Archives: Practice

Trusted legal advisor for all types of health care providers. Chace, Ruttenberg & Freedman has been a trusted legal advisor for all types of health care providers. Our clients include: Hospitals Physician groups, including tax-exempt faculty group practices, Community health centers Provider-owned health maintenance organizations, Home health agencies Community mental health centers, Imaging centers Managed […]

Guiding the elderly and their loved ones With continued advances in average life expectancy, elder law is an area of increasing legal complexity and importance. In CR&F’s Elder Law practice, our attorneys assist the elderly and their loved ones in addressing: Estate Planning Medicaid Planning Veteran's Benefit Planning Guardianship Issues  We offer advanced asset protection […]

Experts in real estate laws Chace Ruttenberg & Freedman, LLP has long assisted individuals and privately held entities, including developers, landlords, commercial tenants, investors, restauranteurs, healthcare organizations and educational institutions in structuring and closing complicated real estate transactions.   Our attorneys’ expansive experience includes: The selection and formation of entities, including joint ventures, single purpose […]

Trusted advisor of the employer-employee relationship Chace Ruttenberg & Freedman, LLP is the trusted advisor for its clients regarding all aspects of the employer-employee relationship. Our firm assists our clients in hiring and disciplinary practices, navigating: Understanding employee rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act State and federal […]

Representation to creditors, debtors, court-appointed fiduciaries and bankruptcy trustees. The gifting and disposition of your assets both during and after your lifetime involves not only navigating complex state and federal statutory and regulatory schemes, but often, also sensitive family concerns. In our Trusts, Estate Planning and Administration practice, we assist individuals and families in choosing […]

Representation to creditors, debtors, court-appointed fiduciaries and bankruptcy trustees. Chace Ruttenberg & Freedman, LLP’s Bankruptcy, Receivership, and Insolvency practice provides representation to creditors, debtors, court-appointed fiduciaries and bankruptcy trustees. We advise creditors and debtors regarding secured and unsecured security interests, collection actions and creditor remedies. Clients regularly seek our advice and representation in connection with […]

Litigation practice for Rhode Island and Massachusetts Chace Ruttenberg & Freedman, LLP has a broad litigation practice representing businesses and individuals in shareholder and partnership litigation, labor-management and employment disputes, breach of contract actions, construction disputes, real estate litigation and commercial collections, among other disputes in which the participation of the courts becomes necessary. The […]

Aiding developers of affordable housing Chace Ruttenberg & Freedman, LLP is the preferred destination for developers of affordable housing in Rhode Island. In our practice, our attorneys assist our clients in: structuring the acquisition and development of affordable housing properties in order to maximize funding sources. Sources of funding for affordable housing have seen robust […]

Helping businesses comply with environmental law We assist our corporate and business clients in avoiding enforcement actions by complying with the various local, state and federal environmental regulations, while keeping our clients informed of updates in the laws. We have experience navigating a host of environmental regulations including those impacting: Air quality Water quality and […]

Resolve contested matters outside of the courtroom. Litigating a lawsuit in court carries the potential of significant costs and substantial investments of time. Alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) provides an avenue for parties to resolve a contested matter outside of the courtroom. Compared to traditional litigation, an ADR proceeding is often less expensive and more expeditious, […]