Anthony F. Muri

Education:

• College of the Holy Cross, B.A.
  
• Boston University School of Law, J.D.

Bar Admissions:

• States:
  

Rhode Island


Massachusetts

Maine

• Federal Courts:
  

Supreme Court of the United States

United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts

United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island

United States District Court for the District of Maine

Pro Hac Vice Admissions: Middle District of Florida, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, State of California

Memberships

• American Bar Association

Section of Litigation
Section of Environment, Energy and Resources

Professional Background

• MURI ASSOCIATES LLC
  Member and founder: 2007 -
• Goldenberg & Muri LLP
  Partner and co-founder: 1988 - 2007
• Licht & Semonoff (later Tillinghast Licht LLP)
  Associate: 1973 - 1978
  Partner: 1978 - 1988
  Chair of the firm’s litigation department: 1984 - 1988

Seminar Presentations

• June 2005. Presented analysis and panel discussion on “Professionalism and Civility in Contemporary Litigation” at the Annual Meeting of the Rhode Island Bar Association.
• May 2006. Presented paper and analysis on opening statements and closing arguments in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island as part of the Court’s Federal Practice Series.

Paper

• Opening Statements and Closing Arguments in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, A Survey of Governing Law, May 2006, Rhode Island Bar Association.

Recent Appointment

• Reappointed by Chief Judge Mary M. Lisi to a three-year term on the Local Rules Review Committee of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.

Peer Review Ratings

• Rated AV - Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
• Listed in Best Lawyers in America - Commercial, Construction, and Environmental Litigation

Representative Cases

• Luckerman v. Narragansett Indian Tribe, No. 13-cv-00185, 2013 WL 4616084 (D.R.I. Aug. 29, 2013), recons. denied, 2014 WL 51613 (D.R.I. Jan. 7, 2014)
• Tantara Corp. v. Bay Street Neighborhood Ass'n, LLC, No. NC-11-55, 2012 WL 4848704 (R.I. Super. Oct. 4, 2012), recons. denied, 2013 WL 207253 (R.I. Super. Jan. 8, 2013)
• Ashland Inc. v. Gar Electroforming, 729 F. Supp. 2d 526 (D.R.I. 2010)
• Corvello v. New England Gas Co., Inc., 532 F. Supp. 2d 396 (D.R.I. 2008)
• Parella v. Ret. Bd. of Rhode Island Employeesâ ’et. Sys., 173 F.3d 46 (1st Cir. 1999)
• Zannini v. Downing Corp., 701 A.2d 1016 (R.I. 1997)
• Fleet National Bank v. Anchor Media Television, Inc., 45 F.3d 546 (1st Cir. 1995)
• Holliston Mills, Inc. v. Citizens Trust Co., 604 A.2d 331 (R.I. 1992)
• Baker v. ICA Mortg. Corp., 588 A.2d 616 (R.I. 1991)
• Hometown Props., Inc. v. Rhode Island Dept. of Envtl. Mgmt., 592 A.2d 841 (R.I. 1991)
• Dulgarian v. City of Providence, 507 A.2d 448 ( R.I. 1986)
• B.L. McTeague & Co., Inc. v. Martin Copeland Co., 753 F.2d 168 (1st Cir. 1985)
• Rhode Island Handicapped Action Comm. v. Rhode Island Pub. Transit Auth., 718 F.2d 490 (1st Cir. 1983)