Ralph M. Kinder

Ralph was born and raised in Rhode Island. He received his B.A. from the College of Arts & Sciences of Tulane University in 1982, where he majored in European history, and was also an All-American sailor. He received his J.D. from Seattle University (then the University of Puget Sound) in 1987, where he was a Law Review Associate Editor and Ombudsman. The focus of Ralph's practice includes business formations, commercial and residential real estate, commercial transactions, contracts and leases, employment contracts and human resources, estate planning, gifting, probate administration, public utilities, real estate & title litigation, zoning and land use. Ralph has been featured as an author in Rhode Island Homes magazine. The article may be viewed at http://www.rhodeislandhomes.com/articles/an-overview-of-real-estate-law-an-interview-with-ralph-kinder-of-gilstein-kinder-and-levin-llp Ralph may also be contacted through his paralegal, Linda Kelly, at linda@gklfirm.com - 401-751-1500, Ext. 120 Awards and Honors Honors Board Appreciation Award, Friends of Linden Place, 2011 Board Appreciation Award The Genesis Center, 2009

• Partner

• Armstrong, Gibbons & Gnys, LLP, Partner

• Probate Law, National Business Institute, 2012
• Environmental Law, National Business Institute, 2006 - 2009
• Land Use Law, National Business Institute, 2004 - 2008

• The Genesis Center School, Providence, RI, Board & Officer, 1993 - Present
• Friends of Linden Place Bristol, RI Board & Officer, 1990 - Present
• Save The Bay
• Prudence Conservancy
• Parent Partners, Little Compton, RI
• Bristol Yacht Club, Bristol, RI
• St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Portsmouth, RI
• Providence Atheneum, Providence, RI
• Benjamin Church Home for Aged Men, Bristol, RI
• Juniper Hill Cemetery Corporation, Bristol, RI

• Rhode Island, 1988
• U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island, 1989
• Federal Claims Court, 1990

• Rhode Island Bar Association, 1988 - Present (Member)
• American Bar Association, 1988 - Present (Member)