PROVIDENCE, RI, February 23, 2026 – Partridge Snow & Hahn (PSH), a full-service business law and litigation firm, announces that Co-Managing Partners Paul M. Kessimian and Jay R. Peabody have been recognized as “Top Managing Partners” by Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly. Kessimian, Peabody, and fellow honorees are featured in the publication’s February 23 issue.
The inaugural list of “Top Managing Partners” is comprised of managing partners who have helped their firms grow revenue, grown or maintained their talent base, prioritized active community involvement, and pushed their firms to achieve important milestones and goals.
Kessimian is an experienced litigator who represents companies, nonprofits, and individuals in complex disputes before courts and arbitral bodies. His practice spans class actions, trade secrets, antitrust, insurance and reinsurance, ERISA, restrictive covenants, business torts, and intellectual property. He also advises clients in investigations by state Attorneys General. Kessimian serves as Chair of the firm’s Litigation & Disputes Practice Group.
Peabody is a leading real estate attorney with extensive experience advising clients on all aspects of commercial real estate. He represents sponsors, operators, and investors in the acquisition, development, financing, and leasing of projects nationwide. As outside general counsel to a range of privately held businesses, he also provides strategic advice on entity formation, ownership structure, succession planning, and business operations. Peabody serves as Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group.
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 brings lawyers, judges and other legal professionals together at events honoring excellence in the community and provides them with access to a coveted business audience through our thought-leadership programs.
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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 Rhode Island and Massachusetts, the firm focuses on key areas of law: corporate & business, including M&A, employment, tax, and nonprofit; real estate, including commercial financing, environmental, and land use; and complex commercial litigation & disputes.
