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Providence RI 02903-1345
TEL: 603.744.1021
FAX: 603.744.2799
Practice Areas
Education
- University of Bridgeport (A.B., cum laude, 1961)
- University of Connecticut (LL.B., 1965)
Bar & Court Admissions
- Connecticut
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- New Hampshire
- Maine
- John F. Bomster
Of Counsel, Providence - Email
vCard - Full Bio
A noted veteran litigator and former AP&S chair, John Bomster focuses on analyzing and planning complex state and federal litigation from the New Hampshire office. He also serves as a Rhode Island court-appointed arbitrator, and has supervised and trained numerous lawyers over his 35-year-plus association with AP&S.
He helps wide-ranging clients successfully settle disputes in civil-rights, commercial, professional-liability, and insurance-coverage matters, and has handled legislative reapportionment and condemnation cases. John also claims extensive experience as lead counsel in class-action and shareholder-derivative suits, and has contributed to important publications on class-action matters.
Since assuming Of Counsel status, he’s acted as a voluntary strategic litigation advisor to New Hampshire Legal Services on complex federal court class-action litigation involving Medicaid issues, helping craft successful resolutions for thousands of indigent New Hampshire children and seniors.
Honors & Distinctions
- Martindale-Hubbell AV rated.
- Distinguished Service to the Profession Award, New Hampshire Bar Association, 2006.
- Distinguished Alumni Award, 2008, University of Bridgeport
Professional Affiliations
- ABA Litigation Section.
- Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Maine Bar Associations.
- Member, Rhode Island Fund for Client Reimbursement, and the New Hampshire Client Indemnity Fund, Funding and Protection Committee, and Public Protection Fund.
Community & Civic Activity
- Volunteer strategic litigation advisor, New Hampshire Legal Services, on Medicaid litigation.
- Lecturer, Lawyers in the School project.
- Selectman, various town boards.
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