Sheri L. Pizzi

Sheri L. Pizzi is an experienced trial attorney concentrating in the fields of health care, employment, nursing home and other forms of professional liability, and business litigation. She routinely defends complex employment matters in the state and federal courts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, including those arising under the ADA, ADEA, Title VII, and other state and governmental laws affecting municipal and private employers. Ms. Pizzi regularly conducts seminars for health care professionals and human resource managers on medical liability, risk management and employment practices.

Ms. Pizzi counsels employers on various  issues, including: the discipline and termination of employees; the enforcement of non-compete agreements; the negotiation and drafting of employment and severance agreements; the protection of confidential business information; the creation of employee policies; and the resolution of wage and hour concerns.

Representative Accomplishments

Some of Ms. Pizzi's recent accomplishments include: 

• Securing an arbitration award in favor of a national hotel chain sued for age and gender discrimination;
• Obtaining a verdict on behalf of a cardiac surgeon in a case alleging ventricular damage as a result of emergency cardiac surgery;
• Securing injunctive relief at a trial on behalf of nursing home concerning guardianship for an incapacitated resident;
• Successfully defending a retailer in a federal court employment action brought by a terminated employee;
• Successfully pursuing a federal trial on behalf of a Fortune 500 Company seeking to enforce an arbitration clause;
• Advocating for clients at dozens of private mediations resulting in successful pre-trial resolution of matters mediated; and
• Securing injunctive relief in a municipal breach of employment contract action.

Ms. Pizzi served as local counsel in a patent infringement case in which a Rhode Island federal jury awarded her client a $338 million verdict in what is believed to be the largest patent infringement verdict in Rhode Island history.

Clerkships

Ms. Pizzi served as a law clerk for the Rhode Island Superior Court in 1996-1998.

Professional and Civic Affiliations

Ms. Pizzi is active in a variety of professional organizations, including:

• Justinian Law Society, Executive Board Member
• American Inns of Court, Rhode Island Chapter, Past President
• Rhode Island Women's Bar Association, Past Executive Board Member
• Rhode Island Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute, Member of Employment and Nursing Home Litigation Sections
• Rhode Island Healthcare Association, Board of Directors
• R.I. Childhood Lead Action Project, Board of Directors