PROVIDENCE, RI, August 25, 2025 – Partridge Snow & Hahn (PSH), a full-service business law and litigation firm, has been named among Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly’s 2025 “In the Lead: Best Legacy Law Firms.” This recognition highlights firms whose work has stood the test of time while continuing to evolve with the legal landscape. PSH is featured in the publication’s August 25 issue.
PSH was honored for its sustained success and its ability to adapt to changing client needs, legal developments, technological advances, and economic shifts. Rooted in decades of experience, the firm has consistently guided businesses and individuals through every stage of operation, transition, and growth with practical, results-driven legal counsel. Founded by eight entrepreneurial attorneys with a shared vision, PSH continues to thrive under the leadership of Co-Managing Partners Jay R. Peabody and Paul M. Kessimian, who carry forward the firm’s tradition of excellence and client-focused service.
“It is an honor to be recognized among Rhode Island’s Best Legacy Law Firms,” said Peabody and Kessimian in a joint statement. “This recognition is a reflection of the core values that have guided our firm for over 35 years: quality, service, teamwork based on dignity and respect, and bravery with a bias toward action. These principles continue to fuel the firm’s momentum, shaping how it approaches its work and engage with clients and colleagues.”
For more than 40 years, Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly has provided in-depth coverage and analysis of state and federal appellate cases, court rules, trends in the profession, verdicts and settlements, and trial court decisions to members of the local legal community, curating the information they need to know to optimize their practices. The publication’s “In the Lead” sections highlight the best of the best businesses in a variety of categories.
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About Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP
Partridge Snow & Hahn is a full-service business law and litigation firm committed to working collaboratively with clients to develop a deep understanding of their various industries, objectives, and unique ways of working to help advance business goals and solve legal challenges. With offices in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, the firm focuses on key areas of law: corporate & business, including M&A, employment, tax, and nonprofit; real estate, including commercial financing, energy, environmental, and land use; and complex commercial litigation & disputes.


