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| Peter F. Neronha | |
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| Name | Peter F. Neronha |
| Birth date | 1963 |
| Birth place | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Occupation | Attorney, United States Attorney, Attorney General |
| Alma mater | Harvard College, Dartmouth College, Harvard Law School, Georgetown University Law Center |
| Office | 73rd Attorney General of Rhode Island |
| Term start | 2019 |
| Spouse | Maureen Neronha |
Peter F. Neronha is an American attorney and public official who has served as the Attorney General of Rhode Island. He previously held senior prosecutorial posts including United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island and roles within the United States Department of Justice. Neronha's career spans federal litigation, municipal service, and private practice with involvement in criminal justice, consumer protection, and public corruption matters.
Neronha was born in Providence, Rhode Island and raised in a Rhode Island family with ties to New England. He attended Harvard College for undergraduate study before pursuing legal education at Harvard Law School where he engaged with programs connected to Georgetown University Law Center and clinical training at institutions associated with federal litigation. During his formative years he intersected with networks including Brown University alumni, Yale University affiliates, and regional legal communities centered in Warren, Rhode Island and Newport, Rhode Island.
Neronha began his legal career in private practice at firms that served clients across the Northeastern United States and worked on matters touching firms with connections to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, WilmerHale, and other major law offices. He later joined public service as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Rhode Island, collaborating with federal entities such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. In private practice he represented corporations, municipalities, and nonprofit organizations, interfacing with regulators from the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Neronha's federal tenure included appointment as United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, where he worked with officials from the United States Department of Justice, the United States Attorney General's office, and the Office of the Inspector General. He coordinated prosecutions alongside the United States Marshals Service, collaborated on task forces with the Homeland Security Investigations division of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and liaised with state counterparts such as the Rhode Island Department of Attorney General and the Providence County prosecutorial offices. His work intersected with policy discussions involving the United States Senate, the United States House of Representatives, and federal judges on the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
Elected Attorney General of Rhode Island in 2018, Neronha assumed office collaborating with the Governor of Rhode Island, the Rhode Island General Assembly, and municipal leaders from Cranston, Rhode Island, Warwick, Rhode Island, and Newport, Rhode Island. His tenure involved interactions with multi-state coalitions including attorneys general from Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York on cross-border matters. He engaged with enforcement agencies such as the Rhode Island State Police, the Department of Children, Youth & Families (Rhode Island), and the Rhode Island Department of Health on initiatives including public safety, elder protection, and consumer fraud.
As Attorney General, Neronha led or supported litigation and initiatives addressing opioid-related enforcement in coordination with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, multistate litigation against pharmaceutical manufacturers including actions aligned with lawsuits involving Johnson & Johnson, and consent decrees similar to matters pursued by Attorneys General in other states. His office pursued consumer protection actions consistent with guidelines from the Federal Trade Commission and participated in national dialogues with counterparts from California, Pennsylvania, and Ohio on data privacy, fraud, and cybersecurity. He advanced criminal justice initiatives involving collaborative efforts with the Providence Police Department, the Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation, and federal task forces targeting public corruption, financial crimes, and human trafficking, often coordinating with the Department of Homeland Security and the United States Postal Inspection Service.
Neronha is married to Maureen Neronha and is active in community organizations across Rhode Island, including civic groups linked to Providence College and regional bar associations such as the Rhode Island Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He has engaged with legal education programs at Roger Williams University School of Law and fellowship initiatives associated with Harvard Kennedy School alumni networks. His affiliations extend to nonprofit organizations and task forces that collaborate with entities like the United Way of Rhode Island, Kennedy School affiliates, and regional civic institutions in New England.
Category:Living people Category:Rhode Island Attorneys General Category:United States Attorneys for the District of Rhode Island Category:Harvard Law School alumni