PROVIDENCE, RI, June 23, 2026 – Partridge Snow & Hahn (PSH) Partner Michael L. Mineau presented on the National Business Institute (NBI) seminar, “Rhode Island Land Use and Zoning From Start to Finish” on Monday, June 22, 2026. Mineau presented the sessions, “Appealing Zoning Decisions: Local, Regional, and State Considerations,” and “Short-Term Rentals: Navigating Uncharted Waters of Airbnb and Vrbo Zoning and Land Use Issues.” The seminar provided an overview of Rhode Island’s regulatory framework for zoning and land use cases, and shared practical tips for approval processes. More information is available here.
Mineau, Partner and Chair of the firm’s Land Use Practice Group, focuses primarily on commercial real estate development, land use and permitting, real estate litigation, and land use litigation. He represents developers, owners, landlords, tenants, investors, and joint venturers in Rhode Island and Massachusetts in their land use and development projects and in all phases of deals, including acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, due diligence, zoning and permitting, subdivisions, drafting and negotiating easements and restrictions, and resolving title issues. Over the years, he has represented some of the largest area developers in a variety of transactions and settings. He also has significant experience in real estate-related litigation, including boundary and title disputes, adverse possession and prescriptive easement cases, breach of contract suits, specific performance claims, requests for declaratory and injunctive relief, land use litigation, and zoning appeals.
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