Matthew H. Leys is a member of the firm. He concentrates his practice in zoning law, civil litigation, municipal law, real estate transactions, contracts, and wills and estates. He has extensive experience handling zoning matters before local zoning boards and in State court. He also has experience handling property rights and boundary disputes, contract disputes, construction litigation, landlord/tenant matters, labor and employment discrimination defense, trust and probate litigation, commercial litigation, and other litigation matters. He was born in Newport, is a cum laude graduate of Providence College, and attended the University of Glasgow, Scotland. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, Texas. After law school he served as judicial law clerk to the late Rhode Island Supreme Court Justice Victoria Lederberg during the 2000-2001 Court term. Matt was the Chairman of the City of Newport Charter Commission in 2007 and is a corporator of BankNewport.

Areas of Practice:

• Zoning Law
• Civil Litigation
• Municipal Law
• Real Estate transactions
• Contracts
• Wills and Estates

Education:

• J.D., University of Texas School of Law
• B.A., Providence College

Contact information:

Phone: (401) 847-0872
Fax: (401) 847-5810
Email: mleys@cphglaw.com