New Assistant U.S. Attorney Appointed In Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE, RI — The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Rhode Island added a new member to its leadership team on Monday.

U.S. Attorney Zachary Cunha said he has appointed and sworn-in Taylor Dean to the role of assistant U.S. attorney. Dean will serve in the office’s criminal division, focusing on fraud, violent crime, narcotics, and complex financial crime.

A Rhode Island native, Dean joins the U.S. Attorney’s Office Urso | Liguori | Micklich, a law firm she was a partner at. Prior to her work there, Dean spent over a decade as a litigator with an internationally prominent law firm in New York and London, handling complex white collar and commercial litigation matters, including criminal cases brought against high-level corporate executives.

Dean is a graduate of New York University and the Fordham University School of Law. Prior to attending law school, Dean also worked for several years as a victim advocate in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, this offered her a first-hand perspective on the ways in which thoughtful and victim-centered prosecution is vital to an effective criminal justice system.

"I could not be more delighted to welcome Taylor Dean to the ranks of the United States Attorney’s Office," Cunha said. "An exceptionally talented lawyer, Taylor combines deep roots in the Ocean State with the type of skill and legal acumen that have enabled this Office to ensure that, no matter the type, size, or complexity of a case, we can and will seek justice for every Rhode Islander."

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