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Mr. Barry began his career at Decof & Decof in 1997 working on the professional liability actions arising out of the RISDIC credit union crisis. He served on a team of attorneys, litigating a number of complex legal and accounting malpractice actions related to the mismanagement of the failed financial institutions. The team was extremely successful in these actions, recovering over $180 million dollars for the state of Rhode Island.
Since the resolution of the RISDIC litigation, Mr. Barry has focused on the firm’s traditional areas of trial practice, including medical negligence and catastrophic personal injury. He was heavily involved in the Oliveira v. Chase Manhattan case, which resulted in the largest personal injury verdict in Rhode Island history. He has also assisted in many complex trials, and has guided the firm into using the most modern trial technology, including data management and trial presentation systems.
In 2006, Mr. Barry achieved his first seven-figure jury verdict in the case of Arriaza v. Women & Infants Hospital. The jury in that case returned a verdict of $2.5 Million. The case involved the preventable death of a newborn infant.
Mr. Barry graduated from Boston University (B.A. 1990) and Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996), Phi Kappa Phi. At Widener Law School, he was the recipient of a Josiah Oliver Wolcott Fellowship (1995-96) and a Faculty Awards Scholarship (1994-96). Mr. Barry was also the Articles Editor of the Widener Law Symposium Journal (1995-96) and a staff member (1994-95), and authored “Questioning the Answers: Admissibility of Scientific Evidence in the Remand of Daubert v. Merrell Dow,” 2 Wid. L. Symp. J. 580 (1997).
Mr. Barry is admitted to the practice of law in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, and is a member of numerous professional organizations. He has given presentations for numerous professional groups including the Rhode Island Medical Society and Continuing Legal Education seminars. Prior to coming to Decof & Decof, Mr. Barry worked as a law clerk to the Justices of the Rhode Island Superior Court (1996-97).
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