Law Firm Overview

Strauss, Factor, Laing & Lyons is a law firm located in Providence, Rhode Island, whose roots go back nearly seventy years when Conrad Strauss was admitted to the practice of law. We provide a broad range of civil litigation services in Rhode Island and Massachusetts for international, national and local clients. These include commercial and business litigation, bankruptcy, creditor's rights and collections, defense of products liability, toxic tort, and personal injury claims, and subrogation.

Our attorneys possess the highest credentials, maintain strong community ties, and are committed to the pursuit of excellence. They are active in the American and Rhode Island Bar Associations, Inns of Court, the Adjudicative Society, the Defense Research Institute and the Commercial Law League. Our partners have lectured frequently, published numerous articles in legal periodicals and won legal writing awards. One of our members has been recognized by her peers as one of the top fifty lawyers in Rhode Island.

Our attorneys communicate effectively and demonstrate the strictest personal and professional ethics as well as the utmost concern for our clients. We have represented distressed people in pro bono and class active causes.

We are flexible and innovative and we utilize state-of-the art technology and cost-effective methods to provide services in a timely, client-oriented and professional manner. Our approach focuses on each client's background, needs, and goals, and we are committed to responding to telephone calls promptly, to reporting on cases regularly, and to minimizing and eliminating risk by informing clients of significant changes in the law or developments in their matters.

Our dedication to quality, understanding of the law, trust, and respect are the foundation of our long-standing relationships with our clients and the community.

Areas of Practice

• Business & Commercial Law 10%
• Collections
• Creditors' Rights 60%
• Product Liability Defense 30%
• Products Liability Law

Published Works

• Specs and the Single Arbitration Clause, The Business Suit
• The Supreme Court Decides the Balance of Powers, Rhode Island Bar Journal, November, 1998
• Frye, Daubert and Where Do We Go From Here, Rhode Island Journal, January, 1997
• Convincing a Reluctant Judge to Hold a Pretrial Daubert Hearing, DRI Trials & Tribulations, Spring, 1997
• Rule 56 Reborn, Rhode Island Bar Journal, October, 1988
• Rhode Island Chapter, DRI Products Liability Defenses, Publication Pending

Representative Clients

• Associates Comercial Corp.
• Bain Hogg International, Ltd.
• Bell Atlantic CBS Corporation
• Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies
• Ford Motor Credit Co.
• Ford Live Insurance Co.
• General Accident Insurance Group
• Heitman Properties
• Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc.
• HFS Mobility Services

Representative Cases

• Strauss, Factor, Hillman & Lopes v. Kohler General Corp., 3 UCC Rep. Serv. 2d 466 (R.I. Dist. Ct. 1987)
• Anthony Carrado, Inc. v. Menard & Co., Building Contractors, et. al., 589 A.2d 1201 (R.I. 1991)

West Practice Categories

Creditors' Rights, Business & Commercial Law, Collections & Repossessions, Personal Injury -- Defense, Products Liability Law