Peter Brent Regan Esq.

Managing Partner

 

Peter Regan is the Firm’s Managing Partner and oversees its Land Use and Litigation practice groups. He also serves as the Town Solicitor for the Town of Middletown, Rhode Island. He has over 25 years of experience representing a wide range of individual, commercial and institutional clients in the areas of land use & development, business & commercial law and civil & commercial litigation in both the state and federal courts. Peter uses his skills to help clients find practical solutions to complex problems, and to assist them in making the most of their opportunities. In land use matters, Peter helps client to navigate the complicated and often overlapping process of obtaining state and local zoning, historic and environmental approvals

A former prosecutor and municipal judge, Peter has lectured before the Rhode Island State Police Training Academy and local Police Departments regarding the prosecution of DWI cases, and was a guest speaker at the Rhode Island Judiciary Conference on Drunk Driving Laws. He is a frequent speaker on matters relating to land use & zoning, real estate litigation and other issues.

When not assisting clients, Peter can be found surfing, snowboarding and traveling with his family.

Phone:

401-849-3040
866-378-5836

Email:

pregan@srt-law.com

Bar Admissions:

Areas of Practice

Commercial & Business Litigation

Land Use & Zoning

Corporate Law & Business Formation

Areas of Practice

Commercial & Business Litigation

Land Use & Zoning

Corporate Law & Business Formation

Memberships & Professional Associations
  • Newport County Bar Association
  • Rhode Island Bar Association
  • American Bar Association, Member, Section on Litigation
  • American Association for Justice, Member, Section on Admiralty Law
  • Maritime Law Association of the United States
    Education

    Boston College Law School, Newton, Massachusetts

    • J.D. – 1985

    Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

    • B.A. cum laude – 1982
    Published Works

    Co-Author, “Admiralty Law for the General Practitioner”, Rhode Island Bar Association, 1996

    Classes/Seminars

    • “Rhode Island Judiciary Conference on Drunk Driving Laws”, 1994
    • ‘Admiralty Law for the General Practitioner”, Rhode Island Bar Association, 1996
    • “Maritime Torts”, Rhode Island Bar Association, 1996
    • “Evictions and Landlord/Tenant Law in Rhode Island”, National Business Institute (NBI), 1999
    • “Rhode Island Boundary Law”, NBI, 2004
    • “Boundary Disputes”, NBI, 2006
    • “Real Estate Litigation In Rhode Island”, NBI, 2007
    Recent Projects
    • Approval of 280,000 square foot indoor self-storage facility and adjacent day-care in Bristol, Rhode Island, incorporating historic New England design elements.
    • Development approvals for the adaptive reuse of the former Triplett Elementary School in Newport, Rhode Island into 26 residential dwelling units.
    • Zoning, historic and coastal approvals for the restoration and additions to the historic Beechwood and Beacon Rock estates in Newport, Rhode Island.
    • Master Plan approvals for 57 Unit, multi-site affordable housing project in Middletown, Rhode Island.
    Presentations & Publications

    “Rhode Island Judiciary Conference on Drunk Driving Laws”, 1994;

    “Admiralty Law for the General Practitioner”, Rhode Island Bar Association, 1996;

    “Maritime Torts”, Rhode Island Bar Association, 1996;

    “Evictions and Landlord/Tenant Law in Rhode Island”, National Business Institute (NBI), 1999;

    “Rhode Island Boundary Law”, NBI, 2004;

    “Boundary Disputes”, NBI, 2006;

    “Real Estate Litigation In Rhode Island”, NBI, 2007;

    “Boot Camp – Foreclosure and Loan Workout Procedures”, NBI, 2012;

    “Rhode Island Foreclosures and Workouts”, NBI, 2013;

    “Rhode Island Commercial Real Estate Brokers Lien Act, Presentation to Rhode Island Commercial and Appraisal Board of Realtors, 2013;

    Co-Author, “Admiralty Law for the General Practitioner”, Rhode Island Bar Association, 1996.

    Community Involvement

    Trustee and Past President, Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County; Board Member, Middletown Little League

    Honors & Awards
    • Town Solicitor, Town of Middletown, Rhode Island 2014 – present
    • Municipal Court Judge, Town of Middletown, Rhode Island, 1994 – 2004; 2006 – 2014
    • Probate Judge, Town of Middletown, Rhode Island, 1986 – 1994
    • Criminal Prosecutor, Town of Middletown, Rhode Island, 1990 – 1994