crowds on Bellevue Avenue and Thames Street add pedestrian traffic to the mix. Insurance companies move quickly. Attorney Corrao is even faster.
Newport Harbor and Narragansett Bay host sailboats, charter boats, ferries, and jet skis throughout the season. These activities may involve state boating regulations and federal maritime laws, including a three-year federal deadline for a charter contract or passenger ticket, which can be shortened. The vessel, location, and paperwork you signed will all change the situation.
Hotels, restaurants, wharves and rental homes provide visitors with reasonably safe conditions. Wet docks, icy sidewalks after a nor’easter and worn stairs in centuries-old buildings can all send people to the emergency room. If an owner fails to fix a hazard, Attorney Corrao will hold them accountable.
When negligence costs someone their life, the family left behind deserves compassion first and a determined advocate second. Attorney Corrao handles wrongful death claims across Rhode Island with the seriousness and care they deserve.
Additional Personal Injury Cases
Attorney Corrao has extensive experience handling injury cases in the Newport area.
Military Law Cases – Attorney Nelson Robles
Naval Station Newport is located on Aquidneck Island across from Newport and Middletown. The station houses the Naval War College, the Officer Training Command, the Surface Warfare School, and the Naval Justice School. Commands from the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Army Reserve are also based there. Thousands of servicemen and their families live and train in Newport County. Attorney Robles brings his firsthand experience as a JAG officer to every case he represents, representing servicemen, veterans, and federal agencies across the East Coast.
Court-martial charges, Article 15 punishments, and CID and NCIS investigations all require a lawyer who understands the Uniform Code of Military Justice inside out. Since December 2023, independent prosecutors at the Navy’s Office of Special Trial Counsel have decided whether covered offenses, including sexual assault and domestic violence, will go to court martial. For offenses committed after that date, the commander does not make that call anymore. Attorney Robles defends a full range of UCMJ charges, from sexual assault allegations to drug offenses and desertion, as well as conduct unbecoming.
Some of the most damaging military cases never reach a courtroom. A separation board, a bar to reenlistment, or a revoked clearance can end a career as surely as a conviction. Attorney Robles handles separation proceedings, bars to re-enlistment and security clearance denials, as well as revocations and military record corrections. Article 15 rebuttal, VA claim denial, and USERRA violation. For Navy and Marine Corps personnel, that may mean petitioning the Board to correct the naval records.
Criminal Defense Cases – Attorney Nelson Robles
You do not need to wear a uniform to face serious charges in Newport. Cases can be heard in the Second District Court of Newport or the Superior Court of the County of Newport, both located inside the Murray Judicial Complex in Washington Square, or in the US District Court for the District of Rhode Island in Providence. Attorney Robles prepares each case as though it were going to trial. He represents civilians in Rhode Island and Massachusetts who are facing:
How Long Do You Have to Act in Rhode Island?
Rhode Island’s statutes of limitation place strict deadlines on the right to pursue legal action. Missing them can permanently foreclose options that would otherwise be available.
For personal injury claims in Rhode Island, most victims have three years from the date of injury to file a civil lawsuit. Wrongful death claims follow a similar three-year window. Evidence fades, witnesses’ memories change, and surveillance footage is overwritten – acting promptly after an injury protects your ability to build the strongest possible case.
Criminal matters run on a different clock entirely. Statements made to the police before an attorney is involved are almost impossible to take back later, and evidence gathered by prosecutors in those early days tends to shape the entire case. Getting a defense attorney involved early is one of the most significant decisions a person facing charges can make.
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Serving Communities Throughout Rhode Island
Corrao & Robles Law represents clients across all of Rhode Island’s five counties and throughout the state’s diverse communities, including:
Providence County: Providence, Cranston, North Providence, Johnston, Scituate, Foster, Glocester, Burrillville, North Smithfield, Smithfield, Lincoln, Cumberland, Pawtucket, Central Falls, and East Providence.
Kent County: Warwick, East Greenwich, West Warwick, Coventry, and West Greenwich.
Washington County: North Kingstown, South Kingstown, Narragansett, Westerly, Charlestown, Hopkinton, Richmond, and Exeter.
Newport County: Newport, Middletown, Portsmouth, Tiverton, Little Compton, and Jamestown.
Bristol County: Bristol, Barrington, and Warren.
