Robert Clark Corrente
Robert Clark Corrente was appointed in August of 2004 by President George W. Bush as the United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island. In this capacity, he oversees the office, which is responsible for prosecuting all federal criminal and civil cases in the State, combating terrorism through preparation, education and response, protecting Rhode Island’s youth and its neighborhoods by developing highly targeted gun violence reduction strategies and reestablishing cleaner, safer communities consistent with the President’s Project Safe Neighborhood and Weed & Seed initiatives. He supervises a staff of approximately 20 attorneys and 24 support personnel. U.S. Attorney Corrente also serves on two subcommittees of the U.S. Attorney General’s Advisory Committee: the Subcommittee on Controlled Substances and the Subcommittee on Violent and Organized Crime.
Mr. Corrente began his legal career in private practice in 1981. He was Managing Partner of Corrente, Brill & Kusinitz, and from 1998 until becoming United States Attorney, he was a partner with the law firm of Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, LLP with offices in Providence, Boston and New Hampshire.
He has over 20 years of trial experience in business and commercial litigation in both the federal and state courts. He also has extensive management experience. In 1997 the Rhode Island Supreme Court appointed Mr. Corrente to its Ethics Advisory Panel, and he was named its Chair in 2002. He chaired the Rhode Island Judicial Nominating Commission from 1998 to 2000. In addition, he served on the Editorial Board of Rhode Island Lawyers’ Weekly.
A native of Rhode Island, Mr. Corrente graduated from Dartmouth College with highest distinction in 1978, and earned his juris doctor degree from New York University School of Law in 1981.