John D. Deacon Jr.

Business, Mediation
72 Pine Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02903


Business

Admitted

1978, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1979, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, Districts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit

Law School

University of California, Hastings College of Law, J.D., 1977

Law School Graduation Year

1977

College

Denison University, B.A., 1973

Memberships

Rhode Island, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations.

Biographical

Issue Editor, Hastings Law Journal, 1976-1977. Author: The Injured Longshoreman v. The Shipowner After 1972: Business Invitees, Land-Based Standards, and Assumption of Risk, 28 Hast. L.J. 771 (1977), proposed revised standard adopted by Gallardo v. Westfal-Larson & Co. A/S, 435 F. Supp. 484 (N.D. Cal. 1977); and Santos v. Scindia Steam Nav. Co., 598 F.2d 480 (9th Cir. 1979), aff'd sub nom. Scindia Steam Nav. Co., ltd. v. De Los Santos, 451 U.S. 156 (1981). Extern Clerk, Chief Judge James R. Browning, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Mediator, Rhode Island Superior Court, 1992—. : Partner, 1985-1989 and Associate, 1979-1984, Edwards & Angell, Providence, Rhode Island. Solo Practice, 1989—.

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