The law firm of Duffy & Sweeney recently announced the recent addition of Joelle Rocha as a partner and Nicole Martucci as an associate.

Rocha joined Duffy & Sweeney with 14 years of experience, most recently as the managing partner of a Providence law firm. With a focus on real estate development and land use, she also represents clients in business disputes and commercial litigation. Previously, she served as Assistant to the Solicitor for the towns of Warren and Lincoln. She is admitted to practice in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

Rocha has successfully permitted several of the State’s largest mixed-use developments. She has represented private developers in residential, commercial, mixed use and solar projects and before municipal and state boards and agencies. She has secured tax stabilization agreements for several private development projects.

She has successfully litigated several class actions against municipalities regarding illegal and excessive impact fees and building permit fees, and recovered litigation costs for landowners and developers as a result of unlawful and unsubstantiated government actions. She has argued before the Rhode Island Supreme Court on behalf of several clients in matters involving recovery of attorneys’ fees and challenges to local ordinances.

Rocha is a member of the Board at the Ocean State Montessori School, a member of the Rhode Island Women’s Bar Association, and a member of the Rhode Island Builders Association and its Legislative Committee. She is a former board member of Roger Williams University School of Law Alumni Association and the Rhode Island Soccer Association.

She has been recognized by Providence Business News with its Forty Under 40 award, by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star, and by Rhode Island Monthly both for Excellence in the Law and Outstanding Women in Business designations.

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A resident Cranston, Rocha is a graduate of Roger Williams University School of Law (J.D. Honors Program, 2006) and the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth (B.A. Political Science, summa cum laude, 2003).

Martucci joined the firm as a seasoned associate on the litigation team with a focus on business law, real estate and land use, and general commercial litigation. She is known for being a zealous litigator in Federal and State courts and a tireless advocate for her clients outside the courtroom. She is admitted to practice law in Rhode Island.

Recognized by Rhode Island Monthly with its Outstanding Women in Business award, Martucci is a member of the Young Leaders Circle of the United Way, the Rhode Island Women’s Bar Association, the National Association of Professional Women, and the Associated Builders and Contractors, Rhode Island Chapter.

A resident of Warwick, Martucci is a graduate of New England Law (J.D. 2013) and the University of Rhode Island (B.A. 2009).