Joseph Marasco
About Joseph Marasco
Joseph P. Marasco, together with Donna M. Nesselbush, founded Marasco & Nesselbush in 1999. A lifelong Rhode Island resident, Joe has successfully litigated, arbitrated, and mediated personal injury and medical negligence cases in all of Rhode Island's state and federal trial courts. He has received accolades for his legal advocacy, resulting in precedent-setting rulings and multi-million-dollar awards in medical negligence, wrongful death, and catastrophic injury cases. Growing up as one of eight children in an Irish-Italian home, the values Attorney Marasco carries with him today were instilled at a young age: to work hard, serve others, and stand up for what is right. As managing partner of the firm's personal injury and medical negligence practice group, Joe has built a team of experienced and dedicated attorneys that has helped cultivate the firm's reputation for excellence. Joe is the former President of the Rhode Island Association for Justice and continues to serve on its board of directors. He is also a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum of the Top Trial Lawyers in America and has been included among the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers. He has been named to the Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers list and honored as a Best Lawyer by the U.S. News & World Report. Joe earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Rhode Island in 1986 and his Juris Doctorate from Suffolk University School of Law in 1991, where he was recognized for professional ethics and trial advocacy.
Notable case results
To a client who sustained serious injuries in a rollover crash caused by a distracted driver
For the estate of a woman who died as a result of surgical negligence
For a client who sustained a traumatic brain injury in a car crash
To the family of an infant who passed away due to a delay in medical treatment
Achieved for a client who sustained permanent disabling injuries after a botched neck surgery
For a family of a man who died due to negligent anesthesia administration
To the family of a woman who died as a result of negligent monitoring in a hospital
Secured for a family after a hospital was found liable for wrongful death due to an undiagnosed brain injury
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
