• Best Lawyers
    Best Lawyers

    Best Lawyers has been generating elite lists of peer-reviewed attorneys across more than 140 practice areas for more than 30 years. Only the best attorneys are selected each year.

  • Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year
    Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year

    Lawyer of the Year is awarded to attorneys with the highest overall peer-feedback for their specific practice area and geographic region. Only one attorney is selected as Lawyer of the Year for each area of law and location.

  • Best Lawyers Best Law Firms U.S. News & World Report
    Best Lawyers Best Law Firms U.S. News & World Report

    Best Law Firms publishes a list of law offices recognized for professional excellence and impressive ratings from clients and peers. Eligible law firms must first be recognized by The Best Lawyers in America, a distinction only the top practicing attorneys in the U.S. receive.

  • Super Lawyers
    Super Lawyers

    Attorneys selected to the list of Super Lawyers must be nominated by their peers and evaluated and researched by an independent panel. The goal of Super Lawyers is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and consumers in need of legal counsel.

  • LawDragon
    LawDragon

    Selection to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyer guide is both prestigious and hard-earned. Lawdragon selects only 500 honorees each year in an effort to recognized only the most distinguished practicing attorneys.

  • Super Lawyers Rising Stars
    Super Lawyers Rising Stars

    The research team at Super Lawyers choose less than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state to receive their Rising Stars honors. Super Lawyers is a rating service composed of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas and uses a statewide survey of lawyers and independent research to evaluate and select candidates.

  • Martindale - Hubbell AV Preeminent
    Martindale - Hubbell AV Preeminent

    Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ is the gold standard when it comes to rating lawyers who have been recognized for their strong legal ability and high ethical standards. These ratings are used by attorneys referring clients and people researching lawyers for their own legal needs in order to choose the appropriate legal representative for their situation.

  • Rhode Island Monthly | Professional Excellence in Law 2022
    Rhode Island Monthly | Professional Excellence in Law 2022

    Rhode Island Monthly Communications Inc. asked Rhode Island licensed lawyers to vote for their peers in a range of law practice areas. Rhode Island Monthly contracted DataJoe Research to conduct the survey using an online ballot for collecting, vetting and tallying votes. Any lawyer who has been disciplined for an infraction by the state regulatory board was excluded from the results. Otherwise, inclusion in the list is based on the opinions of responding lawyers in the region. DataJoe takes time and energy to ensure fair voting, although the results of this survey nomination and internet research campaign are not an objective metric.

  • Save Our Juries
    Save Our Juries

    Save Our Juries was founded in 1958 and is a public awareness campaign sponsored by the American Board of Trial Advocates. Some of the most respected plaintiff and defense civil attorneys in the United States are members of ABOTA. The goal of Save Our Juries to educate and mobilize citizens to protect our Seventh Amendment rights.

  • LawDragon Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers

Rhode Island Legal Malpractice Lawyers

Holding Legal Professionals Accountable for Negligence & Wrongdoing

Decof, Barry, Mega & Quinn, P.C. helps clients in legal malpractice cases when lawyers fail to act in accordance with their professional obligations to their client. Our firm recovered millions of dollars in the Rhode Island “RISDIC” savings and loan debacle in the early 1990’s by taking aggressive action against all of the lawyers involved. We have handled many individual cases of legal malpractice as well.

These cases can be extremely complex and challenging. The law firm you choose to represent you can make all the difference in obtaining an excellent outcome for you and your family. at Decof, Barry, Mega & Quinn, P.C., if we believe that we can help you, our Rhode Island legal malpractice attorneys will handle your case from beginning to end with the care and professionalism that you deserve.

Contact us at (401) 200-4059 for a free, no obligation review of your case. Remember, there is no fee or expenses if we are not successful in obtaining compensation for you.

Types of Legal Malpractice & Your Right to Justice

Legal professionals have a duty to uphold stringent standards. Our firm helps protect clients’ interests when professionals in Rhode Island fail to do so. Our firm provides sound analysis of attorney conduct and helps clients hold their lawyers accountable for negligent conduct that impacts their legal rights.

Finding the right attorney is crucial to winning your case. Our experience includes pursuing a wide range of legal malpractice claims involving the following:

  • Failure to meet statutes of limitation or other deadlines
  • Lack of communication with the client
  • Failure to act in the best interests of the client
  • Improper or inadequate investigation, preparation, or discovery
  • Failing to file court documents
  • Failure to appear in court
  • Fraud, misrepresentation, and other forms of misconduct or wrongdoing

To learn more, call Decof, Barry, Mega & Quinn, P.C. at (401) 200-4059.