As we prepare to honor Three Wise Women in each of our four regions this January at our Epiphany celebrations, we’re thrilled to give you the opportunity to get to know these inspiring and accomplished Italian American ladies a little better.

Keep your eyes on our blog over the next twelve days to meet our Wise Women during the #12DaysofWiseWomen series!

Renee Evangelista
Partner, Howland Evangelista Kohlenberg Burnett LLP

Renee will be honored at our Rhode Island Region Epiphany on January 10, 2016. Buy tickets here.

Renee Evangelista, a graduate of Brown University and New York University, School of Law has been practicing for over 23 years.  For 22 years, Renee was a Capital Partner and the first female in the 100 plus years existence to co-manage the Providence office of Edwards & Angell, now Locke Lord.  In addition, she also served as an Assistant probate judge for the City of Warwick, RI for 5 years.   Renee left the Firm in 2014 with the entire Providence Trusts & Estates Department to form the high end boutique law firm of Howland Evangelista Kohlenberg Burnett LLP, continuing to serve clients in the Northeast and through out the country. Renee’s practice involves sophisticated estate planning and estate settlement techniques to save clients gift, estate and income taxes, while ensuring that their property passes according to their wishes.   HEKB has 11 attorneys.

Renee has given her time to numerous charitable and professional organizations through out her career, including, the Anthony Quinn Foundation, The International Tennis Hall of Fame, Hasbro Children’s Hospital Advisory Council and the Women’s Sports Foundation, founded by Billie Jean King, to name a few.  She has been frequently recognized by Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers of RI as well as being one of the New England’s Top 50 Women in Law for the past two years.  Most recently, Renee was the recipient of Providence Business News Industry Leader Award in Professional Services and due to the United States’ opening of relations with Cuba, Renee was recently made a member of the Caribbean Baseball Initiative Charitable Baseball and Educational Foundation.