President - Leah Donaldson
Attorney Leah Donaldson is an associate attorney at Motley Rice LLC, one of the nation's largest plaintiffs' litigation firms, where she works with the firm's medical device and 9/11 and anti-terrorism practice groups. She currently represents individuals harmed by defective Composix Kugel hernia mesh products in both state court and the federal Kugel Mesh MDL in Rhode Island. Leah has been a member of RIWBA since 2007 and currently serves as Treasurer. Click here to contact

Vice President - Alicia J. Samolis
Attorney Alicia J. Samolis is an associate at Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP and concentrates her practice on complex business litigation with a focus on employment law. Alicia represents management in all stages of the employment relationship and advises clients on employment laws and pending legislation, including wage and hour compliance, employment discrimination, individual and group terminations, and represents clients in state and federal courts and administrative agencies. Alicia has been a member of the RIWBA Board since 2007 and is the chair of the Website Committee. Click here to contact

Treasurer - Gina M. Renzulli
Attorney Gina M. Renzulli is an associate at The Law Office of William J. Conley, Jr., a general practice law firm focusing on civil litigation and municipal law. She is licensed to practice in the State and Federal Courts for both Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Gina has been a member of the RIWBA since 2007 and serves as Treasurer. Click here to contact

Secretary - Denise Cassisi
Attorney Denise Cassisi is an associate at Lynch, Bernard & Lynch. She practices general civil litigation including Divorce, Custody, Visitation, Child Support, and DCYF cases. In addition, she practices criminal litigation in District Court and Juvenile Criminal proceedings. She is licensed to practice in both State and Federal Court for the District of Rhode Island and Connecticut State Court. Denise S. Cassisi has been a member of the RIWBA Board since 2006 and currently serves as Secretary. Click here to contact

Ex Officio - Aileen Sprague
Attorney Aileen Sprague is an associate at Motley Rice LLC, one of the nation's largest plaintiffs' litigation firms. Aileen practices with the firm's environmental and occupational disease and toxic tort practice groups, focusing her efforts on the lead industry and lead pigment cases in several states as well as asbestos litigation. Aileen has been a member of the RIWBA Board since 2005 and currently serves as the chair of the CLE/Events Committee and President Elect. Click here to contact

Harmony Conti Bodurtha
Attorney Harmony Conti Bodurtha is an associate at Kiernan, Plunkett & Redihan. She represents clients in all phases of civil litigation and practices primarily in the areas of personal injury, insurance defense, business law, construction law, environmental law, premises liability, product liability, and creditors' rights. Harmony has been a member of the RIWBA Board since 2008. Click here to contact

Tracy C. Baran
Attorney Tracy Baran is a partner at Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP. She focuses her practice in the areas of real estate and commercial lending. She also leads the firm’s mentoring program and its Women’s Advocates for Enterprise (WAVE) women’s initiative. She has been a member of the RIWBA Board since 2001 and is a Past President of RIWBA. She is chair of the RIWBA Mentoring Committee and previously coordinated RIWBA’s partnership with St. Martha’s House, a division of St. Mary’s Home for Children. Click here to contact

Kate Ahern
Attorney Kate Ahern is an associate at Hinckley, Allen, & Snyder LLP and works from the firm's Providence and Boston offices. Kate's practice is focused in a wide rage of federal and state tax issues of businesses, individuals, and other entities, such as municipal finance, partnership tax, corporate tax, non-profit organizations, and sales tax issues. She is admitted to the Rhode Island and Massachusetts bars and is earning her LL.M. in Taxation this year. Kate has been a member of RIWBA since 2008. Click here to contact

Melody Alger
Attorney Melody Alger is a principal in the firm of Alger Parker LLP and focuses her practice on civil litigation, trial work and appellate advocacy. She has extensive trial experience and is the only woman to have earned membership in the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, an invitation-only organization whose members must demonstrate a record of extensive trial experience and meet the organization's high standards for skill and integrity as trial lawyers. She is one of only thirty attorneys in Rhode Island to have achieved this distinction. Melody also has been recognized as one the top lawyers in Rhode Island, having been selected for inclusion in New England SuperLawyers in the category of civil litigation defense. Only five percent of the total lawyers in the New England states are listed in Super Lawyers and selection is based upon on a multi-step evaluation process, including peer recognition and professional achievement. Melody has published several articles and industry reviews on topics including highway law, AED liability, land use and regulatory takings. She frequently serves as a panelist or lecturer on topics ranging from women’s leadership and marketing to municipal liability. Melody has been a member of RIWBA since 1992 and currently serves as its Ex Officio.
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Amanda J. Argentieri
Amanda J. Argentieri is a recent graduate of the Roger Williams University School of Law, and will soon undertake a Rhode Island Supreme Court Judicial Clerkship with the Trial Court Law Clerk Department for the 2009-2010 term. A lifelong resident of Rhode Island, Amanda was formerly a law clerk for both LaPlante Sowa Goldman, and Rhode Island Legal Services. Amanda has been a member of the RIWBA since 2007. Click here to contact

Shannon O'Neill
Shannon M. O'Neil is the law student board member of the RIWBA. She is currently in her third year at Roger Williams University School of Law. Shannon is the president of the Women's Law Society at the law school, as well as a member of the Trial team. Shannon has interned with the Honorable Gilbert V. Indeglia, the Rhode Island Department of the Attorney General, and the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Rhode Island. Click here to contact