William E. O'Gara
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC
Recognized since 2011
Johnston, Rhode Island
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
William E. O'Gara is Managing Principal of Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC, whose practice focuses on employment and labor law and mediating disputes. With over 25 years of experience, Attorney O'Gara has handled a wide range of cases including employment discrimination, wage and hour claims and sexual harassment claims. Attorney O'Gara also assists clients with traditional labor law matters, ranging from contract negotiations to arbitration. As a trusted advisor, Attorney O'Gara works with clients on a daily basis regarding a wide array of employment issues that arise without warning and that employers confront. As an experienced practitioner, Attorney O'Gara has successfully mediated a wide range of disputes both at the pre-litigation stage and before trial. He also provides training for managers and supervisors on employment-related issues.
Among the industries he represents include:
- Health Care
- Education
- Social Service Providers
- Construction
- Warehousing and Distribution
- Technology
Attorney O'Gara earned his J.D. from Northeastern University and his Master's in Industrial Relations from the University of Rhode Island. Attorney O'Gara leads the firm's Employment and Litigation Teams, and is a member of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island bars, representing clients before administrative agencies and state and federal courts.
- E-mail: wogara@pldolaw.com
- Direct Phone Number: 401-824-5100
- Phone Number: 401-824-5100
- Lawyer Page: https://www.pldolaw.com/Attorney-Profiles/William-E-O-gara.shtml
- Northwoods Office Park, Suite 215-N
1301 Atwood Avenue
Johnston, RI 02919
- Northeastern University, J.D., graduated 1989
- University of Rhode Island, MA, graduated 1984
- Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association
- Rhode Island, Rhode Island Bar Association
13 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
5 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
- Employment Law - Management, Providence (2025)
- Labor Law - Management, Providence (2025)
- Labor Law - Management, Providence (2023)
- Litigation - Labor and Employment, Providence (2023)
- Employment Law - Management, Providence (2022)
- Litigation - Labor and Employment, Providence (2020)
- Employment Law - Management, Providence (2018)
- Litigation - Labor and Employment, Providence (2016)
- Labor Law - Management, Providence (2013)
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law - Management
- Labor Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
- Litigation - ERISA
- Workers' Compensation Law
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