George Vetter

Civil, Mediation
20 Washington Place
Providence, Rhode Island 02903


Civil

Admitted

1952, New York; 1954, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit; 1957, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1958, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1962, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. District Court

Law School

Harvard University, LL.B., 1951

Law School Graduation Year

1951

College

University of Michigan, A.B., 1948

Memberships

Rhode Island (Founder and Chairman, Federal Bench/Bar Committee, 1976-1984), Federal (President, Rhode Island Chapter, 1982-1983) and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute (Rhode Island Chairman, 1977-1980); Maritime Law Association of the United States; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Rhode Island Bar Foundation (Director, 1988-1991)

Biographical

Author: Successful Civil Litigation, Prentice-Hall, 1977. Faculty: MCLE/NELI Trial Advocacy Program, 1978-1990; New England Annual Antitrust Conference, 1988-1991, 1993. Associate: Haight, Gardener, Poor & Havens, New York, 1951-1952; Carter, Ledyard & Milburn, New York, 1952-1953. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York, 1953-1957. Associate, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, New York City, 1957-1962; Partner, Hinckley, Allen, Salisbury & Parsons, Providence, RI, 1963-1981. Founder and Chairman, Board of Federal Bar Examiners for the District of Rhode Island, 1981-1985. Chief Legal Counsel, Rhode Island Republican State Central Committee, 1983-1987. Fellow: International Academy of Trial Lawyers; American College of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates; International Society of Barristers.

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