Shekarchi Law Offices (September 1995- Present)
Private Practice of Law

• Established private practice in closings and real estate litigation for commercial and residential clients.
• Zoning, Land Use Permitting, and Administrative representation.
• Legal Counsel to The Warwick Housing Authority; representing the Authority in various capacities and duties including:
  personnel, HUD regulations, union negotiations, contracts, evictions, open meetings, and real estate matters.

Department of Transportation, State of Rhode Island
Associate Legal Counsel (January 1995 - September 1995)

• Chief legislative liaison to the General Assembly.
• Draft, monitor, lobby departmental legislation.

• Responsible for introduction, management and passage of entire legislative agenda for the Executive Department and various
  state agencies; including lobbying, floor management and drafting and transmittal of veto messages.

• Supervised and directed Mayoral Staff, conducted weekly Director’s meetings, served as on-staff legal counsel to the
  Mayor on government and legal issues.
• Provided legal counsel to Zoning Board, Board of Public Safety and City Council.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

• Member Rhode Island Bar Association, Spring 1991
• Member Washington, DC Bar Association, Winter 1992
• Member of Rhode Island Federal District Court, June 1994
• Member of United States Supreme Court, April 2000
• Chairman, Rhode Island Dealers Hearing Board, June 1991 – 2001
• Legal Counsel to the Warwick Housing Authority, February 1995 - Present
• Member of Coastal Resource Management Council Summer 2001-Present

RI TITLE COMPANIES – AGENT/APPROVED ATTORNEY

• Stewart Title Guarantee Company
• Mortgage Guarantee Title Company
• Commonwealth Land & Lawyer’s Title Insurance Company
• CATIC Title Insurance Corporation
• Chicago Title Insurance Company
• Fidelity National Title Insurance Company