General Info:
Gorton Law Offices is a full service law office dedicated to providing clients with comprehensive and effective legal representation in a wide range of areas.
Attorney Vernon L. Gorton is a graduate of Providence College and a cum laude graduate of Western New England College School of Law. He has been engaged in the general practice of law in Rhode Island since 1981 and opened his own office in 1990.
* Arbitration
* Asset Protection
* Business Formation
* Business Litigation
* Child Custody
* Child Support
* Commercial Law
* Construction Law
* Corporations
* Divorce
* Election Law
* Estate Planning
* Guardianships
* Landlord/Tenant
* Licensing
* Litigation
* Mechanic's Liens
* Municipal Law
* Partnerships
* Personal Injury
* Probate Administration
* Real Estate Closings
* Subdivision Approvals
* Tax Appeals
* Title Searches
* Wills & Trusts
* Zoning Applications
Rhode Island does not have a procedure for certifying Attorneys in areas of specialization.
* Business
* Real Estate
* Construction
* Probate Family Law
* Criminal Law
* Civil Litigation
Attorney Gorton has fourteen years experience as Town Solicitor for the Towns of Middletown and Portsmouth as well as service as Special Counsel to the Town Council, Zoning Board and Tax Assessors of the Town of Little Compton and the Zoning Board, Canvassing Authority and Housing Authority of the Town of Tiverton, while maintaining an active private general practice.
He has acquired expertise in such diverse subject areas as municipal regulation, property tax assessment, DUI, real estate, family law, collective bargaining, labor mediation and arbitration, criminal law, contracts, land use planning, business law, wills, trusts and estates and personal injury law. He has litigated cases in all state courts and before various state agencies and local regulators. Attorney Gorton has a well deserved reputation for integrity and the provision of quality legal services.