Our Clients Hire Us To Win. Period.
RI Aggressive Criminal Defense Team

We Have the Experience to Keep You Out of Jail!
A criminal charge can be a life-altering experience that brings with it overwhelming fear and disruption to you and your family’s life.
Conviction Consequences Might Have Irreversible Consequences:
- Long jail sentences
- Heavy fines
- Permanent marks on your criminal record
- Loss of employment
- Loss of civil rights
- Loss of your reputation and goodwill
If you are not a citizen of the United States, the consequences may result in deportation or exclusion.
The police have charged you with a Rhode Island misdemeanor. Typical misdemeanors might be simple assault and battery, driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI), disorderly conduct, vandalism, domestic assault, shoplifting, and most crimes that carry a maximum sentence of no more than one year at the ACI.
During your free case evaluation, we will:

1. Listen to your situation
Listen to your situation and ask you detailed questions in order to make a fair assessment.

2. Share our experiences
Share our experiences with similar situations and how that will benefit you.

3. Explain
Explain exactly what your case or charge means, and what the process will be going forward.
We Have the Experience to Keep You Out of Jail!
A criminal charge can be a life-altering experience that brings with it overwhelming fear and disruption to you and your family’s life.
Conviction Consequences Might Have Irreversible Consequences:
- Long jail sentences
- Heavy fines
- Permanent marks on your criminal record
- Loss of employment
- Loss of civil rights
- Loss of your reputation and goodwill
If you are not a citizen of the United States, the consequences may result in deportation or exclusion.
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OUR CLIENTS HIRE US TO WIN. PERIOD.
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Meet the Attorney
Attorney John R. Grasso is admitted to practice law in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and the Federal District Courts, and is a member of the Bar of the United States Supreme Court. He has represented criminal defendants charged with misdemeanor and felony crimes in the Rhode Island District and Superior Courts, Traffic Tribunal, and Massachusetts District Courts.

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