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Our New England winter so far has been unseasonably mild, but we know that the inevitable will come: Snow and ice storms. While most residents of Rhode Island and Massachusetts are comfortable [...]

As 2019 comes to an end, we are helping you get prepared for 2020 with some law changes that you will need to be aware of when the New Year starts.  Rhode Island The new law that affects you and [...]

In a previous blog that we shared, Attorney Sweeney shared the guidelines that were set by the NCAA pertaining to the amateur status of student athletes. Recently, there has been a change in [...]

In case you missed the news, in response to the sudden illnesses and deaths some vape users were experiencing across the United States, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker issued a total ban on [...]

As time has passed since some states have legalized marijuana, the question comes up about impaired driving and how to measure impairment from marijuana. With Massachusetts being fully legal and [...]

Because Keough + Sweeney has many clients that engage our services for their divorces, we know that many older couples sometimes choose to divorce. In fact, even as the overall divorce rate in [...]

My professional experience in representing athletes has been confined to representation of tennis players.  More particularly junior tennis players who have aspired to become professional [...]

Here at Keough + Sweeney, we keep a close eye on changes to laws in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Each year laws are changed or new laws are enacted, and not just in some of the areas that our [...]

Understanding the law can be one of the first steps to enjoying a safe, fun, and responsible holiday season, but it is often not one of the first things people consider when they are planning a [...]

This month one of the local stories here in the Rhode Island and Massachusetts area that has captured quite a bit of attention was the wedding officiant who was not licensed to perform weddings [...]