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Providence RI 02903-1345
TEL: 401.274.7200
FAX: 401.751.0604
Practice Areas
Education
- Hastings College of Law (J.D., 1989)
- University of California, Berkeley (A.B., History, with honors, 1984)
Bar & Court Admissions
- Rhode Island
- U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- Elizabeth McDonough Noonan
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A highly experienced land use, zoning and litigation attorney, Elizabeth Noonan specializes in representing national and local developers of commercial and residential properties in all phases of development at the federal, state and local level. Her expertise in municipal affairs and government relations makes her a powerful leader of any development team. Success in any development is the paramount goal which occasionally requires litigation to secure a client’s rights. Beth has successfully litigated significant property rights cases and is the forefront of litigation on cases of zoning, planning and eminent domain. In handling all matters related to land use, Beth also handles eminent domain, inverse condemnation, civil rights actions and challenges to municipal tax assessments.
Significant Matters
- Adaptive reuse development of several historic buildings for residential and commercial uses employing federal and state credits remediating contaminated sites through agreements with environmental agencies.
- Development of Green and LEED certified construction.
- Three cases of first impression involving interpretations of the state enabling legislation for zoning, planning, and comprehensive plans, specifically, Munroe v. Town of East Greenwich, 733 A.2d 703 (R.I. 1999), P.J.C. Realty, Inc. v. Barry, 811 A.2d 1202 (R.I. 2002) and Dallman v. Isaacs, 911 A.2d 700 (R.I. 2006).
Honors & Distinctions
- Ms. Noonan has lectured on land development, affordable housing, historic preservation and adaptive re-use.
- Recognized by Chambers USA America’s Leading Business Lawyers as one of the state’s best in Real Estate Law.
- Selected by her peers for inclusion in the 2007-2010 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® in the field of Land Use and Zoning and Real Estate.
Community & Civic Activity
- Ms. Noonan is past president of the Rhode Island Women’s Bar Association and she formerly served on the Board of Directors for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Rhode Island.
- She is a graduate of Leadership Rhode Island and is the recipient of the Rhode Island Bar Association’s Pro Bono Publico award for her public service work with the Volunteer Lawyers Association and the Homeless Legal Clinic.
- Ms. Noonan was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1996 and 2008.
News
- 17 AP&S Attorneys Selected for 2010 Edition of Best Lawyers®
- AP&S Gets Top Ranking Among RI Firms
- Beth Noonan Presents “Women’s Marketing Strategies”
- Noonan Presents at Historic Preservation Seminar
- AP&S Ranked #1 in Rhode Island in Commercial Litigation by Best Lawyers In America 2008
- Noonan Conducts Seminar on Historic Preservation
Publications & Seminars
- Historic Preservation in Rhode Island: Adaptive Reuse and Historic Tax Credits.
- Major Land Use Laws in Rhode Island.
