Deming is Past Chairman of the Litigation Department and served as Managing Partner of the Firm from 1986 to 1994. For more than 30 years he has managed an active trial and appellate practice in the federal and state courts, including environmental litigation under CERCLA and OPA, probate litigation involving disputes in trusts and estates, and litigation arising under federal and state regulatory authorities such as the Environmental Protection Agency, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Environmental Management and the Public Utilities Commission. Deming is listed in the Business Litigation, Commercial Litigation and Environmental Law sections of The Best Lawyers In America as well as in the Business Litigation section of Rhode Island Super Lawyers.
Notable Experience
· Deming has extensive experience litigating environmental cases, including the following reported CERCLA cases: O'Neil v. Picillo, U.S. v. Kayser-Roth Corp., B.F. Goodrich v. Murtha, and Acushnet Company v. Coaters, Inc.
Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications
· "Multi-jurisdictional Practice: Beware of Crossing the Line," Suffolk University.
· "Seminars on Appellate Practice and Class Actions," National Business Institute.
News & Publications
June 21, 2011, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Recognized by Chambers USA in 17 Categories
October 7, 2010, EAPD Attorneys Selected For Inclusion in Super Lawyers 2010
August 10, 2010, Sixty EAPD Attorneys Recognized by the Best Lawyers in America
June 23, 2010, Chambers and Partners Recognizes EAPD in Nineteen Areas
March 1, 2010, EAPD Attorneys Recognized in 2010 Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition
November 6, 2009, EAPD Attorneys Selected For Inclusion in Super Lawyers 2009
September 1, 2009, 62 EAPD Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America 2010
June 22, 2009, EAPD Attorneys Recognized in Super Lawyers 2009 Corporate Counsel Edition
June 12, 2009, Chambers and Partners Recognizes Firm in Nineteen Areas
February 4, 2009, 57 EAPD Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America 2009
November 24, 2008, EAPD Attorneys Recognized in Super Lawyers 2008 Corporate Counsel Edition
October 30, 2008, EAPD Attorneys Named Super Lawyers 2008
June 25, 2008, Attorneys recognized at EAPD's Second Annual Pro Bono Award Reception
June 13, 2008, Chambers and Partners Recognizes Firm in Twenty Areas
October 30, 2007, EAPD Attorneys Named Super Lawyers 2007
October 10, 2007, 57 EAPD Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America 2008
June 18, 2007, Chambers and Partners Recognizes Firm in Twenty Areas
June 15, 2007, Deming Sherman Receives Ralph P. Semonoff Award for Professionalism
September 5, 2006, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Attorneys Recognized as "Best Lawyers in America"
Oil and Water Don't Mix
A Comparison of the North Cape and Penn 460 Oil Spills
Besides Edwards Wildman
Deming is active in the arts and preservation community, serving on the boards of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, Festival Ballet Providence, First Night Providence, Providence Preservation Society, Grow Smart Rhode Island and The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA). He is also active in several conservation organizations. He is a recipient of the Special Recognition Award of the Arts & Business Council of Rhode Island for his contributions to the arts community.
Events
May 19, 2011, Providence, RI, Rhode Island's Second Invitational Conference on Estate Planning and Administration
Industries
· Broadcasting
· Energy, Infrastructure & Cleantech
Memberships
· Rhode Island Bar Association
· American Bar Association
· New England Legal Foundation