About Anthony
Education:College of the Holy Cross, B.A.Boston University School of Law, J.D.Bar Admissions:States: Rhode IslandMassachusettsMaineFederal Courts:Supreme Court of the United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the First CircuitUnited States District Court for the District of MassachusettsUnited States District Court for the District of Rhode IslandUnited States District Court for the District of Maine Pro Hac Vice Admissions: Middle District of Florida, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, State of CaliforniaMembershipsAmerican Bar AssociationSection of Litigation Section of Environment, Energy and ResourcesProfessional BackgroundMURI ASSOCIATES LLCMember and founder: 2007 -Goldenberg & Muri LLPPartner and co-founder: 1988 - 2007Licht & Semonoff (later Tillinghast Licht LLP)Associate: 1973 - 1978Partner: 1978 - 1988Chair of the firm’s litigation department: 1984 - 1988Seminar PresentationsJune 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.PaperOpening 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 AppointmentReappointed 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 RatingsRated AV - Martindale-Hubbell Law DirectoryListed in Best Lawyers in America - Commercial, Construction, and Environmental LitigationRepresentative CasesLuckerman 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)
Education:College of the Holy Cross, B.A.Boston University School of Law, J.D.Bar Admissions:States: Rhode IslandMassachusettsMaineFederal Courts:Supreme Court of the United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the First CircuitUnited States District Court for the District of MassachusettsUnited States District Court for the District of Rhode IslandUnited States District Court for the District of Maine Pro Hac Vice Admissions: Middle District of Florida, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, State of CaliforniaMembershipsAmerican Bar AssociationSection of Litigation Section of Environment, Energy and ResourcesProfessional BackgroundMURI ASSOCIATES LLCMember and founder: 2007 -Goldenberg & Muri LLPPartner and co-founder: 1988 - 2007Licht & Semonoff (later Tillinghast Licht LLP)Associate: 1973 - 1978Partner: 1978 - 1988Chair of the firm’s litigation department: 1984 - 1988Seminar PresentationsJune 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.PaperOpening 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 AppointmentReappointed 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 RatingsRated AV - Martindale-Hubbell Law DirectoryListed in Best Lawyers in America - Commercial, Construction, and Environmental LitigationRepresentative CasesLuckerman 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)
Education:
Bar Admissions:
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Maine
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
Section of Litigation Section of Environment, Energy and Resources
Professional Background
Seminar Presentations
Paper
Recent Appointment
Peer Review Ratings
Representative Cases
