James Briden

James A. Briden served as Mayor of the City of East Providence, Rhode Island. He has simultaneously worked as an attorney at Blais Cunningham & Crowe Chester, LLP.

James A. Briden
In office
December 2016 – January 2019
Preceded byThomas Rose
Personal details
Alma materUniversity of Arizona (J.D.)
Boston College (B.A.)
OccupationPolitician, lawyer


Early life and education

James Briden attended middle school at The Gordon School in East Providence, graduated high school from Providence's Moses Brown School, and received a B.A. in economics from Boston College. Mr. Briden earned his law degree from the University of Arizona.[1]

Mr. Briden passed the Rhode Island bar exam and, the following year, the Massachusetts bar exam.[2]

Career

Law Practice

James Briden is a partner at Blais Cunningham & Crowe Chester, LLP. His law practice includes immigration, bankruptcy, real estate, business, estate planning (wills), probate, and municipal/zoning law. Mr. Briden is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

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City Solicitor

Briden served as East Providence's city solicitor/attorney from 2008 to 2010.

City Council

Briden was sworn in December 5, 2016 as Mayor of the City of East Providence. He previously served as Mayor from 2012 to 2014.


References
  1. http://eastprovidence.patch.com/announcements/support-james-briden East Providence Patch: Letter to the Editor, Aug. 23, 2012
  2. http://www.blaislaw.com/Bio/JamesBriden.asp Archived 2012-06-24 at the Wayback Machine Blais and Cunningham Partner Profiles
  3. http://www.blaislaw.com/Bio/JamesBriden.asp Archived 2012-06-24 at the Wayback Machine Blais and Cunningham Partner Profiles
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