East Providence mayor-elect announces solicitor picks

DaSilva taps Marcello, Conley for posts

Posted 12/31/18

EAST PROVIDENCE — Mayor-Elect Bob DaSilva continued to fill out his administration, announcing over the weekend his selection of Michael J. Marcello as the new city solicitor. In the same act, Mr. …

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East Providence mayor-elect announces solicitor picks

DaSilva taps Marcello, Conley for posts

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EAST PROVIDENCE — Mayor-Elect Bob DaSilva continued to fill out his administration, announcing over the weekend his selection of Michael J. Marcello as the new city solicitor. In the same act, Mr. DaSilva announced his intention to retain Dylan Conley as an assistant solicitor.

Mr. Marcello takes over the position from Greg Dias. The new solicitor, a member of the mayor-elect’s transition team, and Mr. DaSilva served together in the Rhode Island House of Representatives. The appointments of Messrs. Marcello and Conley are subject to formal approval by the incoming city council, which along with the mayor will be inaugurated on Tuesday, Jan. 8.

The solicitor picks come a week after the mayor-elect announced his plan to nominate Lisette M. Gomes as the city’s next Municipal Court judge.

Mr. Marcello, a practicing attorney in Rhode Island for more than 24 years, is a partner in the Providence practice of Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, a California-based law firm. Prior to joining the firm in 2016, Marcello served as solicitor for the City of Woonsocket where he advised the Mayor and City Council on legal matters. Mr. Marcello also served in a civic capacity at the local level, as a councilman on the Scituate Town Council and at the state level as Representative of District 41 (Scituate/Cranston).

While at the State House, Mr. Marcello served as Chairman of the House Oversight Committee and Vice Chair of the Judiciary Committee. In 2017, he received the Excellence in Public Service Award from RI Common Cause for his efforts in passing and advocating for open government and ethics reforms.
Mr. Marcello earned his Juris Doctorate in law from American University Washington College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in government from Colby College.

“Having served with Mike Marcello in the General Assembly, I saw first hand his work ethic as well as his dogged advocacy for open and ethical government,” Mr. DaSilva said. “Mike’s legislative and council experience, combined with his experience in negotiating labor contracts and serving as counsel for city departments will be an asset to the City of East Providence.”

Mr. Conley, an attorney with the Law Office of William Conley, Jr., will continue his work with the city’s law department. Mr. Conley, an East Providence native, has represented several Rhode Island cities and towns and has experience in grievance arbitration, collective bargaining negotiations and drafting zoning regulations.

His work has included trail blazing litigation resulting in street light utility cost savings to the town of Johnston and acting as lead counsel in both the Rhode Island Supreme Court and US. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. He is also currently chairman of the Providence Board of Licenses. Mr. Conley earned his Juris Doctorate from Florida State University and his undergraduate degree from Boston College.

“Dylan Conley’s familiarity with East Providence ordinances, charter amendments, collective bargaining agreements and ongoing litigation will provide continuity to our city’s law department,” Mr. DaSilva said. “I am pleased that he accepted my offer to stay on as assistant solicitor.”

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