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KSPR, through Attorney Michael Resnick, successfully guided a proposed 80-room hotel on Gooding Avenue in Bristol, Rhode Island through the master plan approval phase. Following an extensive public hearing before the Bristol Planning Board on March 5, the board voted 4-1 to grant conditional master plan approval, advancing the project to the preliminary phase where […]

KSPR Law recently prevailed at the Rhode Island Supreme Court on behalf of its client in contested real estate litigation. The unanimous opinion authored by Associate Justice Long of the Rhode Island Supreme Court can be read here: https://www.courts.ri.gov/Opinions/Supreme-24-203.pdf This Opinion in 1100 North Main, LLC v. Shoreby Hill Properties, Inc., where Michael A. Kelly,

KSPR successfully represented the Defendants in The Murray Revocable Trust v. Thomas Gerald, LLC, securing a favorable Superior Court ruling that dismissed all claims against the individual members of the LLC. The Court agreed with KSPR’s arguments that the individuals acted solely in their corporate capacities and could not be held personally liable. This outcome reaffirms Rhode

We are pleased to announce that KSPR Law successfully defended a summary-judgment decision on appeal before the Massachusetts Appeals Court. The appellate court unanimously upheld the lower court’s ruling in favor of KSPR’s client, confirming that the Framingham Planning Board acted appropriately in issuing special permits and preliminary site plan approval for our client’s proposed

On June 13, 2025, KSPR Law filed suit on behalf of our client, Soscia Holdings, LLC, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. The lawsuit alleges constitutional violations stemming from the Town of Coventry’s seizure of our client’s property, known as “Johnson’s Pond,” through eminent domain. The case was featured in The

A new lawsuit claims the town of Coventry unlawfully seized control of Johnson’s Pond. The former owner is seeking damages, alleging the town’s actions violated constitutional property rights. Read the full story from the Providence Journal.

KSPR obtained preliminary approval for a 4 lot subdivision in the Town of Cumberland, which included dimensional zoning relief and waivers, before the Planning Commission under Unified Development Review. More information can be found here.