Background
McGovern, Charles J. was born on March 16, 1920 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
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Charles J. McGovern
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Providence College (Bachelor of Arts, 1941). Harvard Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1947, Class of 1944).
Career
Worked at McGovern, Noel & Benik, Incorporated. (Providence, Rhode Island) specializing in Banking, Bankruptcy, Commercial Litigation, Corporate, Criminal Defense, Environmental, Estate Planning, Governmental Relations, Insurance Municipal Finance, Real Estate. Admitted to the bar, 1948, Rhode Island.
1949, United States.
District Court, District of Rhode Island. Master in Chancery, 1970. Commissioner, Board of Public Safety, City of Warwick, 1965-1974, Chairman, 1967-1974.
Member, Judicial Council, State of Rhode Island, 1975-1987.
Chairman, Judicial Council, State of Rhode Island, 1980-1987. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Member: Kent County, Rhode Island and American Bar Associations. McGovern Noel & Benik is a medium sized law firm located in the City of Providence with a significant regional law practice concentrating in the areas of banking, corporate, real estate, environmental, governmental relations and commercial litigation.
The Firm is also a founding member of the State Capital Law Firm Group, organized by major law firms throughout the United States and Canada for the purpose of coordinating quality legal skills and resources on a national basis.
This affiliation provides the firm with a unique capability in providing legal services to its clients. (Member firms of the State Capital Law Firm Group practice independently, not in an relationship for the joint practice of law).
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Membership
Member, Judicial Council, State of Rhode Island, 1975-1987. Chairman, Judicial Council, State of Rhode Island, 1980-1987. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Member: Kent County, Rhode Island and American Bar Associations.
