Personal Injury & Military-Criminal Defense Attorneys Serving Cranston, RI
Headquartered in Warwick – Minutes from CranstonThe hours after a crash, an arrest or a call from a military investigator move faster than most people expect. Insurance companies start assigning blame. Command investigators start taking statements. Prosecutors in Rhode Island’s state courts and the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island start building their case. Similarly, Rhode Island sets certain deadlines for filing personal injury claims. The attorney you call first can decide how everything else unfolds.
Proven Legal Representation for Cranston’s Toughest Cases
No two injury cases are alike, but the way we handle them never changes. We take on a select number of clients and prepare every case as if it will be tried before a jury, because that is what moves insurers to pay fair value. We set the pace, not the insurance company. For three decades, our attorneys have recovered multi-million dollar settlements for people and families harmed by car crashes, catastrophic injuries and wrongful deaths. Our reputation doesn’t come from volume. It comes from outworking the other side on every file, and we judge ourselves by the results our clients receive, not by the size of our caseload.
Personal Injury Cases – Attorney Amanda L. Corrao
Cranston is Rhode Island’s second-largest city, home to around 83,000 people across about 30 square miles. I-95 and I-295 frame the city, Route 37 cuts across its middle, Route 2 (Reservoir and New London Avenues) funnels shoppers toward Garden City Center, and Route 10 links Cranston to downtown Providence. Attorney Corrao represents injured people in Cranston, Warwick, Providence and every corner of Rhode Island’s five counties.
A few of the case types Attorney Corrao handles include:
Rear-end collisions on Route 37, merges at the I-95 and I-295 interchanges and intersection crashes along Reservoir Avenue can leave victims facing months of treatment and lost income. Under Rhode Island’s pure comparative negligence rule, you can still recover even if you share some of the blame, but insurers will work hard to inflate your percentage. Attorney Corrao doesn’t let them set the story.
Cranston’s stretch of Narragansett Bay runs from Stillhouse Cove in Edgewood to Pawtuxet Cove, where the Pawtuxet River meets the bay, and local yacht clubs and private moorings keep the water busy all season. Boating injury claims here can turn on overlapping state and federal maritime rules, and choosing the wrong one can sink an otherwise strong case.
Aging multi-family homes in Edgewood and Arlington, crowded retail lots at Garden City and Chapel View, and Knightsville storefronts all carry risks, from broken steps and dim lighting to winter ice nobody treated. Owners must keep their property reasonably safe for visitors, and since 2019 Rhode Island law no longer lets them avoid liability just by arguing a danger was open and obvious.
Losing someone because of another person’s carelessness is a grief no family should carry alone. Attorney Corrao brings Rhode Island wrongful death claims with the patience, compassion and seriousness these cases deserve.
Additional Personal Injury Cases
Attorney Corrao also handles a wide range of other injury claims for Cranston residents, including:
Military Law Cases – Attorney Nelson Robles
Naval Station Newport and Quonset Point anchor Rhode Island’s military footprint, and the Rhode Island National Guard’s Command Readiness Center sits right on New London Avenue in Cranston. Active-duty personnel, Guard members, Reservists and veterans call the city home. Attorney Robles represents them in military matters up and down the East Coast and in federal forums.
From courts-martial and Article 15 non-judicial punishment to CID and NCIS investigations, military justice runs on its own rules. Attorney Robles knows the Uniform Code of Military Justice and defends service members against the full spectrum of charges, including drug offenses, desertion and conduct unbecoming.
A separation board or a clearance revocation rarely makes headlines, but it can derail a career as surely as a conviction. Attorney Robles represents clients in separation proceedings, bars to reenlistment, bar-on-post orders, security clearance denials and revocations, military record corrections, Article 15 rebuttals, VA claim denials and USERRA violations.
Criminal Defense Cases – Attorney Nelson Robles
Most state charges out of Cranston begin in the Sixth Division of the Rhode Island District Court at the Garrahy Judicial Complex in Providence, which hears misdemeanors and handles first appearances on most felonies. Felony cases then move up to Providence County Superior Court, while federal charges go to the U.S. District Court in Providence.
Attorney Robles approaches every case as if it will go to trial. Because Cranston shares borders with Providence, Johnston, Warwick and West Warwick, an arrest a few blocks away can land in a different courthouse, including the Third Division District Court in Warwick for Kent County cases. He represents civilians across Rhode Island and Massachusetts facing:
How Long Do You Have to Act in Rhode Island?
Rhode Island sets firm deadlines, called statutes of limitation, on when legal claims can be brought. Once a deadline passes, the right to pursue a claim may be gone for good.
Most personal injury claims in Rhode Island must be filed within three years of the date of injury, and wrongful death claims generally carry the same three-year limit. Waiting has costs long before that deadline arrives: physical evidence disappears, witnesses forget details and security video is routinely recorded over. Reaching out early gives your case its strongest foundation.
Criminal cases move on their own timeline. What you tell police before speaking with a lawyer is extremely hard to undo, and the evidence prosecutors collect in the first few days often defines the case that follows. Bringing in a defense attorney right away is one of the most important choices someone under investigation or facing charges can make.
Frequently Asked Questions
Serving Communities Throughout Rhode Island
From our Warwick office, Corrao & Robles Law serves clients in all five Rhode Island counties and the many communities within them, 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.
