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Attorney Phil Gasbarro at hearing for R.I. House Bill H8120

Testified Before the Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee in Support of H8120

On April 30, 2026, Attorney Phil Gasbarro testified before the Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee in support of House Bill H8120, legislation intended to eliminate unnecessary estate tax filings for nontaxable estates. The Problem: An Automatic Estate Tax Lien Did you know that when someone dies owning real estate in

Rows of columns like the halls of justice.

New Rhode Island Real Estate Laws for 2021

A summary of what I presented at the Rhode Island Bar Title Standards Committee meeting in September 2021, as a summary of all legislation enacted during the 2021 legislative session that I found to be of particular interest to real estate attorneys practicing in Rhode Island.
Looking up at a judicial building. Above ornate columns is the word Justice.

Thoughts from Law Day 2021

istinct pleasure of working with a Rhode Island judge to speak with a North Smithfield high school class about what Law Day is, and about what the Rule of Law means. I truly believe that these ideas and values are central enough and important enough in each of our own