On June 16, 2016, the first day of the Rhode Island Bar Association’s annual meeting, Attorney Eric D. Correira along with Attorney David J. Correira presented a program entitled “Establishing and Protecting the Attorney-Client Relationship in Trust Matters.” The workshop was a follow-up to an article authored by Attorney Eric D. Correira that appeared in the Rhode Island Bar Journal and a case won by the firm won at the Rhode Island Supreme Court. From the meeting brochure: “Ethical rules and laws related to client representation in trust matters is a particularly timely topic, as the Rhode Island Supreme Court has recently issued a decision redefining state law in this area in Audette v. Poulin. The scope of the presentation included: 1) an attorney retained by the grantor when the grantor is living; 2) an attorney retained by a trustee; 3) an attorney hired by a trustee in a dispute with a beneficiary; and 4) an attorney hired by a trustee prior to a dispute with a beneficiary.”

For a copy of the power point presentation, click here.