Kimberly A. Petta, Esq. Attorney at Law

EXPERIENCE

Attorney Kimberly A. Petta is a rising star in the areas of drunk driving (DUI, DWI, OUI) and criminal defense. In 2011, she was the only attorney in Rhode Island recognized as a rising star in the area of DUI defense. Besides her work in the DUI and criminal defense fields, she has concentrated experience in the areas of cybercrimes, expungements and social host violations.

LECTURES AND PUBLICATIONS

2012 R.I. Bar Association, "Law Day - Freedom of Speech and Internet Crimes"
2012 R.I. Bar Association, "Successful Prosecution and Defense of DUI Cases"
2011 Criminal Law Review CLE, "Handling First DUI Case"
2011 R.I. Bar Association, "Law Day - Cyber-Bullying, Sexting and Internet Crimes"
2011 R.I. Bar Association, "Successful Prosecution and Defense of DUI Cases"

Refusal Beyond the Basics,
Rhode Island Bar Journal, November/December, 2011
Cyber Crimes: Bullying, Stalking, Sexting & Texting,
Rhode Island Bar Journal, March/April, 2011

EDUCATION

Attorney Petta graduated magna cum laude from Roger Williams University School of Law where she received her Juris Doctorate in 2009. During law school, Attorney Petta was a Rule Nine student attorney for the criminal justice and legal assistance clinic. She also worked in the criminal division of the Department of Attorney General and she clerked for Judge Edward Clifton of the Rhode Island Superior Court. While in law school, Attorney Petta was a research assistant for Professor Anne Lawton and aided in the publication of:

Lawton & Oswald, Scary Stories and the Limited Liability Polluter in Chapter 11, 65 Washington & Lee Law Review 451 (2008).

Attorney Petta graduated cum laude from Boston University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History with a Minor in Political Science in 2006.

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

In 2010, Attorney Petta was admitted to practice in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts. In 2011, Attorney Petta was admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Attorney Petta is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Newport County Bar Association, the Rhode Island Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Rhode Island Association for Justice.