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Representative Cases and Results from The Law Office of Mark B. Morse

Personal Injury · Business Law · Divorce and Family Law

Attorney Mark B. Morse, a civil trial specialist, has been representing individuals, families, and small businesses in Rhode Island and Massachusetts since 1983. He works toward successful and speedy results that protect his clients' rights and interests. Below and on additional representative cases pages you can see some of the results the firm has achieved for past clients.

If you are interested in engaging our firm to assist with your personal injury, family law, real estate law, business law or civil dispute, please contact our Providence, Rhode Island, law office to schedule a complimentary consultation with an experienced trial lawyer.

CASE SUMMARIES * Names have been altered to preserve anonymity. The cases, while representative, do not reflect what may occur in a particular situation, which will vary depending on the circumstances of each case.

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ESTATE DISPUTES

In a hotly contested case, the Law Office of Mark B. Morse was retained to represent an elderly man who had transferred his assets to his son with whom he had recently reconciled after a long period of estrangement. Shortly after the transfer, the relationship again soured, and the client, who felt betrayed and deceived by his son, sought to re-transfer the assets back to his control. The proceedings were fraught with emotion and allegations of betrayal and abuse. The son engaged five different law firms during the course of litigation to unsuccessfully appeal an interim decision to the Supreme Court, and was held in contempt of court before the case resolved. The resolution established a trust and allowed the client full use of his funds during his lifetime.

The Law Office of Mark B. Morse was retained to represent an elderly man who was the heir at law when his sister died. The stepdaughter of the sister had commenced legal proceedings to have the sister's assets turned over to her, despite a will specifying otherwise. Estate litigation attorney Morse was able to successfully negotiate a portion of the proceeds for the benefit of his client, with the remaining portions paid to the benefit of the stepdaughter, to the charitable organizations designated by the sister, and to those beneficiaries specifically named by the sister in her will.

FINANCIAL RECOVERY FOR FORMER CHILD ABUSE VICTIM

The Law Office of Mark B. Morse was retained in a particularly difficult case alleging child molestation by an uncle committed on a two-year-old child. As an adult, after years of therapy, the abuse victim retained the services of attorney Morse at 50 years of age. She finally confronted her mother, who admitted that when she was younger, her uncle had molested her. The case focused on issues of recovered memory, and statute of limitations that would otherwise have prevented the case from going forward. The parties agreed to a confidential settlement.

PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE

One of the most difficult claims to present involves evidence of professional malpractice. Nonetheless, The Law Office of Mark B. Morse has been called upon in a number of situations to represent persons injured physically or financially due to professional malfeasance. In one such case, the shares of a small company were sold after the principal officers were unable to get along. The attorneys that prepared the transaction failed to properly secure the assets in the event the purchasers failed to pay the purchase price. When the buyers filed for bankruptcy, the sellers were left with nothing. The hotly contested claim wound its way through bankruptcy court and local superior court before it was finally resolved with the full purchase price returned to the sellers by the lawyers' insurance company.

SUBROGATION

Attorney Morse represented the injured party in a number of cases involving insurance subrogation rights. Subrogation is when the insurance carrier seeks to get back the money that it paid its insured when the insured recovers against the negligent party. In each of the cases, the court ruled that the injured party's expenses must be considered before any reimbursement would be due to the insurance company. In most instances, this calculation results in significant savings to the injured party.

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We take great care in dealing with clients during this sensitive time. Whether you are in Johnston, East Providence, Warwick or Woonsocket, contact our Providence law firm to learn more about your legal rights in civil court cases.