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Attorney Steven Dilibero is a graduate of Suffolk Law School and a member of the Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. Bar. Attorney Steven Dilibero is admitted to practice in several United States District Courts.

The Law Office of Steven Dilibero and Associates is one of Rhode Island’s most recognized criminal defense firms. The firm’s attorneys have represented clients on matters ranging from parking tickets to capital murder cases.

Steven Dilibero and Associates will leave no stone unturned when representing you. We have represented clients facing charges in Florida, Illinois, New York, Ohio, Texas and Vermont.

Criminal Charges

If you have become the target of a police investigation, you need to respond “I wish to speak with my attorney, Steve Dilibero”. The police are trained to trick you into giving up your rights. Don’t be goaded into speaking with the police, speak with us first.

DUI

When you have been pulled over by the police and you have been drinking, the police may request that you take a breath analyzer test. If you refuse to take the test, you face immediate license suspension and possible fines. If you agree to the test, you could be giving the police evidence to use against you in court. Facing a DUI charge is frightening and could have a serious impact on your life. Speak with an attorney who will fight for your rights.

Search and Seizure

If you have been pulled over or if the police want to come into your home without a warrant, tell them that you are represented by Steven Dilibero and tell the police the following:

“I refuse to consent to any search of my premises, the location of my arrest, my car or effects. I wish to exercise my rights under the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendments to remain silent and to have my attorney present during any questioning or lineup. If you ignore my exercise of these rights and attempt to procure a waiver, I wish to converse with my attorney prior to any conversation with law enforcement agents on the subject of the waiver.”

Computer Crime

Refers to any crime that involves a computer and a network, where the computers may or may not have played an instrumental part in the commission of a crime. Netcrime refers, more precisely, to criminal exploitation of the Internet. Issues surrounding this type of crime have become high-profile, particularly those surrounding hacking, copyright infringement, child porn, and child grooming. There are also problems of privacy when confidential information is lost or intercepted, lawfully or otherwise.

Drug Crimes

Illegal drugs are related to crime in multiple ways. Most directly, it is a crime to use, possess, manufacture, or distribute drugs classified as having a potential for abuse (such as cocaine, heroin, morphine and amphetamines). Drugs are also related to crime as drug trafficking and drug production are often controlled by drug cartels, organized crime and gangs. The statistics on this page summarize the various ways that drugs and crime are related in the United States. Links for other countries are provided below.

Money Laundering

In the past, the term money laundering was applied only to financial transactions related to organized crime. Today its definition is often expanded by government and international regulators such as the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to mean any financial transaction which generates an asset or a value as the result of an illegal act, which may involve actions such as tax evasion or false accounting.

Restraining Orders & Domestic Violence

A restraining order or order of protection is a form of legal injunction. The term is most commonly used in reference to domestic violence, harassment, stalking or sexual assault. Each state has some form of domestic violence restraining order law, and many states also have specific restraining order laws for stalking and sexual assault.

White Collar Crimes

Within the field of criminology, white-collar crime has been defined by Edwin Sutherland as “a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation”.

Sex Crimes

In general, the law proscribes acts which are considered either sexual abuse, or behavior that the Government in a given country considers to be inappropriate and against the social norms. In addition, certain categories of activity may be considered crimes even if freely consented to. Thus sex and the law varies from place to place.

Theft

In criminal law, theft is the illegal taking of another person’s property without that person’s freely-given consent. The word is also used as an informal shorthand term for some crimes against property, as burglary, embezzlement, larceny, looting,robbery, shoplifting, fraud and sometimes criminal conversion.

Violent Crimes

A violent crime or crime of violence is a crime in which the offender uses or threatens to use violent force upon the victim. This entails both crimes in which the violent act is the objective, such as murder, as well as crimes in which violence is the means to an end, such as robbery.

If you are facing a criminal charge, we will evaluate your case AT NO CHARGE. Contact us for your FREE CASE EVALUATION.

Have you been injured because of negligence?

Every day, millions of people across the country get in their cars to drive to work, school or home, and every day thousands of those people are in car accidents. At Dilibero & Associates, our attorneys protect the rights of people who have suffered an auto accident injury. We take a proactive approach, going out to the accident scene, taking surveys and interviewing witnesses in order to obtain all information relevant to accident reconstruction. We make sure every variable is considered, including visibility and the type of pavement.

Our lawyers handle car accidents on all major highways from Providence to Boston, including 95, 295, 195, 495, and 90. Interstate collisions are the most dangerous accidents, because they occur at such high speeds. Contact us for more information about our recovery techniques.

Proper accident reconstruction is one of the most important parts of understanding car accidents. We work with medical experts, engineers, and reconstructionists to come up with a complete picture of what happened to a car accident victim. We use the latest technology, satellite images, and computer programs to create lifelike car accident animations and recreations. These animations accurately simulate the distance, speeds, and measures of an accident and put it into a format that jurors can easily understand.

Auto Injury

When you are involved in an automobile accident, you need an attorney who can guide you through the complexities involved in sorting out your medical bills and property damage. You also need an attorney who knows how to fight insurance companies. Insurance companies exist for the sole purpose of making a profit – at your expense. Call Steven Dilibero and Associates today! Every moment you wait can diminish your changes for recovery.

Personal Injury

When you have a claim, the law limits the time you have in which to present it. There may be additional factors involved in your claim which may limit or extinguish your right to recovery. Let our lawyers analyze your case and determine what action needs to be taken immediately before you lose your rights.

Disability

If you suffer from a medical or psychiatric condition, you may be entitled to disability compensation. Contact us for a free case analysis.

Landlord/Tenant

Our attorneys have represented both landlords and tenants in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. If you are a landlord seeking to evict a tenant, never engage in ’self help’; you could find yourself in serious legal trouble. If you are a tenant and feel that your landlord hasn’t provided you with a safe apartment, the law may permit you to recover damages. Contact us for your free case evaluation.

Wrongful Death

Wrongful death is a claim in common law jurisdictions against a person who can be held liable for a death. The claim is brought in a civil action, usually by close relatives, as enumerated by statute. Under common law, a dead person cannot bring a suit, and this created a legal hole in which activities that resulted in a person’s injury would result in civil sanction but activities that resulted in a person’s death would not.

Medical Malpractice

Professional negligence by act or omission by a health care provider in which care provided deviates from accepted standards of practice in the medical community and causes injury or death to the patient. Standards and regulations for medical malpractice vary by country and jurisdiction within countries. Medical professionals are required to maintain professional liability insurance to offset the risk and costs of lawsuits based on medical malpractice.

When you need an attorney, where do you look? Do you ask friends, look in a phone book? We realize that you want the best representation possible for your claim. Our guiding principle is “responsive, responsible representation”. You will be kept abreast of your claim at all stages, and your phone calls will be returned.

Maritime & Admiralty Law

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When you need an attorney, where do you look? Do you ask friends, look in a phone book? We realize that you want the best representation possible for your claim. Our guiding principle is “responsive, responsible representation”. You will be kept abreast of your claim at all stages, and your phone calls will be returned.