Gary R. Pannone

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Gary R. Pannone: Attorney with Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

Gary R. Pannone is a founder and Partner of Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC and has been representing closely held business owners for over forty years. He is an experienced business lawyer specializing in the areas of business formation, corporate restructuring, mergers, acquisitions and corporate compliance. In addition to representing closely held businesses, his practice includes the representation of nonprofit organizations in the areas of corporate governance, consolidations, mergers and acquisitions.

Attorney Pannone has served on multiple non-profit boards and as general counsel to several of the firm’s corporate clients. He is a former Town Solicitor and was special counsel to numerous Rhode Island municipalities. In addition to practicing law, Attorney Pannone is a frequent lecturer and author in the areas of corporate compliance, best practices and business formation. Prior to the founding of Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC, he served as the managing partner of the Providence office of an international law firm.

Attorney Pannone is a prominent member of the legal community and was honored by his peers and judges in 2023 and 2024 with the AV Preeminent rating from Martindale Hubbell, which is the highest rating based on both legal ability and ethics. For over a decade, he been annually selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in his practice areas and named Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Rhode Island for multiple years. He has also been recognized by Chambers USA, Super Lawyers and Corporate Counsel. In 2020, he was a recipient of an “Excellence in the Law” and has received the Hall of Fame award by Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly for his lifetime achievements and outstanding professional accomplishments in the legal community. He is also a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, the nation’s leading research institute for the study of law.

Attorney Pannone received his J.D. from Suffolk Law School after earning his undergraduate degree in Finance and Accounting from the University of Notre Dame. He is admitted to practice law in Rhode Island and the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island.

Honors and Awards

• Excellence in the Law Hall of Fame, RI Lawyers Weekly

• Best Lawyers in America

• Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year

• AV Preeminent Rank, Martindale Hubbell

• Chambers USA

• Super Lawyers

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Rhode Island Bar Association

• American Bar Association, Business Law, Health Law and Law Practice Management

• American Bar Foundation Fellow

• Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce

• East Greenwich Chamber of Commerce

• Northern RI Chamber of Commerce

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Delta Phi



American Bar Foundation
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Areas of Practice (5)

  • Corporate and Business
  • Business Law
  • Cyber Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Nonprofit Corporations

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Notre Dame, B.B.A., Finance and Accounting, 1974
Law School Attended:
Suffolk University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1977
Year of First Admission:
1977
Admission:
1977, Rhode Island; 1977, U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island; U.S. Claims Court
Memberships:
Rhode Island and American Bar Associations; US Court of Appeals 1st Circuit;
ISLN:
904605882

Peer Reviews

4.6/5.0 (15 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.6/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.7/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.6/5.0

  • Communication

    4.7/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.7/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Judge on 10/28/14 in Corporate Law

    Attorney Pannone practices at the highest level of competence, ethics and professionalism.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Judge on 10/28/14 in Business Organization

    I am familiar with Attorney Pannone as a practicing lawyer for 24 years and as a Superior Court judge for the past 14 years. He practices to the highest standards of competence,ethics and professionalism.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Member on 11/19/14 in Corporate Contracts

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 11/13/14 in Corporate Commercial Law

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Principal on 11/11/14 in Corporate Commercial Law

    outstanding attorney and very much involved in community issues

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 10/27/14 in Real Estate

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 10/27/14 in Corporate Commercial Law

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Member on 10/27/14 in Corporate Law

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 10/27/14 in Corporate Commercial Law

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Principal on 10/27/14 in Corporate Law

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Location

  • Johnston, RI
    Northwoods Office Park , 1301 Atwood Avenue, Suite 215 North
    Johnston, RI 02919

    401-735-5422 Phone
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