Veronica Assalone

Founding Partner, Assalone Lombardi, LLC | Municipal Court Judge Veronica Assalone is the founding partner of Assalone Lombardi, LLC, Rhode Island’s largest female-owned and operated family law firm, formerly known as Assalone & Associates, LLC. Since entering the bar in 1997, she has built a reputation for litigating complex, high-conflict, high-asset divorce and family law matters, combining fierce advocacy with strategic insight and empathy. Beyond her firm, Veronica serves as the Municipal Court Judge for the Town of West Warwick. She has served as an Adjunct Professor of Family Law at Roger Williams University School of Law and is the current President of the Edward P. Gallogly Family Court Inn of Court (American Inns of Court, Rhode Island Chapter). Veronica has been involved in numerous Rhode Island Supreme Court cases addressing civil rights and constitutional law. Most notably, she played a role in Heath v. Vose, 747 A.2d 475 (R.I. 2000), the leading precedent on a litigant’s right to effective assistance of counsel in post-conviction relief. Her involvement underscores her commitment to constitutional protections and her influence beyond family law. Earlier in her career, Veronica spent about ten years as a Public Defender in Rhode Island, and today her criminal defense practice is focused on domestic-violence related criminal matters that intersect with ongoing family court cases.