Attorney Profile

Joyce A. Faraone, past President of the Rhode Island Association for Justice, has developed an enviable reputation as an aggressive and reputable attorney.

 A Graduate of Clark University and the New England School of Law (J.D. cum laude, 1979), Ms. Faraone was admitted to the Rhode Island Bar Association in 1979.

Past memberships and achievements include: Member, Court Practice Institute, (Diplomat), Member, 1977-1978 and Editor-in-Chief, 1978 -1979,New England Law Review, Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Contracts and Conflicts of Law, Hornbook Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement, Amos L. Taylor Award for Excellence in Achievement, Author: "Sovereign Immunity in Massachusetts," New England Law Review, Member, Superior Court Bench Bar Committee, Member Rhode Island and American Bar Association, The Association of Trial Lawyer of America, Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association (State Delegate; Board of Governors).

Verdicts & Settlements

$5 Million dollar settlement for wrongful death of 8 month old infant and injuries to mother from crash with a school bus and tractor trailer truck stopped in the break down lane.

$750,000.00 settlement for inadvertent movement of vehicle. Car jumped from park into reverse injuring Plaintiff while getting out of the car. It was determined that the transmission was defective and Ford Motor Company knew of it for years.

$500,000.00 settlement in a workers compensation claim for a career ending low back injury

$475,000 settlement for amputation of finger from table saw accident. Saw was not properly guarded as Plaintiff attempted to move saw from a friends shed.

$350,000 settlement in a workers compensation claim for a career ending back injury.

$56,274 Verdict for inmate injured during workout in prison. State of Rhode Island, ACI admitted the workout equipment had never been inspected or maintained. Plaintiff sustained a laceration over his eye requiring multiple sutures from equipment failure.