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Richard E. Crowell , Jr., principal and  Rhode Island native, stands as one of the few practicing attorneys in south eastern New England holding both a Masters in Business Administration and a specialized law degree supported by actual operational experience in managing successful businesses. Such varied background has allowed Mr. Crowell to advise numerous clients including law firms, governmental  entities and  publicly traded  corporations in  numerous matters of business law

A graduate of Syracuse University, Mr. Crowell has spent over 23 years successfully representing client causes by tempering legal strategy with practical negotiation  and business principles.  Starting in the Rhode Island Attorney General's office,  his broad based career has included service as legal counsel to the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission, tenures as both private and in-house corporate counsel as well lead counsel to public and private issue  advocacy projects .

Mr. Crowell has represented a diverse client list including banks, cities, towns, municipal agencies and boards, manufacturers, restaurateurs, high technology businesses , colleges, family trusts and estates , as well as a number of high profile public interest groups.  He has also played prominent roles in strategic client planning  committees, project management committees and in the role of lobbyist and small business liaison.

On a continuing  and selective  basis,  Mr. Crowell has accepted work for regional law firms , SBA supported enterprises as well as long operating corporations involving, among other services, transactional business matters, business financings, federal and state tax issues, and long-term business structuring and planning.

 

Representative assignments and accomplishments include:

 

  Initiation and execution of a  litigation strategy resulting in Rhode Island gaining “neighboring state” status to support a filing for low cost power with the New York Power Authority. Successful argument and award of an ongoing grant of substantial electric power lowering RI utility rate led to promotion and public citation from the Governor of Rhode Island.

 

 Service as prosecutor or acting counsel in various divisions of the Office of Attorney General and RI Public Utilities Commission.

 

  Lead or co-counsel in over (140)  business formations, acquisitions and sales.

 

 Over (15 )years of experience representing corporate & personal taxpayer clients before the IRS and state taxing agencies [including 941 matters, deduction defenses and audits].

 

  Lead counsel in (2)  successful land-use challenges to full scale batching plant complex in  Cranston , RI.

 

 Lead counsel in successful client  challenge to major electric rate  application directly leading to rate rollback and refund in excess of 4% in 2006.

 

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