Steven T. Hayes, Esq.

Steven T. Hayes, Esq.: Attorney with Lamontagne, Spaulding & Hayes, LLP
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

Practice Areas: Civil Litigation, Product Liability, Automobile Liability, Bad Faith, Construction Litigation, Toxic Torts

Resident in the firm’s Providence office, Attorney Steven Hayes’ practice focuses on the civil litigation, including the defense of product liability, transportation, toxic tort, insurance bad faith and construction litigation. He recently expanded that scope by defending a variety of businesses named in asbestos cases pending in Rhode Island.

For more than a decade, Mr. Hayes has represented the interests of several national automobile insurers in all of Rhode Island’s courts. This portion of his practice has incorporated all aspects of civil defense litigation, from the inception of a case through an appellate end point. It has included arbitrations, mediations, trials, and appeals. It has involved managing the efficiency of a high volume of automobile negligence cases and achieving consistently favorable results.

Mr. Hayes’ legal career began representing the various entities that comprise one of Rhode Island’s largest religious institutions. The practice involved a wide variety of matters, including employment maters, special education rights, and clergy abuse litigation.
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Areas of Practice (10)

  • Litigation
  • General Insurance Defense
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Bad Faith
  • Employment
  • Construction
  • Personal Injury Litigation
  • Toxic Torts
  • Automobile Liability
  • Product Liability

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Boston College, B.A., 1993
Law School Attended:
Roger Williams University School of Law, J.D., 1998
Year of First Admission:
1998
Admission:
1998, Rhode Island; Not admitted in Massachusetts
Memberships:
Rhode Island Bar Association.
Birth Information:
Patuxent River N.A.S., Maryland, March 30, 1971
ISLN:
913493838

Peer Reviews

5.0/5.0 (21 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    5.0/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    5.0/5.0

  • Judgment

    5.0/5.0

  • Communication

    5.0/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    5.0/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 11/09/15 in Personal Injury Defense

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 11/07/15 in Personal Injury Defense

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 11/07/15 in Litigation

    Steven Hayes has excellent legal skills. I have been involved in cases with him where we represented co-defendants. I have attended depositions with Steven, and witnessed his analytic capabilities, and his ability to parse the issues involved in a... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Associate on 11/07/15 in Personal Injury

    Steven Hayes is a skillful, thoughtful and well prepared advocate. He tries cases professionally and is not over dramatic. Steve's legal experience and talent in the courtroom are well known to those who have encountered him there. He has outstanding... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Member on 11/07/15 in Civil Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 11/07/15 in Personal Injury Defense

    A very knowledeable and prepared lawyer. Very courteous and knows his subject matter well.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 11/07/15 in Litigation

    Always very prepared, courteous and extremely well spoken. He is a tremendous asset to his clients.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Other Law Firm Position on 11/07/15 in Civil Litigation

    Extremely competent and well qualified lawyer.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 11/07/15 in Personal Liability Defense

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 04/29/13 in Defense Litigation

    Steve is an extremely effective advocate for his client(s)while always conducting himself as the consummate gentleman.

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Contact Information:

401-530-6089  Phone

401-490-0555  Fax

www.lshattorneys.com

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