Joseph P. Marasco

Joseph P. Marasco is a founding partner of Marasco & Nesselbush and a lifelong resident of Rhode Island. Attorney Marasco 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 also litigated hundreds of disability cases at all levels of review before the Social Security Administration, the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, the Appeals Council, and the United States District Court. Attorney Marasco is also a founder of the Rhode Island Bar Association's Social Security Disability Committee. An active member of the American Association for Justice, Attorney Marasco serves on the Board of Governors of the Rhode Island Association for Justice. He is a "sustaining member" of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Top Trial Lawyers in America). Attorney Marasco is admitted to practice in Rhode Island and the United States District Court. Attorney Marasco has received recent accolades for an award in excess of a million dollars for having successfully litigated a wrongful death claim stemming from an automobile accident. He has also received notoriety for his trial advocacy, resulting in a precedent-setting favorable plaintiff's verdict and award in a medical malpractice case. Attorney Marasco is a 1986 graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where he served with distinction as President of the Student Senate/Student Body, and a 1991 graduate of Suffolk University School of Law, where he received recognition for professional ethics and trial advocacy. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Joseph P. Marasco included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Award in excess of a million dollars for having successfully litigated Other Sources of Feedback About Joseph P. Marasco Included on the 2025Rhode Island Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2024 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list 2023 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list 2022 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list 2021 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list 2020 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list 2019 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list 2018 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list 2017 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list 2016 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list 2015 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list 2014 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list 2013 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list

• Founding Partner

• Rhodesia
• U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island

• Rhode Island Bar Association’s Social Security Disability Committee (Founder)
• American Association for Justice
• Rhode Island Association for Justice (Board of Governors)
• National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (Sustaining member)
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Member)