Rhode Island Bar Journal

January/February 2025 Issue

Featured Articles

Why Loper Bright Should Not Change the Practice of Administrative Law in Rhode Island


Katherine B. Savage, Esq.

Lessons Learned From A Not So Public ‘Mismatch’: Firearms, Toolmark Analysis, and Rhode Island’s Publicly Funded Crime Laboratories


Michael A. DiLauro, Esq.

TECH TIPS: Protecting Your Practice: Understanding the SS7 Vulnerability



Nicholas Matlach, Esq.

Now Accepting 2025 Rhode Island Bar Award Nominations

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Currently, all issues of the Bar Journal since 2009 are available for download on our website in the Bar Journal Archive.

The Bar Journal assumes no responsibility for opinions, statements, and facts in any article, editorial, column, or book review, except to the extent that, by publication, the subject matter merits attention. Neither the opinions expressed in any article, editorial, column, or book review nor their content represent the official view of the Rhode Island Bar Association or the views of its members.

The Rhode Island Bar Journal Returns to Print!

We are excited to announce the return of print editions of the Rhode Island Bar Journal. The January/February issue is now available to view digitally on the Bar’s website or by clicking on the cover image above. The print version will be hitting your doorsteps later this month! Moving forward, we will continue to share the Bar Journal via email with members through Flipsnack and send hard copies via postal mail. If you would like to opt out of receiving the printed version of the Journal, please contact Director of Communications Erin Cute via email at ecute@ribar.com or via phone 401-421-5740.


As a reminder, Flipsnack is a unique publishing platform that allows you to create any PDF into an enhanced online flipbook. Click on the image above to access the issue directly on Flipsnack and be sure to click the box icon for full-screen viewing. From that same page, you also have the option to print or download the issue as a normal PDF.

Showcase Your Knowledge in the Bar Journal!


You have a lot to share, and your colleagues appreciate learning from you! We are always in need of scholarly discourses, articles, and point-counterpoint pieces for possible publication in the Bar Journal. We seek articles that present ideas that will help lawyers better practice law and operate their firms more efficiently, review specific case law, as well as historical pieces or tech-related pieces. The Journal seeks original articles, written expressly for the first publication in the Bar Journal, by members of the Rhode Island Bar Association. Rhode Island Bar Journal submissions include:


  • Articles written about specific areas of the law or relating to the practice of law.
  • Case Studies of historic or recent past cases.
  • Counterpoint pieces to recent, previously published articles.
  • Histories regarding the practice of law and government in Rhode Island.
  • Book Reviews about law practice or legal topics.
  • Bar Committee reports and information of interest to members.


To submit an article for consideration, or if you have a question about whether an article may be a good fit for the Journal, please contact Bar Journal Managing Editor Erin Cute at ecute@ribar.com.

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