Timothy K. Baldwin

About Tim's Practice

Timothy K. Baldwin's practice is primarily that of an appellate litigator. He also represents clients in business litigation and employment matters. Tim has read every published decision from the Rhode Island and United States Supreme Courts from October 2012 to the present. He is an excellent researcher, writer and drafter, and persuasively applies the facts to the law both in written and oral form. He researches a wide array of issues arising in civil and criminal litigation, and monitors legal developments in state and federal courts. Tim has significant expertise in criminal reentry issues, and assisted in the creation and ongoing support of H.O.P.E. Court, the first federal reentry court in Rhode Island.

During law school, Tim earned Senior Research Honors for legal writing and research, and was awarded the Arlyn Miner Book Award for excellence in legal writing. He also assisted the plaintiff’s case in Munaf v. Geren, 553 U.S. 674 (2008), a case argued before the United States Supreme Court, while the case was pending before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Before law school, Tim served as executive director of a non-profit organization and as the board secretary to a national trade association for the bicycle industry. Tim has bicycled across the United States twice and is a member of the Brown University Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 1994 Brown Men’s Crew team.

Education

• Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2007
• Brown University, B.A., with honors 1997

Major Publications & Speaking Engagements

• Editor, Rhode Island Employment Law Letter
• Contributing Editor, New England Employment Law Letter
• Author, "No deal: Driver not held to arbitration agreement that he didn't sign," Rhode Island Employment Law Letter, January 2018, and HR Daily Advisor, February 12, 2018
• Co-Author, "RI employee collects unemployment despite offensive Facebook post," Rhode Island Employment Law Letter, August 2017, and Technology for HR Blog, October 12, 2017
• Co-author with Olin Thompson, More Horsehair for the Sword of Damocles? The Rhode Island Probation System and Comparisons to Federal Law, 21 Roger Williams U. L. Rev. 244 (2016)
• Co-author with Hon. Patricia A. Sullivan & Michael J. Primeau, H.O.P.E. Court, Rhode Island’s Federal Reentry Court: The First Year, 21 Roger Williams U. L. Rev. 521 (2016)
• Author, Note, The Constitutional Right to Travel:  Are Some Forms of Transportation More Equal Than Others?, 1 Nw J.L. & Soc. Pol’y 213 (2006)
• Contributor, Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation,  ABA Business Law Section, Committee on Business and Corporate Litigation (2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 editions)

Professional Recognition

• Senior Research Honors for legal writing and research, Northwestern Law School (2007)
• Arlyn Miner Book Award for excellence in legal writing, Northwestern Law School (2005)
• Al Lester Award, Charles River Wheelmen, for Excellent contributions to cycling in Massachusetts (2004)
• Conservation Hero Award, National Park Service, for “Making This Region a Better Place to Live” (2004)
• Certificate of Recognition Award, Massachusetts House of Representatives for Exceptional Leadership as Exec. Director of MassBike and contributions to making Roadways safer for all (2004)

Admitted to Practice

• Rhode Island
• U. S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
• Massachusetts
• U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
• First Circuit Court of Appeals