Raymond A. Pacia, Rhode Island Personal Injury Attorney
Pawtucket personal injury lawyer Ray Pacia has a proven track record of favorable jury verdicts and successful settlements that have earned him the respect of the judiciary, legal adversaries and clients. He has represented accident victims by taking on insurance companies at the Rhode Island Supreme Court, and won landmark cases that have created new law protecting his clients' rights to recovery.
Ray Pacia's goal is to provide a level of performance and satisfaction that demonstrate to both clients and peers nothing less than the best legal services available. He is immensely proud of his accomplishments, thoroughness and preparedness, which are widely recognized and respected throughout the Rhode Island legal community.
Areas of Practice
Mr. Pacia concentrates on the representation of people hurt as a result of negligence, such as the following personal injury matters:
- Auto accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- Truck and bus accidents
- Hit and run accidents
- Pedestrian accidents
- Bicycle accidents
- Uninsured motorist claims
- Child personal injuries
- Slip and fall (premises liability)
- Dog bites
- Workers' compensation
- Construction accidents
- Medical malpractice
- Boating and recreational injuries
- Wrongful death
- Burn injuries
- Head and brain injuries
- Spinal cord injuries
- Insurance claims
Academic Distinction & Excellence
Mr. Pacia has an impressive academic history, and continues to expand his legal education by attending legal seminars nationwide.
- Suffolk University Law School, Juris Doctor
- Boston University, Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, Distinction in Economics
- University of Rochester, PhD Program Candidate - Economics, Recipient of full scholarship and fellowship
- Universita' Italiana per Stranieri, Diploma in Advanced Italian Language and Cultural Studies (near native fluency in Italian)
Admissions
Mr. Pacia is licensed to practice law in the following courts:
- Rhode Island Supreme Court
- Rhode Island Superior Court
- Rhode Island Family Court
- Rhode Island District Courts
- Rhode Island Workers' Compensation Court
- Rhode Island Municipal Courts and Probate Court
- United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Rhode Island
- United States Supreme Court
Professional Memberships & Affiliations
Mr. Pacia is a member of numerous professional organizations, often holding office and serving additional functions.
- American Association for Justice, past Board of Directors and Moot Court Judge
- National College of Advocacy, fellow
- National Italian American Bar Association, past President
- Rhode Island Bar Association
- Rhode Island Association for Justice, past President and member of Hall of Fame
- Rhode Island Bar Foundation, fellow
- Justinian Law Society of Rhode Island, past President
- Pawtucket Bar Association
- St. Thomas Moore Society
- Omicron Delta Epsilon, Economics Honor Society
- Phi Beta Kappa
Lectures & Publications
Mr. Pacia has published many legal articles and lectured at the following schools and organizations:
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Rhode Island Association for Justice
- Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association
- Rhode Island Bar Association
- Suffolk University Law School
- Roger Williams University Law School
- University of Connecticut Law School
- TRIAL Magazine- Nation College of Advocacy
- National Italian American Bar Association
- A View from the Bench - Moderator of Judges Panel
- Numerous civic, charitable and cultural organizations
Topics of Lectures & Publications
Mr. Pacia has published and lectured on a variety of personal injury legal topics:
- Perspectives on Personal Injury Law and Law Practice Management
- Arbitrating the Uninsured Motorist Case
- Making the Most of Depositions
- Taking and Defending Depositions
- Personal Injury Law - Uninsured Motorist Update
- Massachusetts Auto Tort and Insurance Law
- Applications of Injury Mechanism Analysis
- Bad Faith and Beyond - Insurance Law
- Recovery in Excess of the Policy Limits
- Automobile Medical Payments - Subrogation Claims
- Images of Justice - Art and Law Through the Ages
- Roman Contributions to American Civil Jurisprudence
- Speaker, moderator and participant in numerous legal seminars, workshops and elegal education programs on a continuing basis