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EDMUND L. ALVES, JR.
edalves@blishcavlaw.com
Edmund L. Alves, Jr., a partner in the firm, has been practicing in the
area of municipal law for almost thirty years. He served for 14 years as
Town
Solicitor and chief legal advisor for the town of Smithfield, Rhode
Island and for 10 years as East Greenwich Town Solicitor. Mr.
Alves has been General Counsel to the Burrillville School
Committee and served as Probate Judge in the towns of Smithfield and West Greenwich. He has represented other
municipalities and school committees over the years and is well-versed
in the workings of local government in Rhode Island. He
has been involved in numerous court cases involving the actions of
municipalities and municipal agencies, including matters relating to
taxation, the interpretation of zoning and planning regulations,
education
law, and the applicability of various state statutes to municipalities.
He also practices in all areas of estate work, from the initial
estate planning stage to the administration of complex estates. Some of
the firm’s clients require only simple wills while others need
sophisticated trusts or succession planning for their businesses. Each
client is equally important to the firm and we strive to meet each
individual’s needs no matter how simple or complex.
Mr. Alves also has a general corporate practice, providing counsel to
a variety of small businesses as well as municipalities. His business
clients include manufacturers, contractors, realtors, golf
professionals, and insurance agencies, to name a few.
He advises his business and municipal clients on labor issues, and
has broad experience in collective bargaining as well as in grievance
and interest arbitration.
He is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association and has served on
its Municipal Law Committee for over fifteen years. Mr. Alves is also a
member of the American Bar Association. He is admitted to practice
before the Rhode Island state and federal courts, the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the First Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
An avid golfer, he is a member of Wannamoisett Country Club and a
director of the Cape Cod Pro-Am Golf League.
He is a graduate of Brown University and received his J.D. degree
from Boston University School of Law.
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